Badass Business Owners: Tips for Small Businesses Serving their Communities

EPISODE 160 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Today's Tip - 3 Reasons Local Small Business Owners Can't Get to 6 Figures

In today's episode:

The #1 Reason that prevents local small business owners from achieving the 6-figure income that they desire is a lack of time. After all, you can't go from 60 hours a week to 120. However, this is only 1 of the top 3 reasons. Let's see how this top roadblock combines with 2 others in preventing you from achieving your financial goals for your business.

Thanks for listening!

Tammy

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The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams.

HELPFUL LINKS

Website/Training Materials: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com

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Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck

Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at [email protected]

Starting a Local Small Business Website: StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business

Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u

AFFILIATE LINKS

Build a Website with BlueHost

Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You! CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK

My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link

WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR:

local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams

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EPISODE 159 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Today's Tip - Can You Build a Business and Work Full Time Elsewhere?

In today's episode:

Do You Have the Fire in Your Belly to Work Full-Time and create a Local Business? I came across a question asking if someone can build a real local business while working full-time somewhere else. Many local small business owners are currently doing that right now! Yes, it will be long hours but if done right, you can create the bridge to jump. It depends on the passion in your belly and how well you organize yourself.

Thanks for listening!

Tammy

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The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams.

HELPFUL LINKS

Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com

Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck

Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at [email protected]

Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners: TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com

Starting a Local Small Business Website: StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business

Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u

AFFILIATE LINKS

Build a Website with BlueHost

Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You! CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK

My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link

WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR:

local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams

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EPISODE 158 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Today's Tip - Mistakes Are Proof You Are Trying

In today's episode:

Do you hate to make mistakes? Have you ever gotten into trouble when you thought you were making the right decision? Do you beat yourself up or worse, beat up those that work for you when they make the best decision they could at the time and it was still wrong? I'll share a story from my past that completely changed the way I look at making mistakes.

Thanks for listening!

Tammy

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The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams.

HELPFUL LINKS

Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com

Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck

Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at [email protected]

Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners: TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com

Starting a Local Small Business Website: StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business

Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u

AFFILIATE LINKS

Build a Website with BlueHost

Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You! CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK

My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link

WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR:

local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams

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EPISODE 157 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Today's Tip - How Do You Get More Customer Testimonials for Your Local Small Business

In today's episode:

​We all know that our businesses live and die on what our customers and clients tell others. But next to in-person testimonials, the next best thing are the testimonials people leave on various websites. In this digital age, your testimonials are gold to help you find new folks to service. Let's discuss how you can go about getting some testimonials. Yes, even us introverts can do this!

Thanks for listening!

Tammy

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The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams.

HELPFUL LINKS

Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com

Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck

Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at [email protected]

Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners: TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com

Starting a Local Small Business Website: StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business

Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u

AFFILIATE LINKS

Build a Website with BlueHost

Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You! CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK

My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link

WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR:

local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams

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EPISODE 156 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Today's Tip - What is Your Business's First Impression Online?

In today's episode:

​What would potential customers or clients find when they Google your business? What if they Googled you as an individual as well? Like it or not, in today's digital online world, everything we do is available for everyone. However, today we want to discuss what Google would say, what would they see from your past customers and clients? What would your website tell them? The reality is, your business is everywhere and you want to make sure everything they find is the message, the brand you want them to find.

Thanks for listening!

Tammy

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The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams.

HELPFUL LINKS

Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com

Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck

Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at [email protected]

Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners: TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com

Starting a Local Small Business Website: StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business

Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u

AFFILIATE LINKS

Build a Website with BlueHost

Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You! CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK

My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link

WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR:

local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams

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EPISODE 155 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Today's Tip - Where on Earth is the Money Going

In today's episode:

Do you find that you are working your tail off and when you get to the end of the month that there is not enough money left from all the jobs you did?

How often are you running out of funds long before you finish paying the bills?

This is more common than you think. Today's question comes from a business owner working tons of hours and finding there is no money left by the time he gets to the end of the month. Today we will discuss where to go look to find your money. It is there. The challenge is to find it! Odds are, it is slowly seeping out without you knowing it! Let's go find you money!

Thanks for listening!

Tammy

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The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams.

HELPFUL LINKS

Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com

Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck

Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at [email protected]

Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners: TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com

Starting a Local Small Business Website: StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business

Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u

AFFILIATE LINKS

Build a Website with BlueHost

Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You! CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK

My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link

WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR:

local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams

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EPISODE 154 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Today's Tip - Getting Back to the Basics – The Key to Consistent Performance

In today's episode:

Getting Back to the Basics – The Key to Consistent Performance. Today we will discuss the importance of you focusing on the basics of your business. Here are 13 Basics of Your Business that You Will Want to Focus on Day In and Day Out. Just like coaches of teams, you want to do the same drills each day. Coaches see the importance of practicing the basics and so should you. The basics are universal and if you are wanting a strong, consistent business, you would be wise to focus on these 13 areas.

