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

Conflict Resolution strategies and tactics for small business owners with attorney Christy Foley. As a business owner we often must deal with conflicts of different types, intensity, and significance. Christy shares some valuable insights on how we may be able to resolve or avoid some of the common conflicts we may face in our small business. Christy L. Foley is an attorney, mediator, and arbitrat...

What can we learn from the Hidden Champions - the medium-sized, relatively unknown companies that have quietly, under the radar, become world market leaders in their respective industries - with Hermann Simon.  Hermann, the man who coined the term Hidden Champions, and has studied and written about these companies for decades and shares what we can learn from them to help us grow our small busines...

Restaurant entrepreneurship with lifelong restauranteur Stratis Morfogen - how he continued his family legacy and built a restaurant empire of his own. Stratis is a highly successful culinary entrepreneur. He grew up in and around the different restaurant businesses that his Greek immigrant family started as far back as 1910. He shares his personal story and experiences as a highly successful seri...

Bone broth food products maker Bluebird Provisions, with entrepreneur and founder Connor Meakin. Connor shares his entrepreneur journey, how his foot injury led him to discover the health benefits of bone broth, and why and how he started his own bone broth consumer product business. Connor is an elite ultramarathon runner and the founder of North America's fastest growing bone broth brand. Henry...

How to overcome Decision Paralysis - assessing risk, limiting over analysis, and taking action are essential to moving a business forward. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r423-overcoming-decision-paralysis/ Decision paralysis keeps entrepreneurs stuck, and learning how to assess risk, limit over analysis, and take action is essential to moving a business forward. Decision paralys...

Develop and use Strategic Foresight to help prepare for the future of your small business, with futurist Rebecca Ryan. As an entrepreneur, how can I possibly predict the future and anticipate and prepare for the impact on my small business? Rebecca Ryan explains how, without a magical crystal ball, she helps her clients see what's coming. Rebecca is a noted top 50 professional futurist, economist,...

Better Writing for Better Service experiences for your small business customers with Caity Cronkhite. How can better writing, particularly the technical writing (which can include training content, customer support documents, and even consumer product instructions) that we rely on internally and in communicating and supporting our customers or clients, help us improve the productivity and customer...

The stages of the entrepreneur's lifecycle and journey with Jane Allen. Jane also shares her personal story, from attorney to business owner and now the CEO of the Nashville Entrepreneur Center. The Nashville Entrepreneur Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to connecting entrepreneurs with the resources needed to increase their probability for success at any stage. Henry Lopez is the hos...

Choosing and protecting your Domain Name (website address) for your small business with domain expert Andrew Allemann. Andrew will share his diverse entrepreneurial journey, and his insights and tips on domain names (website addresses, web address, URL, etc.) from a business owner perspective (not too technical!). If you currently have, or need, a website for your small business then this episode...

Hire better to grow your small business with Kurt Wilkin. Kurt also shares his entrepreneur journey, and insights and tips on how to Hire Better to help you launch, run and grow a small business. For the past thirty years he has advised high-growth companies, starting his career with Ernst & Young, and today in his roles as co-founder and visionary of HireBetter and managing partner of Bee Cave Ca...

How to manage the risks that can have catastrophic impact on your small business, with Ivy Walker. Ivy is a serial entrepreneur, author, teacher, business coach, and award-winning director and executive producer of documentary films. Her most recent book is "Twelve-Minute Risk Management – Strategies and Tools Small Business Owners Need Right Now to Successfully Navigate Today's Business World". H...

Collaborative Creativity and leading High-Performing Teams to launch and grow a small business. Henry Lopez and David Begin discuss the topic of Collaborative Creativity and leading high-performing teams. Collaborative Creativity is the process of working with others to accomplish a shared goal in an innovative way. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run an...

Email Marketing to help you grow your small business. Henry Lopez shares tips and best practices for effective email marketing as an integral part of your overall marketing efforts.  From how to build your email list, to tips on formatting an effective email message, this episode covers all you need to know to get you started with email marketing and to improve your current email marketing methods...

Jumpseat Leadership for entrepreneurs with Peter Docker. Peter's amazing journey and experiences, and his approach and method of leadership called "Jumpseat Leadership" which is the topic of his latest book "Leading From The Jumpseat: How to Create Extraordinary Opportunities by Handing Over Control" which delivers the message that leadership is about lifting people up and giving them the space th...

Buying or selling an HVAC, or heating and air, small business – what should you consider? Patrick Lange, an HVAC business broker, shares his insights and experiences in the industry and his journey as an entrepreneur. Patrick Lange with Business Modification Group specializes in the sale and acquisition of heating and air companies. Patrick has been an entrepreneur his entire life buying, growing,...

Is your small business sellable, and what you need to have the freedom to sell your small business when and if you choose to, with Mike Finger, a successful small business owner and the founder of Exit Oasis – providing coaching services and resources to help small business owners prepare for the sale of their business. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, ru...

Branding for small business owners with Jennifer Holland, a Certified Brand Strategist. Jennifer shares experiences from her entrepreneurial journey, from artist to successfully brand engagement agency owner, and her insights on developing and maintaining an effective brand for your small business. Jennifer Holland is a Certified Brand Strategist, Business Growth Expert, Professional Speaker, Auth...

Commercial real estate for small business owners with JP Humphrey, a Commercial Real Estate Agent in the Dallas, Texas area. JP shares his career journey and his insights and tips on commercial real estate for small business owners. What should you consider when searching for and signing a lease for commercial space for your small business? Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast –...

Selling your product on Amazon successfully with entrepreneur and Amazon expert Steve Pope. Steven shares his entrepreneur journey, how he developed his Amazon expertise, and tips and advice on how to sell a product on Amazon.   Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run and grow your small business. The How of Business is a top-rated podcast for small business...

Checklist of the primary steps to help you launch your first small business. Henry explains the primary steps involved with starting your first small business and realizing your dreams of entrepreneurship. Includes a Free Download: Small Business Startup Checklist. Henry Lopez is a serial entrepreneur, small business coach, and the host of this episode of The How of Business podcast show – dedicat...

Funding options for your small business startup with Henry Lopez. Exploring the fundamentals of small business funding. It costs money to start a business, so where will that money come from? From your personal resources to seeking investors or bank loans, Henry provides an overview of the most common sources of money to start your first business. Henry Lopez is a serial entrepreneur, small busine...

Are you making or losing money in your small business and where is all your cash? Advanced Profit & Loss Statement (P&L) concepts and how to monitor the cash in your small business, with serial entrepreneur Henry Lopez. Additional concepts, tips and thoughts on using your financial statements to help you run and grow your small business. Let's go a bit deeper into the Profit & Loss Statement, and...

Setting personal boundaries for small business owners, with entrepreneur and life coach Angela Wagner. We discuss the challenge, and need, to set and manage boundaries related to our personal lives and our small business – so that we are not consumed by our business and lose sight of what "success" really means. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run and gr...

The Simplest Biz, a shipping products brokerage business, with entrepreneur John Wilker and special guest Tom Hinson.  This small business model provides middle-man services for businesses that ship and receive products: including pallet flipping & brokerage. John has perfected this over 25 years, and he helps others start their own Simplest Biz through his online video course. Henry Lopez is a se...

Small Business Franchise update with Giuseppe Grammatico - The Franchise Guide. We discuss common franchise myths, evaluating if a franchise is for you, highlights from Henry's current franchise business search, the latest hot trends in franchising, and several free resources for you. Henry Lopez is the host of The How of Business podcast – helping you start, run and grow your small business. The...