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The Scoop With Erica Krupin — 202 episodes

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Ep 202. What I Would Have Done Differently

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Ep 201. What To Expect When Pursuing Brand Partnerships

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Ep 200. Authentic Social Media and Growing Your Local Business

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Ep 199. Leaving 40% on the Table? The Real Cost of Your Missed Business Calls

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Ep 198. Pooper Scooper Business Strategies and Q&A

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Ep 197. The Scoop on Q1: Milestones, Metrics, and Market Growth

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Ep 196. The Longest Spring Rush Ever: Lessons from My 8th Year in Business

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Ep 195. Don't Let the Tail Wag the Dog: Reclaiming Control of Your Business

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Ep 194. $30K in 12 Days: My Real-Time Spring Rush Diary

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Ep 193. You Can't Lose If You Don't Quit: Winning the Mental Game

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Ep 192. Stop Chasing Money: Why We Switched to Upfront Payments

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Ep 191. Stop Selling Services: How to Sell What Your Customers Actually Want

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Ep 190. Why I Ditched Tiered Pricing for Flat Rates

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Ep 189. The Spring Rush Warning: Why Starting Next Month is Already Too Late

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Ep 188. Why I'm Quitting Social Media to Save My Business

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Ep 187. Mission-Driven Scooping: How Acts of Service Build a 5-Star Community Brand

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Ep 186. Mastering the Spring Rush: How to Onboard 100 Clients in 90 Days

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Ep 184. When Your Husband Saves the Business After an Employee Quits

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Ep 183. The One-Focus Strategy: Why Automations Are the Key to 2026 Success

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Ep 182. 30% December Growth… and the ONE Goal I'm Focusing on Next Year!

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Ep 181. Driving Across State Lines To Scoop Poop with Steven Shivery

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Ep 180. Saving the Underdogs: Finding Hope for Misunderstood Dogs

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Ep 179. How We Lost Our Entire Team and Started Over with Lacie Nash CEO @ Clean Squad

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Ep 178. Winter Scooping Sucks... Unless You Do This

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Ep 177. Why Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) Alone Won't Save Your Business!

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Ep 176. Content Creation 101: Erica's Proven Method For Small Businesses

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Ep 175. She Built That: Cathi's Secret for Building Loyal, Five-Star Client Relationships

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Ep 174. I Can Financially Breathe: How We Eliminated $113,000 in Debt

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Ep 173. Fall Is Pooper Scoopers' Second Rush

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Ep 172. Gross vs. Net: Scooping the Real Money From Dog Poop

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Ep 171. Who Wins When You Succeed?

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Ep 170. Please tell me—how much should I be charging?

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Ep 169. Pooper Scooper Business Basics: Essential Supplies and Strategies

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Ep 168. Making Drastic Money Moves to Eliminate $113,000 of Debt.

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Ep 167. Pooper Scooper Business 2025: Can You REALLY Make $100K?

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Ep 166. Scooping Success: Kristen Reid's Journey to 120 Clients and $13.5K Monthly Revenue

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Ep 165. What I'm Doubling Down On and Letting Go Of

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Ep 164. Erica Answers Your Toughest Business Questions: A Powerful Q&A Episode

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Ep 163. Rebuilding Momentum After Burnout

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Ep 162. The Scoop Is Back! Let's Catch Up.

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Ep 161. Scooping Up Leads: Innovative Digital Marketing Tactics for Pet Waste Removal Companies

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Ep 160. Go Where The Dogs Are: w/ Chantelle from Doodie Deeds

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Ep 159. Navigating Price Increases and Customer Retention in the Pet Waste Removal Business Int w/ Hunter Conley (Part 2)

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Ep 158. Mastering Customer Acquisition and Retention in the Poop Scoop Business (Part 1)

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Ep 157. Navigating Challenges and Achieving Goals with Special Guest Trisha Dork!

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Ep 156. $350 a Day on Facebook Ads?! How I Get Poop Scoop Customers in 2025

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Ep 155. Business Q&A - Insurance, Yard Measurements, Safety Issues and Disinfecting Solutions

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Ep 154. "Wearing All The Hats" Int w/ Missy Maruschak of the Doo Doo Squad

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Ep 153. Unburdening the Heart - My Sobering Journey

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Ep 152. Take Action Now! The Scoop Master's Keys to Poop Scoop Business Success

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Ep 151. Since you Asked??? Erica Answers Your Toughest Poop Scooping Questions.

