Business Buffet

Do your employees bring you a hard decision or a selection of options?  Business is the process of solving problems and making things easier, but yet we tolerate our employees making our life more difficult.  In this episode, I’ll share with you one way you can get your team working towards making your life (as the boss) easier.

Running a small business requires the ability to wear many hats but it's one thing to put a hat on your head and another thing entirely to execute on wearing that hat well. One thing many small business owners don't know much about is doing their books, accounting, and taxes. Today we're going talk about a subject NOBODY enjoys talking about unless you're an accountant: Taxes. Specifically small business tax deductions that you may, or may not know about, on THIS episode of the Business Buffet.

In sales, too often, our emotions get the best of us.  Many outside influences impact our psychological well being and ultimately have an adverse impact on your ability to sell your product or service.  Today’s I share with you some tips on how to avoid or mitigate the social pitfalls that could impact your bottom line.

Is small business behind the curve when it comes to making changes to your product or service offering? In today’s episode, Ed and Phil will discuss the strengths and weaknesses, threats and opportunities for small business people when market conditions go soft. What should you do in your business if sales slump? Turn-in today and get ready to dish up the business buffet!

When it comes to running a small business, we have to be aware of every aspect of our brand. The smallest overlooked detail can lead to catastrophe. Even the words we use. Do the words you use to convey what your business represents?

In business, we can be the market mover and shaker or the one who gets shaken up by the marketplace.  Resistance to change is a natural human instinct, but in business, it will kill your future.  In today’s SideDish, I will present a simple solution you can use to be the instrument for market change.

In the ‘80s, it was desktop computers, in the ‘90s it was the world wide web.  In the 2000s we saw a surge in telecommuting and home-based business and in the 2010s, mobile applications took the market by storm.  These were all things business people resisted.  What are the changes business people are facing today and what is the cost of resisting them?  In today’s episode, Phil and I will share some personal stories about people we knew who resisted change and how that resistance impacted their business.  Then we will explore the decision of 2020 that every small business person faces.

On this Business Buffet Side Dish Phil Anderson is going to give you a few of his favorite apps that he uses in his social media management company and tell you a little bit about them.

So you want to be a dentist. Let’s begin by saying that, as a dentist, you’ve chosen an amazing line of work with proven high success rates. Today we'll take a deeper look at the cost and income projections, start-up requirements, and considerations for your new dental practice. We’ll then explore the ups and downs of the business as we talk with, Dr. Brent Zastrow, a dentist who uses a unique business model for his dental practice on this Business Buffet Ingredients episode.

EVERY business should know their why. In today’s episode, Phil Anderson is going to talk about the Simen Sinek book, Start With Why.