With the coronavirus situation, many people are experiencing working from home – perhaps for the first time. Working from home can be a great experience but like most things, there are pros and cons and ways to take advantage of the benefits while mitigating the negatives.

Join us for this episode of The Small Business Show to learn about how your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean make the most of the day when working from home. After you listen, please support our show by leaving us a 5-star review on the podcast directory of your choice.

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What happens when your work ethic doesn’t match up with your business partner’s? And how should you communicate to a potential business partner about your work ethic expectation? 

Join us on this episode of The Small Business Show to learn about managing work ethic expectations and how to resolve work ethic issues with existing business partners.

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How do you handle emergency situations when they come up at your Small Business? When (because it will) disaster strikes, how you respond and manage your team and your business can make the difference between success and failure.

Join your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton as they share tips on planning and preparing for when disaster strikes your Small Business. Listen in and then visit the Small Business Support Group to ask questions and share your own tips!

Thanks for listening and please be sure to leave us a 5-star review to help us reach more Small Business owners.

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What’s the difference between being addicted to productivity and being a workaholic? How can you embrace extreme productivity without blowing up the rest of your life as a Small Business owner?

Join us today on this episode of the Small Business Show to discuss how to ramp up your productivity while keeping the rest of your life in balance.

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What type of people are the best employees? Does experience outweigh education? How important is personality? Are there certain traits that you can look for that can predict success within your Small Business when hiring?

Join your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean as they answer these questions and share their own hiring experiences today on episode 262 of The Small Business Show! Listen in and then join us at the Small Business Support Group to ask your questions and share your own story.

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Being successful with one Small Business is a great accomplishment. Once you have some success, do you focus on your existing business, or challenge yourself to try something new? Joining us today, Henry Lopez is a serial entrepreneur that has bought and sold businesses as well as starting brand new companies. Henry has also expanded into business coaching, and he hosts The How of Business Podcast. 

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All of us at one time or another have thought of a product that would make our lives easier, something we could use ourselves and maybe even offer for sale to other people. Most of these ideas are just that, ideas that don’t go anywhere. Today we have a couple of product innovators joining us that took their concept to fruition and created a company, Souper Products (that’s spelled s-o-u-p-e-r) to bring their product to market.

Join us as we hear the story of how Jake and Michelle Sendowski founded Souper Products to bring their Souper Cubes product to market. There’s a wealth of tips and tricks for working with your spouse, researching product manufacturing, connecting with retailers and much more. You don’t want to miss this episode!

Listen in as your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean learn about Souper Products and then join us at the Small Business Support Group to ask your questions and to share your own story.

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Credibility and trust are a critical part of Small Business success. Potential customers need to know that your business is trustworthy and that your employees are working on the customer’s best interests.

A Credibility Funnel is a path used to build trust with potential customers and to remove any concerns about doing business with you. The Credibility Funnel ultimately leads to more customers, more sales, more business.

Join your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean today as they discuss how to add instant credibility to your Small Business and how to develop a Credibility Funnel to exponentially increase your credibility with potential customers. Listen in and then join us at the Small Business Show Support Group!

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It’s a new year full of new opportunities for you and your Small Business! Join your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean as they discuss the Consumer Electronics Show and how pre-show planning is the key to having a successful and profitable event.

Listen in to episode 258 of the Small Business Show to learn how Dave makes the most of CES, how managing your travel time around the show is critical, how chance encounters can change your life and why the show floor is not where the magic usually happens. Shannon then talks about the power of always having a Plan B and why being flexible, upbeat and inspirational can draw success to you like a moth to a flame.

Join us today and then visit the Small Business Support Group to share your story and ask questions.

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You have a successful Small Business, but want to increase revenue, expand your brand awareness and create new revenue streams. This week on the Small Business Show, your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton talk about ways to expand your business, your brand and your income.

Listen in and then meet us at the Small Business Support Group to get your questions answered and to join the conversation.

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