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EPISODE · Apr 12, 2026 · 37 MIN

The 3 Things Killing Your Small Business - And It's Not Marketing

from The Field Guide by BizMarketing · host Peter Wilson

You can have a great marketing strategy and still watch your business slowly fall apart. Business coach Steve Pitcairn has spent 20 years working with small business owners across the country, and he sees the same three problems over and over again: time, team, and money. Not a lack of leads. Not a weak brand. The stuff that happens after the phone rings. In this episode, Steve joins host Peter Wilson to break down why so many businesses plateau or quietly collapse even when revenue is growing, and what to do about it.Steve and Peter get into the real reasons owners stay stuck working 80-hour weeks long after they should have stepped back, why loyalty to the wrong employees can quietly hold a business hostage, and how a business owner can show $500,000 in profit on paper while hemorrhaging cash. These are not abstract concepts. Steve pulls from actual client situations, including a security company he helped scale from $750,000 to $38 million, to show what the path forward actually looks like when an owner decides to stop being the bottleneck in their own company.Get business help from Steve at Clear Vision Business Services:If your business has outgrown the way you are currently running it, this conversation is a practical starting point. Steve is offering a free consultation for listeners who want to take a closer look at where their business stands. Contact Steve at [email protected] Phone: (731) 426-2952Get marketing help from BizMarketing:Schedule a free consultation: https://bizmarketing.com/contact-bizmarketingExplore our marketing plans: https://bizmarketing.com/plans/Get in touch: [email protected]

You can have a great marketing strategy and still watch your business slowly fall apart. Business coach Steve Pitcairn has spent 20 years working with small business owners across the country, and he sees the same three problems over and over again: time, team, and money. Not a lack of leads. Not a weak brand. The stuff that happens after the phone rings. In this episode, Steve joins host Peter Wilson to break down why so many businesses plateau or quietly collapse even when revenue is growing, and what to do about it.Steve and Peter get into the real reasons owners stay stuck working 80-hour weeks long after they should have stepped back, why loyalty to the wrong employees can quietly hold a business hostage, and how a business owner can show $500,000 in profit on paper while hemorrhaging cash. These are not abstract concepts. Steve pulls from actual client situations, including a security company he helped scale from $750,000 to $38 million, to show what the path forward actually looks like when an owner decides to stop being the bottleneck in their own company.Get business help from Steve at Clear Vision Business Services:If your business has outgrown the way you are currently running it, this conversation is a practical starting point. Steve is offering a free consultation for listeners who want to take a closer look at where their business stands. Contact Steve at [email protected] Phone: (731) 426-2952Get marketing help from BizMarketing:Schedule a free consultation: https://bizmarketing.com/contact-bizmarketingExplore our marketing plans: https://bizmarketing.com/plans/Get in touch: [email protected]

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