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

Managing perfectionism in the small business workplace with Greg Chasson. Show Notes Page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/525-greg-chasson-managing-perfectionism/ How do we understand and mitigate the negative impacts of perfectionism, including burnout and staff turnover? How do you increase productivity by overcoming perfectionism in your small business workplace? Greg is the author of "Flawe...

Top 5 Reasons Small Businesses Fail with host Henry Lopez. Show Notes Page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/524-5-reasons-businesses-fail/ Top 5 Reasons Small Businesses Fail – Is your Business Model Broken? This Top 5 Reasons Small Businesses Fail list is based on Henry's experiences as a business owner and business coach and available research and studies. Businesses can fail for any number of...

The 80/20 CEO: how to take command of your small business like a corporate CEO with Bill Canady. Show Notes Page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/523-bill-canady-80-20-ceo/ Bill shares his inspirational journey, and highlights from his new book "The 80/20 CEO: Take command of your business in 100 Days". He shares his vast experience in business management and how to better take command of your s...

Managing Priorities – how to create better plans and make smarter business decisions with guest Harry Max. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/522-harry-max-managing-priorities/ Harry shares his insights and tips on managing priorities and how improving our prioritization skills leads to better planning and smarter decision making. Harry Max is an executive player-coach, consultant,...

Transforming the laundry industry with Daniel Feliciano, CEO of Clotheslyne. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/521-daniel-feliciano-transforming-laundry/  Daniel shares his inspiring entrepreneur journey and his experience with launching and growing Clotheslyne. Clotheslyne is transforming the laundry industry through a unique, app-based two-sided marketplace. Their mission is to s...

Buy or sell a small business through the BizBuySell Marketplace, with Bob House. Show Notes Page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/520-bob-house-biz-buy-sell/ Bob shares his unique perspectives on how you can buy or sell a small business through an online marketplace like BizBuySell.com. Robert A. House is the President of Business for Sale. He joined the company in 2012 and leads CoStar Group's...

How to tap into hidden wisdom by asking the people around you, leading to smarter decisions, more creative solutions, and deeper relationships with guest Jeff Wetzler. Show Notes Page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/519-jeff-wetzler-tap-into-wisdom/ Learn how the insights you need, to make smarter decisions, develop more creative solutions, faster improvements, and deeper connections, are hidde...

How to buy an HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) Business with business broker Patrick Lange. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/518-buying-hvac-business/ Patrick Lange is back on the show to share the latest in HVAC business ownership opportunities. He helps people buy and sell heating and air companies. According to the Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)...

Hiring front-line workers, the staff who work directly with your customers, clients, patients or other consumers of your services or products, with recruiting and HR expert Thad Price. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/517-thad-price-hiring-workers/ Thad shares his experience, insights and best practices on how to hire essential front line workers for your small business. Thad Pric...

How the Savannah Bananas baseball team stand out and get noticed with guest Jesse Cole. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r180-stand-out-get-noticed/ Instead of traditional marketing methods, Jesse applies unconventional promotional tactics that are fun and attract attention and a loyal following of fans. You might be thinking, what can I learn from an owner of a baseball team – we...

Objection Handling – how to handle objections when selling, although these tips can apply to any situation when you are handling or responding to objections in your small business. Show Notes Page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/516-objection-handling/ Topics discussed on this episode include: What is Objection Handling? Top 3 Common Reasons for Objections. How to use the "FEEL, FELT, FOUND" ob...

Scaling Tiege Hanley, a direct-to-consumer men's skin care product company, with co-founder Kelley Thornton. Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/515-kelley-thornton-scaling-tiege-hanley/ Kelley shares his entrepreneur journey, and how he launched and scaled Tiege Hanley (starting at 15:11) - providing "Uncomplicated Skin Care for Men" through their online site. Tiege is an e-commerc...

