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  EPISODE 154 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Getting Back to the Basics – The Key to Consistent Performance   In today's episode: Getting Back to the Basics – The Key to Consistent Performance. Today we will discuss the importance of you focusing on the basics of your business. Here are 13 Basics of Your Business that You Will Want to Focus on Day In and Day Out. Just like...

  EPISODE 153 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - My Business is Failing - Should I Sink or Swim?   In today's episode: You Have a Choice to Paddle or Drown When Your Business is in Trouble. Today I'll share a question a local small business owner posted to Facebook about how lost they were in their business and they wondered if they should sell and give up. They were losing cu...

INSERT PICTURE   EPISODE 152 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Sometimes You Just Have To Fire Some Customers / Clients   In today's episode: ​Have you Ever Wanted to Fire a Customer or Client? Well today, I give you permission to FIRE them. Firing a customer or client can be very healthy for your business.  You will regain time, energy and money by letting them go and replac...

  EPISODE 151 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Should this Handyman Niche His Business?   In today's episode: It's Question Thursday and today we look at Tommy's situation. Should this Handyman Niche His Business? In order to grow his business and not work more hours, niching might be the best thing for him to grow the business. Focusing on larger ticket items and being the...

  EPISODE 150 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Getting Serious About Your Business   In today's episode: Are You Taking Your Business Seriously? Are You a Dabbler or CEO of a Company? There are a lot of folks that "have" a business but don't "run" a business. If you are serious about taking your business to the next level, here are a few things that show you are a true busin...

  EPISODE 149 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Understanding Your "Why" Will Blow Up Your Business   In today's episode: ​We discuss a question I received from a painter who has been in business 10 years and has lost this "why".  Like many of you, there are times in our business that we wonder if it is worth it and why are we doing it. Not knowing, will keep you spinning you...

    EPISODE 148 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - The 5 Stages of Your Business   In today's episode: We discuss that every business in one of three stages. Not to mention that often times, you are moving in-between them as you grow your business. The stages are: Starting Building Improving Growing Selling or Passing Along Consistent and constant growth comes from growing, st...

  EPISODE 147 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Preparing for Competition Coming to Town   In today's episode: ​We discuss a question from a restaurant owner who has a competitor coming to town. So, we dive into lessons I learned not only from big box retailing, but my own experience of getting ready for major competition. Plus, some hard knock lessons others have experience...

  EPISODE 146 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Make Sure You Are Investing in Yourself   In today's episode: We talk about how one of your goals should always be around investing in yourself. Not only through classes, courses, and books. But also investing in those things that help you have a well-balanced life. You want to look at ways to invest in yourself with your family...

  EPISODE 145 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Why You Need to Do a Business Health Check   In today's episode: A Business Health Check is a great way to get a snapshot of your business and identifying goals for the next 12 months that will take your business to the next level. You also breakdown the action steps into bite-size quarterly action items. Let's discuss and don't...

    EPISODE 144 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - [Make More Money Series] - Are Your People Hurting Your Personal Hourly Wage   In today's episode: Your Team is Hurting Your Paycheck! In part 5 of our 5 part Making More Money Series, we will discuss how your team, your employees or the folks you hire to help for the day, impact your profits and more importantly, how much mon...

    EPISODE 143 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - [Make More Money Series] - Fix Broken Processes to Increase Average Hourly Wage   In today's episode: In part 4 of our 5 part Making More Money Series, we will discuss how your processes are the key to you maximizing your hourly income and your year-end profits. The question is, which processes should you work on and in which...

  EPISODE 142 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - [Make More Money Series] - Creating the Profits Needed to Increase Your Average Hourly Income   In today's episode: In part 3 of our 5 part Making More Money Series, we will discuss how to increase your profits even if your sales remain the same. And as you know, this will jump your hourly income dramatically. So let's discuss h...

  EPISODE 141 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast [Make More Money Series] – Using Sales to Earn More Per Hour   In today's episode: In part 2 of our 5 part Making More Money Series, we will discuss how your sales impact your hourly income and walk through how to generate additional sales without increasing the number of hours that you currently work. Sales are generated in 3 buckets: New Cu...

  EPISODE 140 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - [Make More Money Series] – Increasing Your Hourly Income   In today's episode: In part 1 of our 5 part Making More Money Series, we will discuss how the key to your journey to $100,000 annual take-home pay begins with identifying what your hourly income is and focusing on increasing it. But before we can get into increasing it,...

  EPISODE 139 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - How Much Money Do You Earn an Hour?   In today's episode, we discuss … Your Average Wage Per Hour Might Blow Your Mind!! Have you ever put pen to paper and figured out what you are earning every hour that you are working on your local small business? You might be shocked to learn the answer! I'm going to bet it is nowhere near w...

  EPISODE 138 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Why are Cleaning and Landscapers Businesses Disappearing?   In today's episode, we discuss … How to Keep Your Cleaning or Landscaping Business Strong and in Business So many folks start a cleaning or landscaping business. The problem is, for everyone that pops up, another one falls off the face of the earth. So why are these bus...

  EPISODE 137 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Competing with Out of Area Competitors   In today's episode, we discuss … Are You Tired of Out of Area Competition Coming into Your Town or City? Today we will go over a frustration I've had from quite a few people lately. They hate the fact that their community is using a high number of out of area competition. They are frustra...

  EPISODE 136 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - When #2 Gets Their Shot at Being #1   In today's episode, we discuss … Why you want to set yourself up to be to be your potential customers/clients #2 choice. The thing to remember is, everyone's #2 will eventually get their shot at being #1. So, it is important that you set yourself up to be ready when it comes to your turn to...

  EPISODE 135 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - Dealing with a Good Employee Doing Bad Things How to Handle an Employee Costing You Sales & Profits!  In today's episode, we discuss … A question that I got from a small business owner, Kim, who has an employee that knows her business well, but customers either love her or hate her. This employee is hurting the business's brand...

  EPISODE 134 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - 4 Must Have Goals for the New Year   In today's episode, we discuss … Start the New Year Off with these 4 Major Goals to Have Massive Growth in Your Local Small Business Getting a jump on the new year is critical. So, the best time to start is right now! Now, the key is picking the right goals to focus on. I personally recommend...

  EPISODE 133 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip - YouTube & Email - Two Tools for Your Business Toolbox   In today's episode, we discuss … Today we answer two questions that involve both Youtube and Email. Both business owners were wondering if these are great tools for local small business owners to use as part of their marketing plans. Both can be great additions to your tool...

  EPISODE 131 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip Stop Making Excuses for Your Business Challenges   In today's episode, we discuss … We will rip a band-aid off and give some tough love. Way too many of you are making excuses for why your business is suffering. It's the weather, it's my location, my people suck the customer suck and on and on. Well no more! Today the excuses stop...

I   EPISODE 131 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip: What to Look for When Buying a Local Small Business In today's episode, we discuss … Are you thinking of expanding your business by purchasing another local small business? This can be a great way to scale your business. Let's Discuss What You Should Look For if You are Thinking of Purchasing an Existing Local Small Business. W...

  EPISODE 130 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast Today's Tip: 33 Free or Low-Cost Local Marketing Ideas for Your Local Small Business In today's episode, we discuss … Jump Start Your Sales by Using These 33 Free or Low-Cost Marketing Ideas: Local small business owners are constantly looking for new ways to let their community know about their business. I assume you are one of these local sm...