The Best Small Business Show

20 years ago - we all talked about our 5-year plans -- projections, quotas, large binders, 8-hour offsites in stinky hotel ballrooms. Things change much faster now -- let's talk one-year plans!

It's been almost 2 years with Covid and it has fundamentally changed our lives and how we do business. In fact, many business owners have been running full-tilt the entire time, reacting swiftly to each crazy course correction - shut-downs, supply-chain issues, resignations, hybrid working. Today we want to help you 'reset' for 2022 and find a more proactive position to take to grow your business.

Today's episode dives into social media from a year-long perspective and gives you action steps to push your sales & marketing goals. 

Today's episode is all about the feeling of gratitude. With our second holiday season in pandemic and we have to step up our connections with our employees, clients, and ourselves. 

We all want more clients -- better clients, affluent clients -- and we chase them daily. Why not try to step back and make them come to you?

We answer how we got here and how to get real about demand, inventory, and sell-through.  

Do you ever feel like you don't want to show other people your website out because it's outdated?

In the last several months, businesses have seen a tidal wave of employees leaving.  How can you retain your top people in the face of this tidal wave of resignations?

People, tasks, clients, and personal priorities get in the way of your business success.  Let's take a look at those 'Time Vampires' and figure out how to bury them for good.  

What have you learned from the pandemic and the impact on your mental health -- it's an integral part of your entire business health assessment. 

Making it through a pandemic - you 10X'd your business.  Now you need to continually 10X your next actions.

Are prices going up? YES, THEY ARE!  Do you feel comfortable raising your fees?  If you do, great! If you don't, keep listening.

Everyone HATES having THAT conversation with your client.  Raising prices, unexpected costs, bad behavior, client procrastination --  And the worst: Firing your client.

These are the people you have vetted, approved, hired as the best. Act in the interest of maintaining that 'best' in them.

So many people go to all the effort of identifying the goal, breaking it down, getting the best resources only to self-sabotage. 

Over HALF of business owners are Age 55 and older - learn their secrets to success on how to work smarter and not harder.

Microsoft research found that 41% of the global workforce is weighing leaving their current employer this year. Learn some quick tips to help you hold onto your best employees.

Givers gain - the more you give back to your community - the more your community gives back to your business.

Rich & BJ talk with their business clients all the time about this topic.

Most of the time, what REALLY holds us back is just in our heads.  We all have a small Stephen King writing horror stories that tell us we're going to fail. Rich & BJ help you eliminate that voice.

Roughly 60% of the U.S. workforce works for a family-owned business AND f amily-run businesses create 78% of all new jobs and contribute 57% to the U.S. GDP. Rich & BJ help you manage a drama-free family business.

Your brand needs to not only reflect your values but also it has to appeal to your customer base.  This is one of the hardest things to do - but if you do this first, everything else will fall into place.

It's been a wild ride over the past 3+ years - learn what we've done right and where we've gone WAY off the rails with our podcast.

Most people email their proposals and hope for the best. Rich & BJ show you how to energize your proposals to ensure they close the sale.

Can you talk about your products and services comfortably? Learn how to give better presentations and proposals to close the sale faster!