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Ep 150. From Online to In-Person - Building the Pooper Scooper Community at ScoopCon

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Ep 149. Scoop School: Your Dog Waste Business Q&A

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Ep 148. Identifying and Dealing with Energy Suckers

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Ep 147. Poop Piles & Professionalism: Fixing Mistakes and Building Trust.

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Ep 146. Anticipating ScoopCon 2025!

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Ep 145. Ask Erica: Your Toughest Poop Scoop Questions Answered!

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Ep 144. Is Your "Business" Just a Job? Escaping the Self-Employment Trap

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Ep 143. Should New Poop Scoopers Offer Free Services? Plus More Q&A w/ Erica.

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Ep 142. Building Team Connection Through Staff Meetings.

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Ep 141. Your Questions: Contracts, Pricing, and Securing Those First Clients

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Ep 140. Just Say No! - Erica's Guide to Setting Boundaries.

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Ep 139. Doggy Dilemmas and Dollars: Handling Uncontained Pets and Charging Policies

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Ep 138. The Honest Numbers: Why My Business Underperformed Last Year!

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Ep 137. Measuring Yards, Managing Dogs, and More Q&A with Erica Krupin.

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Ep 136. Ghosted by an Employee: Navigating No-Shows & Other Worker Issues.

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Ep 135. Got Scoop Biz Problems? Erica's Got Answers! - A Scoop Podcast Q&A.

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Ep 134. What Services Should Your Poop Scooping Business Consider Providing?

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Ep 133. Wrap It Up? The Pros and Cons of Vehicle Signage for Your Business.

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Ep 132. FAQ's For Poop Scooping Entrepreneurs. Erica Answers The Questions You've Been Asking.

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Ep 131. Breaking Free from Business Pressure by Making Smarter Choices.

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Ep 130. Navigating Challenges and Achieving Goals with Special Guest Trisha Dork!

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Ep 129. Embracing Change and Staying Competitive in the Poop Scoop Business.

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Ep 128. Scooping Up Leads: Innovative Digital Marketing Tactics for Pet Waste Removal Companies

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Ep 127. Pricing Poop Profitably: Real Talk on Making Money in the Pet Waste Industry.

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Ep 126. How a Decade in BANKING Prepared Keyshawn for Scooping Success!

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Ep 125. Spring Rush Kickoff – The Chaos Begins

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Ep 124. The Business of Pets: Trends, Tech, and Personalization.

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Ep 123. New Pooper Scooper Business Mistakes.

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Ep 122. Community Involvement Is Crucial For Poop Scooping Businesses.

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Ep 121. Can Your Marriage Survive Entrepreneurship?

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Ep 120. The Jeff Joiner Interview. Building Customer Loyalty Through Communication and Service

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Ep 119. Truck Talk: Leadership, Relationships, & Realizations.

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Ep 118. Scooping Up Social Media Success: Content Creation for Small Business Owners.

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Ep 117. What I Wish I Knew

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Ep 116. $350 a Day on Facebook Ads?! How I Get Poop Scoop Customers in 2025

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Ep 115. Build a 100k Pooper Scooper Business in 12 Months!

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Ep 114. The Poop Scoop Millionaire's Spring Rush Secrets: How to Explode Your Business!

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Ep 113. The Power of Saying "NO"!

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Ep 112. From Bartender to Poop Scooper: Mark Gromer's Unconventional Journey to Success

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Ep 111. Navigating Price Increases and Customer Retention in the Pet Waste Removal Business Int w/ Hunter Conley (Part 2)

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Ep 110. Mastering Customer Acquisition and Retention in the Poop Scoop Business (Part 1)

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Ep 109. Protecting Your Poop Scooping Business with Effective Terms of Service

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Ep 108. Scaling Your Home Service Empire: Lessons from the Process CEO Christine Hodges

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Ep 107. Customer Focused Conversations That Lead To Successful Sales w/ Eric Triplett

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Ep 106. Building Confidence and Communication Skills as a Poop Scooping Entrepreneur

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Ep 105. Keeping Customers Coming Back: Strategies for Consistent, High-Quality Service

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Ep 104. Jingle All the Way to Your Goals: Overcoming Holiday Distractions

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Ep 103. Developing Systems and Processes for Sustainable Expansion

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Ep 102. Injured, But Not Defeated: How Erica Is Keeping Her Business Afloat Through Physical Setbacks.

