AJ Osborne Podcast

13. The Small Business Blueprint: How to Start WITHOUT a Ton of Money w/Brian Hamilton


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Most people have the wrong idea about entrepreneurship and how to grow a small business. The average Shark Tank viewer thinks you need the next innovative idea and a boatload of venture capital to become a successful small business owner, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Looking to start your own business in 2025? You won’t want to miss this episode!

 Today, we’re chatting with Brian Hamilton, a lifelong entrepreneur and philanthropist who has founded, grown, and sold several multimillion-dollar tech companies over the last thirty-plus years. Currently, he’s the chairman of Inmates to Entrepreneurs, a nonprofit organization that equips people with the knowledge, tools, and resources to go out and build their own profitable businesses from scratch. And in this episode, he’s going to show YOU how to do the same!

 And guess what? You don’t need to wait for an inventive idea to fall in your lap, pour thousands of dollars into your new endeavor, or cripple your fledgling business by bringing venture capitalists on board. If you have grit and gratitude, you have everything you need to start the type of business Brian is talking about today!

Insights from today’s episode: 

  • How to build a successful business from scratch (with low money!)
  • The tried-and-true, low-cost businesses YOU can start today
  • The venture capital “trap” entrepreneurs should avoid when starting out
  • “Downward pressure” and other threats to business owners in 2025
  • Why grit and gratitude are the entrepreneur’s secret weapons
  • Inmates to Entrepreneurs https://inmatestoentrepreneurs.org/

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