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Simple Sense for Small Business
by Linda Rey & Trevor - Small Business Cheerleaders
We banter about mistakes we've made (and seen) so you can know NOW how to NOT make the same mistakes we've made! You're welcome! We're small business owners in love with other ambitious small business owners who want to expand their enterprise and focus on controlling what we can control.We have a combined 6 decades of experience with owning, managing and running multiple businesses. We've celebrated glorious successes and stumbled over epic failures. Join us as we share insights that will cause you to pause, ponder and be productive and profitable!
Episodes
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Stop Selling, Start Connecting | Mindset Shift with Karen Graves
Stop Selling, Start Connecting in your business with a couple of easy small mindset shifts. Karen's contact info:https://www.linkedin.com/in/workwithkarengraves/ Email: [email protected]. TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 My favorite topic: Sales 00:29 Overcoming the Icky Feeling of Sales 02:02…
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NEW SERIES: Tarot Said So | Business Mistakes: Messaging, Makeover, Pricing & Planning
Messaging Makeover Pricing & Planning on July 20th through July 26th for Glitches #209 to #215. TIMESTAMPS BELOW. Get our Beacon Oversights & Preparedness Guide for $7.https://bit.ly/beaconoversights ***ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES ONLY. Every business owner has their own decision-making process. This…
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What Many Business Owners Think About Bankruptcy and EIDL
What Many Business Owners Think About Bankruptcy. Timestamps below. How we can help: 1. Our COVID EIDL Resource Hub SAME PRICE: https://bit.ly/samepriceuntiljune13 2. Book a one-hour call with Trevor: https://meetings.hubspot.com/trevor/one-hour-paid-phone-consultation 3. Short-Term Payment...
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DRASTIC Changes at the Small Business Administration | Kelly Loeffler
What to Expect from NEW SBA Administrator, Kelly Leoffler. Buckle up. It's our opinion that it's gonna get a lot worse. Press release: https://www.sba.gov/article/2025/02/24/sba-administrator-loeffler-issues-memo-day-one-prioritiesNBC Interview:...
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Fear of Feelings; Admitting to a Mistake; Over Prioritizing Work vs. Health
Week of Oct 25th - Oct 31st Glitch #299 - #305 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where today, we celebrate all things spooky, the scary business mistakes lurking in the dark—mistakes waiting to jump out when you least expect it! In this week’s Glitch digest, I stepped in to...
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Retire the Red Cape + 5-Glitch Series on our Favorite Topic & Business ACTIVITY
Week of Oct 18th - Oct 24th Glitch #292 - #298 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we celebrate the inevitable mistakes every entrepreneur faces. Success isn’t always about avoiding mistakes—it’s about embracing them, learning from them, and using them to make a…
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Saving Money by Renegotating Costly Line Items
Week of Oct 11th - Oct 17th Glitch #285 - #291 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we celebrate the inevitable mistakes every entrepreneur faces. Success isn’t always about avoiding mistakes—it’s about embracing them, learning from them, and using them as fuel to build...
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Being Too Agreeable, Confronting a Contrarian, When We're Frustrated with Change
Week of Oct 4th - Oct 10th: Glitch #278 - #284 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast where we embrace business mistakes, turn them into lessons, and find the opportunities hidden in every Glitch. In this week’s Glitch Digest, we discuss a few fun (or not so fun) mindsets…
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Say NO to the Status Quo; Important Updates to Business Structure, Procedures, and Technology; TREVOR's Birthday!
Week of Sept 27th - Oct 3rd Glitch #271 - #277 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast where we embrace business mistakes, turn them into lessons, and find the opportunities hidden in every Glitch. In this week’s Glitch Digest, besides it being Trevor’s birthday, we tackle some…
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Business Credit vs. Personal Credit, Selling Strategies, To-Do List Misses
Week of Sept 20th - Sept 26th Glitch 264 - 270 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we don’t just learn from our mistakes—we embrace them, turn them upside down, and find the hidden opportunities in every Glitch. In this week’s Glitch Digest, Trevor is riding solo since I...
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Liquidity vs. Profitability; Building Cash Reserves; Unlocking Credit Lines; Business Oversights Checklist; Tightening Financial Leaks; Crafting Your Vision; 10-Year Plan
Glitch #257 (Sept 13th): Category: Bookkeeping Focuses on understanding business liquidity and how it’s often overlooked in favor of profitability. Liquidity ensures that a business can meet short-term financial obligations and seize opportunities. Glitch #258 (Sept 14th): Category:**…
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[BONUS] 7 Strategies to Ease Your Business Financing Process + Super Secret Stealthy Strategy REVEALED
5 + 2 Bonus Strategies to Position Yourself When Seeking Financing for your small business. Timestamps: 0:00 7 Strategies to Plan for a Smooth Business Loan Application 1:56 Common Patterns & Pitfalls 3:03 When the damage is done 3:28 Getting Your Act Together 9:50 Economic Reasons vs. Financial...
