The How of Business - How to start, run, grow and exit a small business.

How to build business credit, separate from your personal credit. Ty Crandall, author of Perfect Credit and Business Credit Decoded, shares his entrepreneurial story and how he helps small business owners establish credit for their small business. He provides specific steps and tips for how to create a credit profile for your business that does not impact your personal credit score. Ty is the CEO...

Conscious Millionaire mindset and approach defined. JV Crum explains the mindset, systems and execution required to grow your small business, reach your first million, and make a broader impact as an entrepreneur. "Do you want to live a life that just creates little ripples, or do you want to create big waves?" JV is the author of Conscious Millionaire – Grow Your Business by Making a Difference....

A holistic approach to personal, business and financial success with Joan Sotkin – founder of Prosperity Place and host of The Prosperity Show podcast. She shares stories from her diverse background, including the challenges and failures she overcame before finding long-term success as an entrepreneur. Joan explains that "everything about you is a habit." She shares advice on changing your habits...

His entrepreneurial journey, overcoming fear & failure, creativity, and online marketing advice for small business owners. Stephen Christopher shares the failures and successes he experienced transitioning from the corporate world to becoming a successful entrepreneur. His current business, Seequs Marketing Technologies, is a web marketing firm designed to help business owners achieve results they...

Productivity & Time Management tips for entrepreneurs. Lauren Midgley helps professionals and small business owners improve their personal productivity skills. She spent 25+ years in the corporate world before becoming her own boss. Lauren found the courage to succeed and start her own consulting business, and today helps others realize their dreams. She is also a speaker, and the author of "It's...

Automate your small business and install systems so that you can focus on higher-level projects (delegate and automate as much as possible). Entrepreneur Joshua Latimer (AutomateJosh.com) explains how he has built a business that allows him the ultimate freedom of location and time – he recently moved his family to Costa Rica, and operates his virtual businesses remotely. He left the corporate wor...

A simple, straightforward, easy-to-follow and proven social media marketing system for small businesses: "The Social System"- developed by "Made to Order" a social media agency co-founded by Kyra Reed. Kyra also shares her entrepreneur story, and valuable advice for small business owners. Before you decide what to post, or if Facebook is right for your business, you need to answer a series of insi...

Heather shares her entrepreneurial journey – from her humbling failures to her amazing successes! She also shares online marketing advice for small business owners. Heather Havenwood is a Serial Entrepreneur, Sales and Marketing Coach, Copywriter and Small Business Activist. She is the CEO of Havenwood Worldwide and Chief Sexy Boss! She is the Author of "Sexy Boss: How the empowerment of women is...

Business Planning to start your business, and on-going planning to help you manage and grow your small business. Peter Mehit helps entrepreneurs with developing Business Plans, seeking start-up funding, and solving business problems. He explains the four questions that a business plan should answer. Peter transitioned from a successful business consulting career to starting his own business. He sh...

Health Insurance for you and your staff? Life insurance for you and your business partners? Independent Insurance Agent LeRoy Wilkerson explains how small business owners can benefit from insurance to protect their business and gain a competitive advantage. He also shares how he builds his business through referrals, and benefits from his chamber of commerce membership. LeRoy enjoyed a successful...

Aaron's Entrepreneurial Journey, insights into developing and launching his business, and tips & advice for small business and personal success. Aaron Kelton is co-founder of Narify - a web & mobile platform that lets people listen to online articles narrated by real people. He studied Chemical Engineering, but a life event led him to start developing his business idea. He shares his business deve...

Your thinking determines what you achieve in life, starting your first small business, and as an entrepreneur. Kim Ades is our guest – Success Coach, founder or Frame of Mind Coaching, and an expert on performance success through mindfulness and thought mastery. "Anything you want to achieve is dependent on your thinking." She shares valuable advice for small business owners, and her personal stor...

