Welcome back to Small Business School! It’s just you and me today! I’m unpacking the mindset shifts and practical tactics I shared during a recent Coach’s Corner —aka the exact money guidance I’d give if we only had a few minutes together. We’ll talk about expanding what you believe is possible, measuring what actually matters, and making grounded decisions that move your business forward (without the all-or-nothing gambles).

Key topics covered:

• Money is a mindset: expand your belief by getting in rooms with people a few steps (then a few more) ahead; invest sustainably, not from desperation.
• Coaching with discernment: tools and mentors can be powerful—just avoid high-ticket “last dollar” decisions; grow through steady rewiring, not quick fixes.
• Measure before you judge: keep bookkeeping current, set deadlines for reports, and use the data (not your gut) to spot leaks and wins.
• Adopt a growth lens: add “yet” to your self-talk (“I’m not good at this… yet”) and remember—finance is the part of business you can’t ignore.
• Core money mechanics: know your burn rate/runway/breakeven, manage the three profit pillars (revenue, cost of sales, overhead), protect cash, and demand ROI from every spend.

Tune in and give yourself the gift of clarity—one grounded decision at a time.

Mentioned in this episode: If you are running a business in Canada and you need help with all the things accounting related, but more importantly understanding the numbers I invite you to check out https://thriveaccounting.co/

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