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Metrics Madness + Balance Sheet Blunders
Week of Sept 6th - Sept 12th Glitch 250 - 256 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we don’t just learn from our mistakes—we embrace them, turn them upside down, and find the hidden opportunities in every Glitch. Every stumble is a step toward smarter business strategies!…
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11 Ways Theft Occurs, Preventing Theft, Catching Bad Patterns Early
Week of August 30th - Sept 5th Glitch 243 - 249 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we stopped commiserating about mistakes and started celebrating them in all their glory. In this week’s Glitch Digest, we kick off a short series on Theft that some small businesses may...
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Worse than GHOSTING; 2 Staffing Decisions; Time Off Decisions,
Week of August 16th - August 2nd Glitch 229 - 235 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we celebrate mistakes we’ve made and seen during the course of careers and business failures. In this week’s Glitch digest, we talk about 2nd chances. Should you give one to these types...
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6 Part Outsourcing Series + Hybrid Glitch about Testing 1099 to W2
Week of August 16th - August 2nd Glitch 229 - 235 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we discuss mistakes we made during the course of our combined 60 years of business experience. In this week’s Glitch Digest, we have a six-part series dedicated to Outsourcing various...
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[SPECIAL] When EIDL Isn't Enough | Alternative Funding That WON'T Put You OUT OF BUSINESS
When EIDL Isn't Enough and businesses need to prepare for different forms of funding without being desperate or succumbing to exorbitant and unreasonable loan terms. 00:00 A Story of Transformation 01:44 Introducing Carlos Weil of Capital Solutions BanCorp 02:59 Understanding Business Funding...
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Personal Guarantee vs. Collateral; A Whopper of a Glitch; Violating IP Laws
Week of August 9th - August 15th Glitch 222 - 228 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we discuss lessons learned from our own business blunders and other costly mistakes we’ve seen our clients make. In this week’s Glitch Digest, we talk about a whopper of a Glitch that I...
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End Game & Exit Strategies, ANOTHER Manual, Building an Empire in a Sanctuary
Week of August 2nd - August 8th Glitch 215 - 221 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast! Join us as we dive into the lessons learned from our own business blunders and other costly mistakes we’ve seen our clients make. We’re here to help navigate the tricky waters by sharing some...
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19 Year Old Glitch, Indirect but REVEALING Tactic, Money Mindset Meets Cash Flow, Life Events 101
Week of July 26th - August 1st Glitch 208 - 214 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast! Here, we share the lessons learned from our own business mistakes along with others we’ve observed with clients who found out too late about vital mistakes that cost them dearly. In this week’s...
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Superstition is Not a Plan, A Tech Triumph, A Favorite Branding Topic, How to Fix Bleeding Profits
Week of July 19th - July 25th Glitch 201-207 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast! Here, we share the lessons learned from our own business missteps that we’ve overcome, along with those we’ve observed with other business clients. In today’s Glitch Digest, we talked about a tech...
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Being Brave is Stressful, Offline but Organic Marketing, Sales Tax Tip, Biggest Mistake & Why This Project Exists
Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we talk about mistakes we’ve made, seen, overcome, and survived so other business owners can skip through mistakes a little more gracefully than we did. In this week’s Glitch Digest, we cover a marketing tactic that’s still free to…
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Why Wait for a Lawsuit; How So Many Screw Up W2 vs. 1099; Devising a Deduction Document Process
Welcome to Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where I, Linda Rey and my partner, Trevor talk about mistakes we’ve made, seen, overcome, and lived to tell the tale so other business owners could bypass those mistakes a little more gracefully than we did. This is actually being published a…
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Bookkeeping Blunders to the Bottom Line, TWO Milestones, Freedom & Independence
Week of June 28th - July 4th Glitch 180 - 186 Thank you for tuning in to our Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we talk about mistakes we’ve made, seen, overcome, and lived to tell the tale. In this week’s Glitch digest, we celebrate a couple of milestones, including our 180th Glitch,...
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Lessons from a Hurricane, Toxic Offices, Tax Deduction Strategy, Remote vs. Office
Thank you for joining us on our Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we talk about mistakes we’ve made, seen, overcome, and helped others to manage. In this week’s Glitch Digest, we highlight how knowing the method behind the madness of tax deductions can either help or hinder future...
