Max Your Business

This week's key takeaway: Designing your core values - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: Core values are much more than just management-speak. They define the 'why' of what your business is doing.   You might be thinking, "I'm just a small business, why do I need this?" Firstly, every business started as a small business! Secondly, you should listen to Ben and David… they'll help...

This week's key takeaway: Structure your business for results with the right team - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: Structuring a business can be very confusing. There are certain conventions that we're all aware of, but are they right for YOUR business?   A business structure is about so much more than an organisational chart. To know who manages who is a decent starting point...

This week's key takeaway: Generating sales with digital marketing - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: As human beings we've gone digital… when was the last time you read a newspaper? And yet so many businesses do not understand how to utilise digital marketing.   Guess what: we can help you with it. Not only do we have experience as digital marketeers; we've also been on the othe...

This week's key takeaway: Ensure all your team have KPIs and are being kept accountable - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: We help a lot of clients restructure their business, and it's amazing how many we find that aren't clear about exactly what their colleagues need to deliver. They're making judgments based on people rather than outcome… a classic mistake!   And if you think...

This week's key takeaway: Working with relationships and my business - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: One of our clients inspired us to talk about business relationships in this episode. He was undermined by one of his employees and was very angry about it, but once we advised him to try and understand what was behind his employee's behaviour, the problem was more easily solve...

This week's key takeaway: When is it time to get moving again? - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: Spoiler alert: the time to get moving again is… RIGHT NOW!   The world was given a big shock by COVID, and now we face a global economic slowdown. This has reduced the enthusiasm of some business owners and has changed consumer habits… but now is the time to fight back. It's time to...

This week's key takeaway: The magic of measuring what is happening in your business + BYS winner - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: If you don't properly measure what's going on in your business, you don't succeed. It's as simple as that! We speak to a lot of business owners and senior managers who don't have a proper grasp of what's going on in the different departments in thei...

This week's key takeaway: Your #1 lead generation strategy - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: Think about this stat: 80% of your revenue comes from 20% of your customers. If only business owners and managers kept this in mind, there wouldn't be so many bad lead-generation strategies that are a waste of time and money.   So much marketing is driven towards new business, but what...

This week's key takeaway: Good communication is essential in sales - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: Good sales is about so much more than simply talking from a sales script. Unless you know your audience, you won't be able to sell to them - it's as simple as that. Think about this phrase for a moment: "Communication is the response you get."   You can pick up cues from things...

This week's key takeaway: Know your numbers to increase sales - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: If you don't know your numbers you're stabbing in the dark. So many business owners come to us who don't know their numbers… no wonder they need our help!   You don't have to be an economic genius to get on top of your numbers. Having a grasp of just a few simple KPIs will help you d...

This week's key takeaway: Are you ready to build your sales this year? - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: This is the most fundamental aspect of business! You've really got to know how it works if you are going to succeed. In short, how do you get your prospects to know, like and trust you?   We'll give you the benefit of many decades of experience selling ourselves, and advisin...

This week's key takeaway: "But you don't understand… everyone needs my attention and help!" - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: We hear it so many times, but we've got to tell you: it's no excuse!   If you can't shape your business in the way you want, you simply have to stop fighting fires. Let go, delegate and free yourself up to be a visionary!   By the end of this episode, we...

This week's key takeaway: Is there more month at the end of your money? - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: One of the fundamental pillars of business is cashflow, and yet many business owners don't fully understand it. We see people who have run businesses for many decades who have no idea of what's going in and out every month. Even if your business has always had the money to...

This week's key takeaway: As a business owner, is it possible to NOT work in my business? - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: We keep going back to the phrase, 'work IN your business, not ON your business'. Most business owners would agree they could build a better business if they had time to step away from the day-to-day and think about change/development… and yet so many fail...

This week's key takeaway: It's a new year… what's your plan? - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: Welcome back to the real world, folks! We hope you had a good break, but now it's time to switch on and start thinking about 2024. This is the perfect time to review and reassess where you're at. By the end of the show, you'll know how to plan your year properly. Don't get stuck in th...

This week's key takeaway: Planning for long-term goals - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: It's obvious that we need long-term goals, but it's less obvious how to set them. You need perspective, context and the discipline to take time out of your day-to-day, but you might also need guidance...   It sounds easy but we can assure you that long-term goal setting trips many business...

This week's key takeaway: Think for success - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: Henry Ford once said, "whether you think you can or you think you can't, you are right." Mindset is absolutely fundamental to success/failure in business… and we're going to tell you how.   When you see a sign that says 60 on the road, what do you think it means? You probably think it means "I can't g...

This week's key takeaway: What do I start working on first? - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: You're getting some real value in this episode: a sneak-preview of Maxmyprofit's Business Exceleration blueprint. This is as close as you'll get to an instruction manual for business!   Think of building a business like you're building a house. You're not going to build the walls and s...

This week's key takeaway: Recruiting can be easier than you think - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: Recruitment is a constant bugbear for business owners. How many times do we have conversations where we complain about the lack of talent? But maybe we should look closer to home. If we make the effort to create a robust recruitment system, we might just find the talent we need a...

This week's key takeaway: Growing your business with Tyden Hadwen   Episode intro: This is the very first time we've had a guest on the show, but now we've hit the tender age of episode 23, we thought it was time to give up the floor to someone who is working with us at Max Your Business and getting results... you will no longer have to take our word for it!    Our debut guest is Tyden Hadwen from...

This week's key takeaway: How to increase the value of your business - with Ben Fewtrell & David Carlin   Episode intro: Businesses are usually valued as a multiple of profit, and yet we see so many clients who are not properly focused on their profitability. They're thinking about selling up but they haven't systemised their business to the point that it's worth anything without them, and while t...

This week's key takeaway:   How long does it take to build a business? - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: Spoiler alert… there is no easy answer, but we can help you understand what you can do to speed up the building of your business, and what you need to avoid so it doesn't slow down.   Some of this is very basic stuff, but some of it can take years for people to work out, esp...

This week's key takeaway:   Gain control and feel confident to delegate - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: Delegation is one of the hardest things in business. In all the years we've been doing this, we've seen countless business owners and senior people caught up in their own busyness, drowning in menial tasks. Sometimes we see people spending 7 hours per week sorting through t...

This week's key takeaway: The benefits of education and business coaching - with Ben Fewtrell and David Carlin   Episode intro: We're bound to say it, but you really need business coaching in your life! There is still a surprising amount of resistance towards it, and even among those who take the plunge, quite a high drop-off rate.   Coaching isn't about someone standing there and lecturing you. I...