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Small Business Matters
by Small Business Matters
Adapting the philosophies from Napoleon Hill in Think & Grow Rich, and Michael Gerber in The E-Myth, this business show discusses important issues for small business owners. More resources can be found at www.AlignedPerformance.com.
Episodes
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Buts and Stories
Have you ever talked yourself out of something you really wanted? You have a dozen excuses as to why you don't deserve, shouldn't have or otherwise be denied that something. This is because your mind is doing its job - to protect us! But it doesn't work when you're building a business. You must...
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Women in the Mix
Is it possible from women to have it all? Business, family, romance, fitness, fun.... ? Cindy Mahlberg, of Women in the Mix, brings a new perspective to today's woman. She encourages women to stop thinking about "having it all" and to start focusing on "thriving through it all." For more small...
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Asking for Funding for Your Small Business
If you are a startup seeking private lending, looking for an angel investor or asking for capital funding, there are few details to get lined up first. This show lists the three things to have in place before you ask for small business loan. For more articles for small business owners, visit...
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Sales. Go from Yuk to Yeah!
If you hate sales, that's good. That probably means you hate pressuring and manipulating. Not to worry - that's not sales anyway. That's pressuring and manipulating. This show gives you 5 Best Practices for your sales process so that you are focusing on the one who really matters - your customer....
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How to Make More Money When you Sell Your Business
Are you preparing to sell your business? There are three things you must do to have a salable business, that will sell quickly and for more money. This show shares those steps. A special thanks to Matt Williams of Acquisition Logistics for providing these tips. (www.AcquisitionLogistics.com) For...
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Why MasterMinds Don't Work and What to do About It
MasterMinds can be a great way to elevate your business to the next level IF you are in the right group. This episode lays out ideas for having a productive MasterMind that truly helps the small business owner catapult their business. For more small business resources visit...
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Is Bartering Good for Business?
Have you thought about trading products or services as part of your business model? There are definitely pros and cons to bartering. This show lays out ideas on when to barter and when to avoid it. For more small business resources visit www.AlignedPerformance.com.
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Start the Year with a Healthy Business
Small Business Owners don't get much time off. While the holidays are a great time to rejuvenate, they are also a great time to do some business planning. This episode of Small Business Matters give you 5 tips for starting the year with a healthy business. For more small business resources visit...
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Positioning Your Company for Venture Capital Investors with Peter Adams
What is the difference between venture capital and an angel investor? How should I plan my 5-minute pitch for funding? What do investors REALLY want to know? Do I need a business plan? These questions and more are answered in this show. Peter Adams from the Rockies Venture Club joins Leigh-Ann to...
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Keys to High Performance
If you've ever wondered about using assessment tools to make decisions about hiring, job placement or promotions, you will love this show. My guest is Kevin Stoffel of Synergetic Systems. Kevin helps move employees to their highest level of competency. His tools help the business business best...
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Are you productive or just busy?
Let's admit it. There are days when even motivated people like us has days where we find ourselves just shuffling papers around. Yes? As a small business owner, we usually don't have the luxury of unproductive days. So what do we do about it? As with anything, the first step is awareness. This...
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Find it When you Need it: Getting and Staying Organized
If you spend more than 20 seconds looking for something at your desk, you must listen to this show. As a small business owner, you often wear a lot of hats. And all those hats end up in a pile on your desk. That can get pretty messy. In just SEVEN MINUTES, you will learn the 6 things you need to...
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Are you using a race horse to plow the field?
As a small business owner, we often wear a lot of hats. In this episode, we follow an analogy of running a farm with different types of horses. It's just like running a business with different skill sets. We should recognize and celebrate our strengths, and also recognize when we need to bring...
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Asking for the Sale with Liz Wendling
Whether you are a small business owner or in sales, this show will provide you with some words to use in your sales conversations. Often we don't ask for the sale because we're afraid of rejection, or we've been using sales pitches, not sales conversations. Liz Wendling is the Sales Coach for…
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Training systems for subject matter experts
If you are someone who has knowledge that you need to transfer to other people, you may not have the skills yet to do so. This show gives you the key steps to create effective training. As a small business owner, you may need to train an assistant, or a new sales person. Or maybe you just got...
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8 Answers you Need for your Marketing Plan
Before you write your marketing plan, you need to know the answer to these 8 questions. As a small business owner, it's ever-important to clearly understand your niche and how to market it to them. This episode helps you. You can download a template to accompany this podcast at...
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7 Success Secrets for Small Business Owners
Ever wonder how small business owners get it all done? They know the secrets that I am about to share with you. If I could distill this episode down into a few words, they would be, "leverage your resources". Whether those resources are people, software or online tools, they are all necessary to...
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Keep it in Front of You
In the movie, A Beautiful Mind, John Nash says that the way to stop having nightmares is to stop paying attention to them. The same is true for dreams. As a small business owner, you need to stay focused on your dreams for your business and your life. As you plan for the coming months and year,...
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Holiday Energy
With all the temptations of cookies and parties and champagne....how do you avoid that crash after enjoying the holidays? This show gives ideas to the small business owner on keeping their energy high through strategic eating, movement, sleep and purpose. These are excerpts from the work of Jim...
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Systems for Networking
Business is a team sport - there's no doubt about that. Small business owners need to be constantly meeting people and adding people to their database. Do you want to be make the most out of the networking events you attend? This show lists 7 steps to make sure the time you spend at networking...
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To Do or Delegate
If you've ever wondered if you should delegate or hire out daily work, then this episode is for you. Especially when first starting out, there's not a lot of cash in small businesses. So we are left to taking care of everything ourselves, from updating the website to bookkeeping to tweeting. It's...
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Mystery of the Mastermind
Small business owners should absolutely belong to a mastermind group. This is a team of people who support you and your business and are willing to ask you tough questions and give you constructive feedback in a supportive way. Entrepreneurs often try to figure things out on their own. The power…
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Business Lessons from Skis
As an entrepreneur or small business owner, we often get caught up in the busy-ness of the day. We work so hard IN our business that we forget to work ON our business. We also forget to pay attention to how we're doing or work and instead focus completely on what we're doing. For other small...
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Liberation Through Delegation
Are you one of those people who freak out when you think about someone else doing your work? If you are an entrepreneur or small business owner, delegation is the way to expand the reach of your business. As long as you are the only person wearing every hat in your business, growth is limited.…
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Systems for Entrepreneurs and Small Businesses
What are the benefits of systems to entrepreneurs and small businesses? There are tons. Especially when we are fist starting out, it is tempting to wear every hat in the business. But when we create systems to run the business, we actually get to take a day off now and then. Listen to this show…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Adapting the philosophies from Napoleon Hill in Think & Grow Rich, and Michael Gerber in The E-Myth, this business show discusses important issues for small business owners. More resources can be found at www.AlignedPerformance.com.
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