Are you a small business owner who wants to start accepting mobile payments? In episode 67, hosts Elizabeth Larkin and Gene Marks are joined by Amit Mathradas of PayPal to talk to business owners about accepting mobile payments and answer this question: “I have a pottery business. Right now I only accept cash payments because […]

In episode 66, hosts Elizabeth Larkin and Gene Marks answer a question about passing on your small business to your children:

"I'm getting ready to retire. One of my three children wants to take over the business, the other two want nothing to do with it. This is something I built for all of them. If one child takes over the business, do I need to find a way to balance out the inheritances of my other children?"

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Elizabeth: Alright, so we're doing a quick episode today because Gene is off tomorrow on vacation.

Gene: Yeah this has to be very quick, we're going off on vacation, okay.

Elizabeth: You've gotta pack, I'm sure it takes you hours to pack.

Gene: It does. So everybody thanks for listening, it's been great and we'll see you next time. Yeah, we're leaving tomorrow for Jamaica to an all inclusive resort.

Elizabeth: The whole family?

Gene: It's myself, my wife and my three kids. 21, 21, 22.

Elizabeth: Oh my god.

Gene: So they're all- everybody is all reared up, they're all of legal age and we'll be taking full advantage of the all inclusive amenities.

Elizabeth: So do you do the beach or the pool?

Gene: Both. And I do a lot of shuffleboard. I'm a big shuffleboarder. Yeah, it's awesome.

Elizabeth: Shuffleboard... I can see you doing that actually.

Gene: Love shuffleboard. And then hopefully some beach volleyball and all that good stuff so.

Elizabeth: Are you bringing books? What books do you bring?

Gene: I'm bringing my kindle and I've got a bunch of books that's on- I gonna read the new book by Al Franken.

Elizabeth: Okay.

In episode 66, hosts Elizabeth Larkin and Gene Marks answer a question about passing on your small business to your children:

"I'm getting ready to retire. One of my three children wants to take over the business, the other two want nothing to do with it. This is something I built for all of them. If one child takes over the business, do I need to find a way to balance out the inheritances of my other children?"

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Belly

Affinity Solutions

Shopify

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Download Our Free eBooks

Ultimate Guide to Business Credit Cards: The Small Business Owner's Handbook

How to Keep Customers Coming Back for More – Customer Retention Strategies

How to Safeguard Your Small Business from Data Breaches

21 Days to Be a More Productive Small Business Owner

Opportunity Knocks: How to Find—and Pursue—a Business Idea that's Right for You

99 New Small Business Ideas

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Elizabeth: Alright, so we're doing a quick episode today because Gene is off tomorrow on vacation.

Gene: Yeah this has to be very quick, we're going off on vacation, okay.

Elizabeth: You've gotta pack, I'm sure it takes you hours to pack.

Gene: It does. So everybody thanks for listening, it's been great and we'll see you next time. Yeah, we're leaving tomorrow for Jamaica to an all inclusive resort.

Elizabeth: The whole family?

Gene: It's myself, my wife and my three kids. 21, 21, 22.

Elizabeth: Oh my god.

Gene: So they're all- everybody is all reared up, they're all of legal age and we'll be taking full advantage of the all inclusive amenities.

Elizabeth: So do you do the beach or the pool?

Gene: Both. And I do a lot of shuffleboard. I'm a big shuffleboarder. Yeah, it's awesome.

Elizabeth: Shuffleboard... I can see you doing that actually.

Gene: Love shuffleboard. And then hopefully some beach volleyball and all that good stuff so.

Elizabeth: Are you bringing books? What books do you bring?

Gene: I'm bringing my kindle and I've got a bunch of books that's on- I gonna read the new book by Al Franken.

Elizabeth: Okay.

In episode 66, hosts Elizabeth Larkin and Gene Marks answer a question about passing on your small business to your children: “I’m getting ready to retire. One of my three children wants to take over the business, the other two want nothing to do with it. This is something I built for all of them. […]

Are you a small business owner who is trying to raise some capital for your small business? Have you thought about getting a microloan? In episode 65, hosts Elizabeth Larkin and Gene Marks are joined by Paul Quintero of microlender Accion and answer the following question: “I started my small business using my own money, […]

So you want to hire a new employee for your small business but you're not sure how much to pay them? You're in luck, because in episode 64, hosts Elizabeth Larkin and Gene Marks answer the question:

"I'm thinking of hiring my first employee, how do I set their salary?"