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Ep 101. Slow and Steady: Courtney's Path to Sustainable Growth and Self-Care

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Ep 100. Reigniting Your Entrepreneurial Fire

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Ep 99. Redefining Yourself: Establishing Boundaries for Success

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Ep 98. My Go-To Podcasts & The Work Behind My Show

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Ep 97. To Haul or Not to Haul: The Big Poop Debate

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Ep 96. Leaves, Freezing Poop, and Muddy Yards: Tackling the Challenges of Autumn Scooping

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Ep 95. ***Full Version*** Scooping Up Success: Lessons from William & Levi with Swoop Scoop.

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Ep 95. Scooping Up Success: Lessons from William & Levi with Swoop Scoop.

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Ep 94. Go Where The Dogs Are: w/ Chantelle from Doodie Deeds

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Ep 93. Leveraging Social Media and Content Creation to Elevate Your Business

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Ep 92. Overcoming the Obsession to Always Be Working

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Ep 91. Embracing the Mess - An Honest Look at Entrepreneurship and Motherhood

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Ep 90. Surviving the Dog Days of Summer: An Honest Look at Outdoor Business Ownership

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Ep 89. The Dirty Work of Hiring: An Inside Look at a Pooper Scooper's Recruitment Woes

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Ep 88. Wreck and Reflect: My Top Takeaways from Three Car Accidents

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Ep 87. The Power of Reviews & The Realities of Starting a Business

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Ep 86. Faith, Family, and Success: Justin Owen's Journey with Department of Doody

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Ep 85. Live Q&A: Mike Casten's Strategy to Sell & Retire in Costa Rica Revealed!

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Ep 84. Protect Your Pooper Scooper Business with Pet Sitters Associates Insurance

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Ep 83. Pooper Scooper Live Q&A with guest William from Poop Scoop Millionaire📺,

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Ep 82. Who Quits Their Job to Scoop Dog Poop?

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Ep 81. Are You Wasting Your God-Given Talents?

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Ep 80. I Got Called Out by a Franchise Owner

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Ep 79. Empowering Women in Business Success

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Ep 78. From Employee to Entrepreneur: The Journey Begins...

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Ep 77. What it REALLY takes to run a Million Dollar Pooper Scooper Business

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Ep 76. Inside Scoop: The Lawn Dogs Story with Donovan Johns

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Ep 75. The Art of Customer Service: Crafting Experiences That Wow

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Ep 74. Route Density 101

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Ep 73. One Year Sober From Alcohol:Embracing The Uncomfortable Feelings

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Ep 72. Addressing Your YouTube Questions

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Ep 71. Does Your Business Vehicle Signage Suck?

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Ep 70. Tackling Hiring Obstacles: Strategies for Small Business Growth

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Ep 69. Q&A: How Dispose Of all The Dog Poop

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Ep 68. The Ways To Succeed This Spring Rush

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Ep 67. Beyond 9 to 5: Navigating the Entrepreneurial Lifestyle W/ Justin Roberge

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Ep 66. Beyond the Balance Sheet: The Scoop with John Pajak

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Ep 65. Breaking Content Barriers W/ Mercedes Gomez

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Ep 64. Mind Matters: The Importance of Scheduling Recovery for Small Business Owners

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Ep 63. Empowering Entrepreneurs: Look at your company as a BRAND w/Nancy P. Young

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Ep 62. Struggling to set goals for 2024?

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Ep 61. Fresh Content Brown Friday

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60. Unwrapping Digital Presence for the Holidays

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Ep 59. Main issue, lack of conversion?