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Frantic Feelings; Your Business-Your Problems; Everything's Negotiable; The Idea Process
Thank you for joining us on the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast. In this week’s Glitch Digest, we touch on two tax issues and how when it’s your business, it’s your problem, but everything’s negotiable, even taxes. We talk about how even generating ideas includes strategizing and managing...
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The Conflict Crusade, Your 24/7 Asset, Overthinking Digital Signatures, Website Stats & Tips for 2024
Week of June 7th - June 13th Glitch 159 - 165 Salutations from Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we discuss mistakes we made and lived through to tell the tale so you can swiftly sidestep our missteps. In this week’s Glitch Digest, we discuss why people avoid conflict despite the…
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THIS Takes Guts, AI Fear Factor, Sad Story-Happy Ending, Hackers Don't Care About THIS
Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we discuss the mistakes didn’t break us but rather built our businesses better than we imagined after overcoming our missteps. In this week’s Glitch Digest we talk about how it takes guts to institute this tactic into practice. We talk...
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Why Our Brains Get Hijacked During Decision Making, Checklists Save the Day, An Easy Marketing Tactic
Week of May 24th - May 30th Glitch 145-151 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we discuss mistakes we’ve made, we’ve seen, we’ve overcome so you can avoid where we’ve faltered!! In this week’s Glitch Digest we talk about how our brains can be hijacked when making...
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Drama-FREE Decision Making, How Do You Exude Pride, Pain Brings Pleasure
Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we discuss mistakes we’ve made, seen, fixed, and lived to tell the tale. In this week’s Glitch digest, we finish a 3 part decision-making strategy series with two Glitches highlighting drama-free decisions and how intuition could lend…
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The Cost of FREE, Easiest Pricing Strategy, Being Bossy vs Being a Leader, Mastering Your Communication Style
Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast where talk about mistakes we’ve made, seen, fixed and lived to tell the tale. In this week’s Glitch digest, we talk about the easiest way to develop your pricing strategies. We moan a bit about how being an owner of a business doesn’t mean...
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Credit Score Scams, An Organic Social Media Hack, Triple Redundancy Strategy, Acquisition + Retention = Attrition, Tech vs. Talent
Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast where talk about mistakes we’ve made, seen, fixed and lived to tell the tale. In this week’s Glitch digest, we share one of the most misinformed topics among business owners and how they’re sometimes scammed when trying to overcome this epic...
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Special Feature: Credit Score Misinformation | Credit Inquiries | Glitch #125
There's so much credit Score misinformation out there and it's soul-crushing to see business owners taken advantage of by scams such as "credit repair." TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Credit Score vs Credit History 1:24 Resources Available (FREE for Glitch Gurus) 2:48 Stop paying for credit repair 3:40 the...
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PLAN is a 4-Letter Word, Credit Card Disputes, Stop Rushing, Branding 101, Sick Days
Week of April 26th - May 2nd Glitch 117-123 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, where we’re celebrating World Laughter Day this May. Who doesn’t love to laugh especially when you can laugh in the face of mistakes because you knew ahead of time they were possible? In this…
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Emotional Money Swings, Gaslighting, Addicted to Wasting Time, 5 Communication Glitches
Week of April 19th - April 25th Glitch 110-116 Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, your small business cheerleader where there aren’t enough pompoms to cheer your awesomeness for listening to this week’s Glitch Digest. In this week’s podcast, we share a real legal issue that...
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Employee TLC, Road Map to Drive Growth, Control Your Retirement, Tax Incentives for Hiring
Welcome to the Simple Sense for Small Business podcast, your small business ally where we dive into real-life business blunders. Join us as we unpack the lessons learned from our missteps, helping you navigate the labyrinth of business mistakes more wisely and proactively. In this week’s podcast,...
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No Aprons or Solar Eclipse Glasses Were Harmed in These Glitches
❓How often do you blog? ❓Do you trust your delegation skills? ❓How many interruptions does it take before you tackle this one task that will improve your delegation skills? ❓Does your business have a consistent, scheduled password protection protocol? ❓Do you know how many referrals you get per...
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Best Way to Lose Sales, End of 1st Quarter, National & International Holidays, Easiest & Hardest Glitches
Glitch #89: Let's celebrate Mom & Pop Shop Business Owner's Day! Glitch #90: ❓When will you make the time to peek under the hood of your business for the first quarter? Glitch #91: Today's Glitch is a TRIFECTA of Glitches. That's right, The Glitch, Goal, and Actionable Item is just ONE SIMPLE...
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Pokerface, Fatal Oversight, 4 Cashflow Options, Blowing Bubbles, Lessons from Meteorologists, Steep Learning Curves
❓Is your tone of voice rather abrasive when adversity strikes? ❓When was the last time you evaluated your marketplace? ❓Do you know your website's health score? ❓What technology have you been putting off or avoiding that could streamline various processes within your business? ❓When was the last...