Fixing vs Solving Small Business Problems - how to identify and resolve the root cause of problems in your business, instead of just fixing the symptoms. Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r200-fixing-vs-solving-problems/ This is a re-release of Episode 200 of The How of Business podcast with additional new content and edits. On this episode, Henry Lopez and co-host David Begin dis...

How do we create extraordinary places for our customers, clients, patients, staff that support the growth of our small business? Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/514-kevin-kelley-extraordinary-places/ Kevin Kelley is with us today to share his thoughts and insights on how to create extraordinary places that help us connect with people. The questions he will help us answer include...

Fractional CFO – how and when to hire a fractional CFO to help you grow your small business, with guest Dan DeGolier. Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/513-dan-degolier-fractional-cfo/ When and why should you engage a Fractional or Outsourced Chief Financial Officer (CFO)? What are the services a fractional CFO can offer your small business? Dan answers those questions and shares...

"Brand Films" or videos, how to create and use them to grow your small business, with award-winning filmmaker Maxwell Frost. Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/512-maxwell-frost-brand-films/   Maxwell shares his entrepreneur journey, and his current focus which is teaching businesses how to make 3-15 minute "brand films" with your smart phone, that grows your reach, fills your cont...

How to connect for sales success with entrepreneur and sales expert John Humphrey. John explains why sales success is directly related to the depth and breadth of our relationships and our desire to help others. Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/511-john-humphrey-connect-for-sales-success/ Connecting is more than just traditional networking.  John Humphrey is a serial entrepreneur...

Top 7 Small Business Start-Up Mistakes and how to avoid them and launch a successful business, with Henry Lopez. Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/510-7-startup-mistakes/ How to identify and avoid or minimize some of the most common small business start-up mistakes. Henry shares his top 7 common small business mistakes to avoid, so that you can start and grow a successful and prof...

Finding your identity is your path to finding personal and small business success. Hosts Henry Lopez and David Begin discuss how to find your multidimensional identity. Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/509-finding-your-identity/ Is your personal identity predominantly based on being the Small Business Hero or the Successful Serial Entrepreneur? Have you realized how this identity...

How Bad Bosses ruin lives and Great Bosses enrich lives and lead the growth of a small business, with guest Debra Corey. Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/507-debra-corey-bad-bosses/ Debra Corey is back on the show to share insights and highlights from her new book, "Bad Bosses Ruin Lives - The Building Blocks for Being a Great Boss" about how to avoid being a bad boss that can ru...

Legal considerations of buying and selling a small business with Danya Shakfeh, a mergers and acquisitions attorney. Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/507-danya-shakfeh-legal-considerations-buying-small-business/ Attorney Danya Shakfeh shares insights and general guidelines, from a legal perspective, about buying or selling a small business. We discuss some of the legal considerat...

Learn the fundamentals of budgeting for small business. How to create an operating expense budget for your small business, with host Henry Lopez. Show Notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/506-budgeting-fundamentals-small-business/   Why should you create an operating budget, and how to create an annual budget that helps you maximize profitability. Henry shares some best practices and tips...

Justine shares her experiences and insights from selling her small business, a successful bookkeeping business. Show notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/505-justine-lackey-selling-her-business/ Justine Lackey is back on the show to share her experiences from selling her successful small business, and how she is currently helping people run and scale their own bookkeeping firms. Justine L...

How to create an Annual Strategic Plan for your small business, with host Henry Lopez. Why you should create a strategic plan at the start of the new year and how to do so. Show notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/504-annual-strategic-plan/   Henry shares best practices and tips and walks through the 10 steps to create your strategic plan – giving you a clear strategy and actionable plan...

How Adam Siegel launched Recurate, a tech-enabled resale service that empowers brands and retailers to establish their own integrated resale platforms directly on their e-commerce sites. Show notes page : https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/503-adam-siegel-fashion-resale-business/ From Aerospace Engineering to starting a business in the fashion resale business, Adam shares his fascinating entrepreneu...