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Ep 58. Writing THIS list has changed my life

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57. What Do Pooper Scoopers Offer? Products and Services Business Plan Section

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56. Lets Talk 7 Figure Pooper Scooper Operations w/ Levi from Swoop Scoop

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55. Don't be a JADA: Show your partner RESPECT

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54. The Prime Time for Entrepreneurship: Starting Small in Your 30s

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53. From Poo to Profits: Meet William, the 7-Figure Pooper Scooper Kingpin!

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52. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with ADAM: Master the Art of FOCUSING on PEOPLE and WATCH PROFITS SOAR in Your Business! 💰💥

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51. Small Business Grants 2023

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50. Leave a little in the tank. Tomorrow you will be thankful.

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49. Business Plan: Market Analysis

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48. Stepping outside the box. HUGE convention recap episode.

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47. "About Me" Section: Crafting a Compelling Company Description:

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46. Five years of scooping and NO formal business plan?! Business Plan 101

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45. My Life...My Choice W/ Andrew Martinez ( Part 2)

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44. Making a different standard in YOUR business w/ Andrew Martinez ( Part 1)

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43. Ways to stop being obsessed with your business, get away and have some fun!

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Ep. 42 Steady Success: Why you're not consistent

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41. What's better than nextdoor neighbors?

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40. Let's Avoid HEAT STROKE this summer

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39. Going from a Side Hustle to Full-Time Pooper Scooper

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38. Maximizing Your Time: Saying No, Outsourcing, and Knowing Yourself

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37. Unleashing Entrepreneurial Excellence: The Power of Self-Accountability

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36. Pooper Scooper Brain Fog: From Forgetful Gates to Restless Nights

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35. Unveiling the $5,600 INVESTMENT with Anthony Salazar

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34. Juggling Act - Part-Time Potty Picker, Full-Time Family Biz with John Travis

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33. Laundry Liberation: Unveiling the Secrets of Prioritizing Self-Care & Business Success!

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32 Scooper Success: Unleashing the Power of Automation in Your Pooper Scooper Business with John Noonan owner of Region Scoopers

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31. My lack of hiring cost me THOUSANDS this spring rush

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30. Rate increase letter for 2023

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29 The Price Is Right..How about yours?

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28. Document EVERYTHING w/ Courtney Ceacal from Palmetto Scoopers

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27. " I'll Do It Myself".. That's an expensive phrase!

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26. Do any of us know what we are doing? Solo Episode

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25. "I'm not content with just a career and pension check" w/Ryan from Coastal pooper scooper

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24. Ohh, that's a dirty word "Franchise" w/Jame Coones from Poo Squad

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23. Got Poo? The one and only Jim Coniglione

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22. My Side Hustles have side hustles with Laina Jackson

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21. Feels So Powerful To Have Options w/ Derek from Poo Patrol

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20. How to reach new heights in your small business in 2023 with Molly from Jobber

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19. Know when to Hire w/ Kohl Merling from Sandia Pet Waste Removal

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18. Know When It's Time To Do Something Different: Joseph w/ Repooval Dog Waste Removal

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17. The City Won't Shut Us Down! Mama Bear Cathi Shank Saves Her Sons Business

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16. Recap: 5 interviews in the books and here are my TAKEAWAYS.

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15. How to create a vision board that works w/Melissa Johnson

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14. We are paid to solve a problem W/ Andrew Martinez

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13. Screw it, I'm going to hit RECORD: Anthony with Poop Scoops For Noobs

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12. Let's Talk Crap with Courtney from San Diego Scoop Squad

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11. "I like to keep things Basic" with Jessica from Paws to Bark

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10. Dog Bite and Marketing...What a combo!

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Ep.9 Bad Brain Day.. Lets Adjust The" Plan"

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8. Lights-Camera-Action

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07. Working Outside In The Winter, What I Wish I Knew In The Beginning.

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Ep.06 Scooping Dog Turds On Thanksgiving?

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Ep.05 That's A Lot Of Dog Poop/ Pooper Scooper Horror Stories

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Ep.04 Rate Increase Letter & Route Density

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Ep.03 Cut the crap, what is a "Pooper Scooper Business?"

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Ep. 02 Erica, get your crap together

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Ep 01. Erica Has A Podcast