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Blood, Sweat & Business — 182 episodes

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How Much Is Your Auto Repair Shop Worth?

2

Why Your Business Needs a Coach to Grow in 2026

3

The Business Life Cycle of an Auto Shop Owner

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Auto Repair Industry Trends in 2026

5

Business Health Secrets: The Power of Discipline

6

How to Adapt Your Business to Crazy Price Changes

7

Everything You Need to Know About Unemployment Tax

8

How I-9 Compliance can KILL a Business in DAYS!

9

Why Suffer the Risk of Using Paper Timecards?

10

The Cycle of Growth and Contraction in Every Small Business

11

The Perfect Number of Staff in Your Workforce

12

Why Good Pitches Beat Good Ideas

13

2026 Top 5 Tax Mistakes and How to Fix Them FAST!

14

The Perfect Setup to be an S Corp

15

Why Tax Withholding Matters to You

16

Why do Accountants Still Exist?

17

The Power of Daily Intentionality

18

Speed of Decision Making

19

Documentation as a Force Multiplier

20

The Small Business Survival Blueprint

21

Avoiding the Small Business "Death Trap"

22

The Shift in Private Equity Deals

23

Mastering the Payroll Compliance Checklist

24

Building Trust Through Better Questions

25

Tax Problems That Will Put You in Jail

26

The Hidden Costs of Growing Your Team

27

Payroll Compliance without Panic

28

Major IRS Triggers

29

How the One Big Beautiful Bill Pushes Business 2026

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IRS Policy Changes with Meals in 2025 & 2026

31

The IRS says Good-Bye to Paper Checks

32

Why Trusts AREN'T Just for the Wealthy

33

How to Employ and Pay Your Children at Your Business

34

How Much is My Business Worth and How to Make it More!

35

How to Build a Remote Culture that Works for Everyone

36

Can Your Company Make a 4-Day Workweek Work?

37

Are Return to Office Mandates the Right Answer?

38

How Clever Scammers Attempt to Get Into Your Payroll

39

The Truth About Savings on Overtime Pay and Tips

40

Attract Talent Through Flexible Pay Using Earned Wage Access

41

How to Create & Measure KPIs That WORK for YOUR Business

42

How AI Will ABSOLUTELY Dominate in Payroll

43

How to Contain & Control Complexity in Your Business

44

Is Bigger Business ACTUALLY Better?

45

How Often Should You Measure Your KPIs?

46

How to Foster Productive Remote Employees

47

What does Kaizen Mean and Why it Matters!

48

How & When to Measure Your ROI

49

Why use Applicant Tracking Software?

50

No Tax on Tips & Overtime in the Big Beautiful Bill

51

2025 Economic Outlook

52

How to HIRE & KEEP Young Talent in Your Company

53

Surprising Truth About Jobs & Slowing Economy 2025

54

Has AI Taken Over Small Business Accounting?

55

How Good is the Big Beautiful Bill for Small Businesses?

56

Where Are the Private Equity Deals Going in 2025?

57

Why Do the IRS Cuts Matter to Small Business?

58

How HR Software Saves Companies Thousands

59

NEW Self Service Features That Save You BIG!

60

How to Deal with Credit Cards Cutting Into Your Bottom Line

61

How an Employee Tool Allowance Benefits EVERYONE

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Top Auto Repair Shop Software 2025

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How to Prepare Your Business for Uncertain Times

64

How Tariffs WILL Affect Small Business

65

How 1099s Helps Your Small Business SAVE

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Why You Never Hear Back From Your Accountant

67

How to Avoid a Surprise in Your Taxes

68

How Often Should You Get Financial Statements?

69

Make More Off Your Auto Parts

70

How to Motivate Employees WITHOUT MANAGING

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AVOID Tax Penalties With These Simple Steps

72

Why Use a Payroll Service in 2025?

73

How to Keep Track of Employee Leave Laws

74

Commonly Misclassified Contractors

75

How to Deduct Business Travel

76

How to Maximize Your Tax Savings With a Work Vehicle

77

Where is my Money? Profit versus Cash Flow

78

5 Things EVERY Small Business Should Do in 2025

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5 Simple Steps to Set Your Auto Repair Shop up for Success in 2025

80

How to Make a Budget that WORKS in 2025

81

Should You Switch from a Single-Member LLC to an S-Corp?

82

Lessons Learned From 2024: Tax Tips and Stories that could save your business THOUSANDS!

83

How Your HSA could provide you a TRIPLE Benefit

84

How Amortization and Depreciation can save your business THOUSANDS!

85

How to be Prepared for a Worker's Comp Audit

86

The BIG change behind salaried employees and overtime

87

How Charitable Contributions Help Your Business and the Community

88

Do you want to hire an employee or a subcontractor?

89

How to Work with Subcontractors the RIGHT WAY!