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Your Biggest Competitor, Why Businesses Fail with Financing, Data Driven Gut Instincts, Meh Phone Greetings, Boundaries, Branded Merch
Glitch #75: ❓When was the last time you reviewed your tax return to understand it? Glitch #76: ❓How confident do you feel about selling your products and/or services? Glitch #77: ❓Do you base decisions on metrics or do you trust your gut and forge forward aimlessly? Glitch #78: ❓Do you buy…
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Unrealistic Goals, Work-Life Balance, Is Sales a Numbers Game, SWOT, Email Marketing and Situational Awareness
Glitch #68: ❓How realistic are your financial goals? Are you "reaching for the sky" because pundits say to dream big? This could be a tad unrealistic. Glitch #69: ❓How successful are you with work-life balance? Glitch #70: ❓How many leads are you talking to per week? Glitch #71: ❓Have completed a...
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Employee Appreciation, Confident Selling, Solopreneurs, Customer Service Strategies, Clear Branding, Panicked Decision Making and PURPOSE
Glitch #61 for March 1st: Employee Appreciation Day is celebrated on the first Friday in March. Glitch #62 for March 2nd❓How deep do you analyze your metrics to determine best pricing structure for products/services? Glitch #63 for March 3rd❓Are you saving (or thinking that you're saving) money…
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Ideas for Your Small Business for Leap Year | Glitch #60
24 ideas for your small business for Leap Year. How will YOU celebrate Leap Year’s 24 extra hours on February 29, 2024? Here are 24 ideas to celebrate having 24 extra hours in 2024. 1. LEAP into your day with a 29-minute workout or a 2.9-mile walk, or walk 2900 steps. 2. Spend 29 minutes learning...
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Remembering When You Started Your Business | Glitch #59
Remembering when you started your business❓Why did you start your own business? Category: Culture, Business Operations, Business Growth Independence from other people's rules? More freedom for healthy work balance? What can you do today to make your work easier? 🎯 Goal: Work on replicating...
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is Complacency a Comfort Trap with Outsourced Help | Glitch #58
is complacency a comfort Trap in your small business? Maybe ❓Are you testing your outsourced service providers for efficiency, quality control, and pricing? Category: Outsourcing 🎯 Goal: Complacency is another comfort trap. Make sure you're not allowing inferior service to slip into your…
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Reigniting Passion in Business | Skepticism and Cynicism | Glitch #57
In today's Glitch, we discuss Reigniting Passion in Business when things get lackluster❓Are you still true to the original principles you had when you started your business? Or, have you improved upon them? Category: Mindset, Business Structure, Training/Education It's easy to get bored with...
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Most Business Owners IGNORE This Process with New Customers | Glitch #56
Most Business Owners IGNORE This Process with New Customers. But why?❓How do customers and prospects first experience your business when they contact you? Is it clunky, cold, uncaring? Category: Customer Service, Business Operations, Sales If you like shopping, you'll hate this Glitch. There's…
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Being Grumpy at Work | Anger Misdirected | Glitch #55
Being Grumpy at Work can lead to worse bad behavior❓Do you yell out of frustration? At yourself? At customers? In your office? At employees? Category: Mindset, Culture Yelling is its own form of therapy but not without purpose and not purposely directed at folks related to your business. Running…
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Too Busy to Know How to Say NO | Burnout Warning | Glitch #54
too busy to know how to say "NO"❓Do you find yourself agreeing to do things or go somewhere then feel resentment? The proverbial plate is full and yet we still keep piling on those potatoes! Category: Mindset Sometimes, we don't honor our own boundaries because we haven't established our values.…
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The BEST Way to Know HOW to GROW Your Business | Glitch #53
The BEST Way to Know HOW TO GROW Your Business❓What metrics have you determined are best for your business? Is your current system the optimal one to use? Categories: Business Operations, Business Growth, Sales, Technology In Glitch #22, we discussed investing in a CRM (database) to track…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
We banter about mistakes we've made (and seen) so you can know NOW how to NOT make the same mistakes we've made! You're welcome! We're small business owners in love with other ambitious small business owners who want to expand their enterprise and focus on controlling what we can control.We have a combined 6 decades of experience with owning, managing and running multiple businesses. We've celebrated glorious successes and stumbled over epic failures. Join us as we share insights that will cause you to pause, ponder and be productive and profitable!
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Linda Rey & Trevor - Small Business Cheerleaders
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We banter about mistakes we've made (and seen) so you can know NOW how to NOT make the same mistakes we've made! You're welcome! We're small business owners in love with other ambitious small business owners who want to expand their enterprise and focus on controlling what we can control.We have a...
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