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

Lessons from The Art of Shaving: starting, growing, and selling The Art of Shaving company. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/547-eric-malka-the-art-of-shaving/ On this episode, Henry Lopez is joined by Eric Malka, co-founder of the luxury men's grooming brand The Art of Shaving and author of On the Razor's Edge. Eric shares his incredible entrepreneurial journey, from starting wit...

How to create a Strategic Plan for your small business. Use a Strategic Plan to set your goals, objectives and initiatives for your small business. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r504-strategic-planning/ In this episode of The How of Business, host Henry Lopez dives into annual strategic planning - a critical tool for small business owners to achieve growth and long-term success...

How to own a successful Power Washing franchise small business with Aaron Harper.  Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/546-aaron-harper-power-washing-franchise/ On this episode we dive into the world of franchising and small business success with Aaron Harper, CEO of Rolling Suds, the leading power washing business franchise. Aaron shares his inspiring journey from Hollywood executiv...

Overcoming Fear to start and grow your small business, with Ruth Soukup - author of "Do It Scared: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Obstacles, and Create a Life You Love". Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r255-ruth-soukup-overcoming-fear / "The whole idea behind 'do it scared' is not that you don't ever feel afraid because we all feel afraid. It's that you take act...

How to take control of your time, and trade stress, overwhelm and anxiety for peace, freedom and clarity, with Andrew Hartman. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/545-andrew-hartman-take-control/ Andrew Hartman introduces the "Time Boss" framework to help small business owners regain control over their time by setting boundaries, prioritizing tasks, and incorporating "whirlwind time"...

Henry's Top 10 Personal & Business Productivity Tools. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/544-top-10-productivity-tools/ In this episode of The How of Business, host Henry Lopez shares his current top 10 productivity tools that help him stay organized and efficient as a small business owner and business coach. These essential tools form the foundation of his daily operations, from u...

1-3-1 Problem Solving Method, a simple yet effective approach to empower your team to independently tackle and solve problems in your small business. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/542-employee-on-boarding/ **Episode Summary: The 1-3-1 Problem Solving Method for Small Business Owners** Co-hosts Henry Lopez and David Begin introduce the 1-3-1 Problem Solving Method, a simple yet...

The 6 Stages of Successful Employee On-Boarding for small businesses. How to create an effective on-boarding process that sets new hires and contractors up for long-term success. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/542-employee-on-boarding/ Go to the Show Notes to download the free Employee On-Boarding Guide. In this episode of The How of Business podcast, Henry Lopez dives deep into...

Navigating growth while minimizing chaos in your small business, with entrepreneur Garrett Delph. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/541-garrett-delph-navigating-growth/ In this episode of The How of Business, Henry Lopez chats with serial entrepreneur Garrett Delph about how to navigate growth while minimizing chaos in your small business. Garrett shares his insights on streamlinin...

Is your small business competitive? Whether you are starting a business, or running and growing a small business, you must be able to beat the competition in your selected market for your business to remain viable. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/540-is-your-business-competitive/ On this episode Henry shares his thoughts and tips on remaining competitive in your market or expandi...

Achieving small business success requires personal sacrifice. What are you willing to sacrifice to launch and grow your small business? Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r239-personal-sacrifice/ This is a re-release of Episode 239 of The How of Business podcast with additional new content and edits. Outline of this episode on the personal sacrifices required to achieve small busine...

Is your small business Scalable? How do you know if you are ready to scale, and how do you grow your business to the next level? Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/539-is-your-business-scalable/ How and when do you plan to scale? Particularly, when will you be able to scale past just yourself? On a previous episode of The How of Business podcast, episode 532, Henry Lopez addressed t...

The Five Pillars of Leadership to help you lead a high-performing small business, with Brian Gottlieb. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/538-brian-gottlieb-5-leadership-pillars/ Brian shares his entrepreneurial journey and introduces the five foundational pillars of leadership. Executing on these five leadership pillars allows you to develop a high-performing organization. And help...

Is your small business profitable, and is the business consistently and sufficiently profitable? Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/537-profitable-small-business/ And if you've not started your business yet, when do you plan to be profitable? On a previous episode of The How of Business podcast, episode 532, Henry Lopez addresses higher-level question: Is Your Business Model Broken?...

Creating Exceptional Customer Experiences in your small business with customer service expert Samantha Irwin. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/536-samantha-irwin-customer-expereinces/ On this episode we discuss how to create consistently exceptional experiences for our customers. Samantha Irwin is an entrepreneur, speaker, and the founder of Kaizen Small Business Solutions. She is...

Accounting and tax considerations for small business with Jessica Zoraida, the Founder and CEO of Big Picture Results. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/535-jessica-zoraida-accounting-tax/ Jessica shares her inspirational journey and tax and accounting tips and guidance for small business owners. Jessica Zoraida is an entrepreneur, speaker investor in women and person-of-color owne...

You need a Marketing Strategy before you spend on marketing or advertisement for your small business. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/534-before-you-spend-on-marketing/ Henry Lopez, host of The How of Business podcast for small business, shares his tips and guidance on how to develop an effective marketing strategy before you spend any money, or any more money, on marketing or ad...

Experiences and insights from operating her successful Travel Consulting small business and working with her spouse and other family members in a small business. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/533-pam-lopez-travel-consulting/ Pamela Lopez is a small business owner, and her latest business venture is L3 Destination, a custom travel consulting business she started in 2014. Over th...

Is Your Small Business Model Broken? Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/532-broken-business-model/ Is your small business model broken? How can you tell, and how do you fix it? And what do I mean by a Business Model? The Business Idea is WHAT you do, and the Business Model is HOW you do it. And how you do it must result in profits and the ability to scale. A strong and healthy busin...

How to grow a Medical Practice with Dr. Ramesh Rao. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/531-dr-rao-growing-medical-practice/ Dr. Ramesh Rao shares his immigrant and entrepreneurial journey and his insights and experience with growing a medical practice. Dr. Rao also shares his insights on how he has helped his wife build her successful practice. They now work together to continue gro...

How to make Complex Decisions in your small business. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/530-complex-decision-making/ Learn more about Complex Decision Making with co-hosts Henry Lopez and David Begin. How do you make those critical or complex decisions that significantly impact the success of your business and your life? Henry and David dive deeper into the topic of Complex Decisio...

How to build a Multi-Six Figure Etsy Business with Dylan Jahraus. Show Notes Page:  https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/529-dylan-jahraus-etsy-business/ Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. Etsy offers 100M+ items for sale, 9M active sellers, 96M+ active buyers, and people buying and selling in nearly every country in the world. Dylan Jahraus is a seasoned e-commerce entrepre...

How to become a Home Service Business Millionaire with Tommy Mello. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/528-tommy-mello-home-service-millionaire/ Tommy Mello shares his inspiring entrepreneur journey, how he went from $50,000 in debt to a $30 Million+ business in seven years, and his experiences and insights on home services businesses. Tommy is a highly experienced and successful ho...

Google Ads for Small Business with digital marketing expert Adam Mann from Oostas. Show Notes Page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/527-small-business-google-ads/ From a non-technical perspective, Henry and Adam share tips and techniques on how to best use Google Ads (pay-per-click ads on Google search) to promote and grow your small business. Adam is Google Ads certified, and a Digital Search S...

Embracing and improving decision making for small business owners, with hosts Henry Lopez and David Begin. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/526-decision-making/ As the business owner, you, and perhaps your partners, must make all the important decisions. You can't push it up the ladder to your boss or ask a committee to come up with a consensus opinion. How do we avoid Decision Pa...