90

What You Need to do BEFORE END OF THE YEAR

91

Red Flags When Expanding Your Business and Buying Another

92

How to Manage Your Downtime

93

Is an AI Accountant Any Good?

94

How to Build a Labor Matrix and Why You Need It

95

How to Recession Proof Your Business

96

Maximize your Real Estate Taxes with Cost Segregation

97

What are Mandated Retirement Funds and How to Remain Compliant

98

What are Paid Leave Laws and Why They Matter

99

How to Save Big with Employee Self-Serve

100

iSolved vs Quickbooks Online a Fight for Your Payroll

101

Why You Need a Payroll Service

102

Lessons Learned from Business Failures

103

What is the Future of Work & Small Business?

104

The Top 5 IRS Red Flags

105

What is Profit First & Why Accountants Hate It | Kaizen Time: Blood, Sweat & Business Podcast

106

Give Your Business a Competitive Advantage

107

How to Measure A Company’s Growth

108

Create & Leverage Strategic Partnerships

109

How to Build a Scalable Business

110

When to Stop Doing Your Books and Hire a CPA

111

How to Evaluate Your CPA’s Performance?

112

How to Reach Out & Stand Out as a Restaurant

113

How Your POS System Impacts Financials

114

Should You Buy Real Estate for Your Business?

115

Top 3 Tax Strategies Your CPA Could Be Missing

116

Auto Repair Shops Communication Inside & Out

117

What Has Changed With the Employee Retention Tax Credit (ERC) in 2024?

118

How Does an S Corporation Get Taxed?

119

Auto Repair Shops Inside & Out

120

What Has Changed with Beneficial Ownership Reporting?

121

What is the Difference Between Markup & Profit Margin?

122

How to Smoothly Transition Ownership in a Small Business

123

What Insurance Does a Small Business Need?

124

Training Profitable Auto Shops

125

How to Find & Cut Unnecessary Costs

126

Tekmetric Numbers

127

Why Would Your Accountant Offer Insurance?

128

Why You NEED Workers' Comp

129

The Backdoor Roth IRA & Your Early Retirement

130

What is Risk Management and Do You Want It?

131

What is the BEST Automotive Repair Shop Software 2024

132

First Tech, Now Crops

133

How to Make a Small Business Budget for 2024

134

You NEED to Know Financial Statements & Bank Loans

135

How to Get Started with Artificial Intelligence for ANY Small Business

136

How to Set Realistic & Achievable Goals in 2024

137

Riches in the Niches with Andrew Parrish Jr | Blood, Sweat, & Business Podcast

138

Illinois 2024 Paid Time Off (PTO) Change

139

What is Pass Through Entity Taxation and How it Can Save You a Fortune!

140

What Trends Can a Small Business Expect in 2024?

141

What to Know Before Selling a Small Business

142

Knowledge is NOT Power, Action IS | Blood, Sweat, & Business Podcast

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How to Increase Sales and Revenue in 2024

144

Kaizen Time: Is LLC, S Corp or C Corp Right for YOUR Future?

145

Kaizen Time: How to Know YOUR CPA is Future-proof

146

Kaizen Time: How to Have a Stress Free End of the Year

147

Kaizen Time: What You Need to Know About Beneficial Ownership Information & Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

148

Kaizen Time: How Clients & Firms Can Build a Lasting Partnership

149

Recycling Transparency

150

Kaizen Time: How to Use Depreciation and Tax to Your Advantage

151

Kaizen Time: End of Year Bonuses

152

Kaizen Time: Strategies for Managing, Reducing & Controlling Debt

153

Kaizen Time: End of the Year Charitable Giving

154

Kaizen Time: End of the Year Pension and Profit Sharing

155

Kaizen Time: Top Financial Questions of 2023

156

Kaizen Time: How Can Small Businesses Prepare for Tax Season

157

Do It Because It Inspires You

158

Staying Relevant in Hospitality

159

You Had Failure Written All Over You

160

Entrepreneurial Navigation: Where Style and Success Converge

161

Crafting a Culture of Excellence in Automotive Repair

162

Navigating the Automotive Business Landscape

163

The Power of Coaching in Automotive Business

164

Crafting a Legacy Business

165

Business Owners Harnessing the Power of AI

166

The Power Of Networking In Your Industry

167

Serving Local Business Owners

168

Running a Family Business

169

Running a nonprofit

170

From Empty Nester to Business Owner

171

Finding Your Speciality In Business

172

Serving Your Community

173

The Transition to Running Your Own Business

174

Running a Business Without a Formal Education

175

How to Implement Profit First Strategies into Your Business

176

Finding The Right People In Business

177

Finding Your Ideal Customer With Rob Stoner and Mike Sokolski

178

The power of referrals with Gus Harris

179

Running A Woman Owned Business With Sue Dickson

180

Setting Up Your Chiropractic Business for Growth (w/Jeff Turnbull)

181

Running a Multi-Restaurant Business

182

Introducing Blood, Sweat, & Business