Happy Holidays! Short episode today, but we touch on a quick tip for you small business owners. Take a listen!

Goal-setting — it’s the necessary, often dreaded, foundation-laying that always happens this time of year. But many of us make those goals only to lose focus a few weeks later. 

As a business owner, this can’t happen. You’re responsible for not only your own success, but the success of your business and all the people that depend on it. So how can you set goals in a way that keeps you on track to meet them? Tune in to hear small business owner Matt Patrick share his strategy for goal setting in 2024. 

Patrick Accounting is turning 20, so this week we get to hear from the owner and founder himself, Matt Patrick. Matt started the firm out of our house and never dreamed of what it might become. Tune in to hear his story and help us celebrate two decades of dedication, passion for purpose, and a whole lot of fun!

Budgets are the map and the guardrails for a successful business. Knowing how to establish a realistic one, however, is no easy task. Tune in today to hear Matt & Mike discuss the best ways to get your budget on track so you can be set up for success in the new year!

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We'll be back next week with our regular programming. Until then, enjoy turkey day!

What’s YOUR favorite AI tool?? 


Keeping up with all the emerging tech is a full-time job, and if you’re working at a small business, it’s likely you’re already doing more than one full-time job :) Join Matt and Mike to hear about some of their favorite tech implementations for small businesses from this past year, as well as how they go about reviewing and implementing them with the team.

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Do you think we'll live to see the day when no paper is used in the business setting? Join Matt and Mike to ponder this question and talk through some best practices for managing the "paperwork" you use in your office.

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Tech is always changing, but change is hard. As a business leader, it’s crucial to stay up to date and efficient with your softwares & processes, but how can you get your employees to buy in when a change is made? Join Matt and Mike to hear about the mistakes they’ve made with managing technology transitions, as well as the key steps they take today to make sure the team is on board. 

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When an issue arises in your business, what tends to be the cause? Who - or what - do you address first? It can sometimes be tricky to figure out the source of an issue, but Matt & Mike believe it comes down to one of these three things: people, process, or tools/tech. Join the conversation today to hear them discuss where to start when problems arise. 

Which is most important to have in an employee - technical expertise or interpersonal abilities?

The debate between "soft" skills and "hard" skills has long presented a struggle to employers and leadership teams as they develop their hiring and training practices. With limited time to train and develop, is one truly more important than the other?

Listen in to hear Matt and Mike discuss the mistakes they've made with employee development, as well as share some ideas about how you can find a balance in your training practices.