1. Provide Excellent Customer Service
2. Do What You Commit to And Do It Well
3. Show Up on Time
4. Treat Your Customers and Employee How You Want Your Mom to Be Treated
5. Be In Stock on Product and Tools
6. Live and Breathe Your "Brand" And Values
7. Constantly Be Improving Your Processes
8. Do Your Bookkeeping and Invoice on Regular Basis
9. Focus on Your Ideal Customer
10. Live on a Budget and Don't Spend More Than You Can
11. Take Care of Your People and Train Them Well
12. Execute Your Processes Well
13. Have Fun

If you focus on nothing else, here would be the top ones:

Great Service + Excellent Execution + Deliver on Your Commitments = Success

Thanks for listening!

Tammy

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The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams.

HELPFUL LINKS

Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com

Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck

Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at [email protected]

Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners: TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com

Starting a Local Small Business Website: StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business

Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u

AFFILIATE LINKS

Build a Website with BlueHost

Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You! CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK

My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link

WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR:

local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams

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EPISODE 153 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Today's Tip - My Business is Failing - Should I Sink or Swim?

In today's episode:

You Have a Choice to Paddle or Drown When Your Business is in Trouble. Today I'll share a question a local small business owner posted to Facebook about how lost they were in their business and they wondered if they should sell and give up. They were losing customers and making no traction. I'll share my advice I'd give them and hopefully, it might help you as well.

Thanks for listening!

Tammy

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The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams.

HELPFUL LINKS

Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com

Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck

Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at [email protected]

Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners: TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com

Starting a Local Small Business Website: StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business

Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u

AFFILIATE LINKS

Build a Website with BlueHost

Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You! CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK

My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link

WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR:

local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams

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EPISODE 152 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Today's Tip - Sometimes You Just Have To Fire Some Customers / Clients

In today's episode:

​Have you Ever Wanted to Fire a Customer or Client? Well today, I give you permission to FIRE them. Firing a customer or client can be very healthy for your business. You will regain time, energy and money by letting them go and replacing them with new, healthier client / customer relationships. You have my permission to fire them! It Feels Good to Fire a Pain the Butt Customer / Client

Thanks for listening!

Tammy

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The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams.

HELPFUL LINKS

Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com

Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck

Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at [email protected]

Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners: TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com

Starting a Local Small Business Website: StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business

Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u

AFFILIATE LINKS

Build a Website with BlueHost

Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You! CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK

My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link

WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR:

local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams

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EPISODE 151 of The Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Today's Tip - Should this Handyman Niche His Business?

In today's episode:

It's Question Thursday and today we look at Tommy's situation. Should this Handyman Niche His Business? In order to grow his business and not work more hours, niching might be the best thing for him to grow the business. Focusing on larger ticket items and being the go-to person, might be his best bet. Let's Discuss on this episode of the Local Small Business Coach Podcast

Thanks for listening!

Tammy

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The Local Small Business Coach Podcast is for Local Small Business Owners who are tired of living job to job and want to get to $100,000 in take home pay. Each episode we discuss how to increase your profits, boost your sales, improve your processes and develop stronger teams.

HELPFUL LINKS

Website: LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com

Get your free Business Health Check PDF at LocalSmallBusinessCoach.com/businesshealthcheck

Have an Idea for a Show or Have a Question? Email me at [email protected]

Our Training Materials for Local Small Business Owners: TrainingforLocalSmallBusinessOwners.com

Starting a Local Small Business Website: StartALocalSmallBusiness.com

Get Your FREE eBook - 8 Steps to Increasing Your Profits in Your Local Small Business

Follow Me on Twitter @tadams4u

AFFILIATE LINKS

Build a Website with BlueHost

Get a FREE Audiobook! Take your Business Books on the Road with You! CLICK to GET YOUR FREE AUDIOBOOK

My Recommended Bookkeeping Program for Local Small Business Owners: Freshbooks Link

WHO THIS PODCAST IS FOR:

local small business owners, mobile businesses, brick and mortar businesses, handymen, landscapers, pool cleaners, cleaning services, QSRs, restaurant owners, mechanics, plumbers, real estate agents, dog groomers, franchisees, tradesmen, medical, dentist, insurance, & those looking to increase profits, boost sales, improve processes and develop stronger teams

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