You don't have to work harder to build your small business, just smarter! Leverage, automation and delegation are the keys to Amanda's formula for growing your business without the hustle and sacrifice. She also explains how you can use online Sales Funnels to generate more leads. Amanda Goldman-Petri is an entrepreneur, business coach and the host of the Market Like a Nerd podcast. Visit the show...

Craig helps small business owners find, negotiate and lease commercial real estate.  Leases are negotiable! Craig represents the entrepreneur exclusively as a Tenant Representative. When you call the name on the sign, that agent represents the landlord! Negotiation tactics, lease extensions, and defaults – Craig shares tips & advice on these leasing topics and more, in this episode of The How of B...

Assumptions are limiting, and learning from other entrepreneurs is critical to growing your small business. Spending time with other business owners in your industry is one way to expand your thinking and improve your operations. David shares his recent experience touring car wash businesses in Europe, and tips for all business owners on how to learn from others in your industry.   David Begin and...

Stay-at-home Mom, Virtual Business owner, Podcasting expert – Jessica Rhodes, founder & CEO of Interview Connections, shares her entrepreneur story and tips & advice for small business owners. She's the host of the Rhodes to Success podcast and co-host of The Podcast Producers. She explains how podcasting can help you start & grow a small business. Freedom of time is what she values most about bei...

Is your business ready for an exit? You may decide to sell your business, a life event may force a change, or you may want to transition it the next generation. Preparing for these eventual business events requires an Exit Strategy. Randy Long (Entrepreneur, CPA, Lawyer, Financial Planner, Author) shares tips & advice for small business owners to prepare your business for a successful exit. Randy'...

Website basics for small business. The essentials of websites for the non-technical entrepreneur. Do you build it or hire someone to build it for you? The objective of a website is to convert – getting the visitor to buy, subscribe, call, inquire or visit your business. Is your website responsive and mobile-friendly and why does that matter? Where do you start and what are the most important consi...

Build your business through referrals. Serial Entrepreneur, Business Author, Speaker & Management Consultant Tim Templeton shares stories from his journey to becoming his own boss and how you can start & grow your small business through referrals. He is the author of "The Referral of a Lifetime" from the Ken Blanchard Series. He advises that we take the dollar sign off our forehead, and help other...

How to use virtual assistants to start & grow your small business, and organization tips to make you more effective. Gina Horkey explains how small business owners can use virtual assistants to grow their business, and the tools and systems she uses in her business to stay organized and productive.  She also shares how she became her own boss by growing her small business, and tips & advice for ot...

Husband & Wife team share their entrepreneurial journey, why they enjoy working together, and how they do it successfully. Their first joint venture was a barter exchange business. They sold that small business and started other businesses and a podcast show of their own – Together 24/7 with Barry & Catherine Cohen. Key to their successful business partnership is knowing each other's strengths and...

Small business failure shared and dissected. Henry & David discuss their recent business failure and closing of one of their restaurant locations. They share the emotional aspects of this failure as entrepreneurs, and lessons learned – what they missed, what they considered in deciding to close the location, and what they will do differently in future small business ventures. As a small business o...

A Customer Service Manifesto is critical to delivering remarkable experiences in your small business. It's your declaration of what you stand for and is the basis of your company's culture. In this short episode Henry highlights the "6 Steps to Deliver Remarkable Service" and you can download our Customer Experience Manifesto from the show notes page. This episode is hosted by Henry Lopez. The How...

Blogging & online content expert, and small business owner Kellen Kautzman is our guest. He went from school teacher to becoming his own boss, and now owns a successful online marketing agency. Kellen shares his entrepreneurial journey and tips & advice on how to create and share content online to help you start and grow your small business. He helps his clients with internet marketing, including...

From Air Force Pilot to Franchise Business Owner – Matt Miller shares his entrepreneurial journey. He became his own boss after being frustrated by unrealistic expectations at his last sales position. He started his small business on the side, and bootstrapped and grew it into School Spirit Vending – a franchise business on the cutting edge of both the vending and school fundraising industries. Ma...