Listen now:

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99 New Small Business Ideas

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Gene: Wait, Elizabeth. You're going to start this podcast right now? And I got a question I gotta ask you. Can I just jump in here and ask you? You're a dog owner right? We all know that Elizabeth owns a dog by now, right? Elizabeth has a very close relationship with her dog. Say just hypothetically you go away on vacation... And lets say a friend is looking after your dog and you're away for a week. Completely hypothetically, you know friend. So question number one is, you check in on the dog?

Elizabeth: Yes. So I have left my dog with a friend and she sends me pictures of what the dog's doing.

Gene: Sending you pictures of what the dog's doing!

Elizabeth: But the thing is... Here's the thing though, I don't check in that much because I don't want to be like one of those dog parents that's like a pain... Like first of all it's not a kid, and I don't want to be a pain in the butt.

Gene: What do you mean by not that much, once a day maybe? "Hey, how's so-and-so?"

Elizabeth: No, like every couple of days.

Gene: Okay.

Elizabeth: I don't want to be like, "Stop your life and let me know what my dog is doing right now."

Gene: But even your friend kind of knew to send you pictures of the dog.

Elizabeth: Yeah, what we did was we downloaded WhatsApp because I was like when I am traveling internationally and then when she feels like it she sends me a couple of pictures of what the dogs doing.

Gene: Fantastic.

Elizabeth: And I'm like, "I miss my dog so much!"

Gene: When you got home from your vacation.

Elizabeth: Yeah.

So you want to hire a new employee for your small business but you're not sure how much to pay them? You're in luck, because in episode 64, hosts Elizabeth Larkin and Gene Marks answer the question:

"I'm thinking of hiring my first employee, how do I set their salary?"

Listen now:

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CareerBuilder

Download Our Free eBooks

Ultimate Guide to Business Credit Cards: The Small Business Owner's Handbook

How to Keep Customers Coming Back for More – Customer Retention Strategies

How to Safeguard Your Small Business from Data Breaches

21 Days to Be a More Productive Small Business Owner

Opportunity Knocks: How to Find—and Pursue—a Business Idea that's Right for You

99 New Small Business Ideas

Submit Your Question

Submit Your Question

Leave Us a Review on iTunes

Transcript

Gene: Wait, Elizabeth. You're going to start this podcast right now? And I got a question I gotta ask you. Can I just jump in here and ask you? You're a dog owner right? We all know that Elizabeth owns a dog by now, right? Elizabeth has a very close relationship with her dog. Say just hypothetically you go away on vacation... And lets say a friend is looking after your dog and you're away for a week. Completely hypothetically, you know friend. So question number one is, you check in on the dog?

Elizabeth: Yes. So I have left my dog with a friend and she sends me pictures of what the dog's doing.

Gene: Sending you pictures of what the dog's doing!

Elizabeth: But the thing is... Here's the thing though, I don't check in that much because I don't want to be like one of those dog parents that's like a pain... Like first of all it's not a kid, and I don't want to be a pain in the butt.

Gene: What do you mean by not that much, once a day maybe? "Hey, how's so-and-so?"

Elizabeth: No, like every couple of days.

Gene: Okay.

Elizabeth: I don't want to be like, "Stop your life and let me know what my dog is doing right now."

Gene: But even your friend kind of knew to send you pictures of the dog.

Elizabeth: Yeah, what we did was we downloaded WhatsApp because I was like when I am traveling internationally and then when she feels like it she sends me a couple of pictures of what the dogs doing.

Gene: Fantastic.

Elizabeth: And I'm like, "I miss my dog so much!"

Gene: When you got home from your vacation.

Elizabeth: Yeah.

So you want to hire a new employee for your small business but you’re not sure how much to pay them? You’re in luck, because in episode 64, hosts Elizabeth Larkin and Gene Marks answer the question: “I’m thinking of hiring my first employee, how do I set their salary?” Listen now: Links Glassdoor CareerBuilder […]

In episode 63, hosts Elizabeth Larkin and Gene Marks answer the question: “I’m worried that one of my employees might leave to start a competitor business. Is it too late to have my employees sign a non-compete agreement?” Links Woebot Download Our Free eBooks Ultimate Guide to Business Credit Cards: The Small Business Owner’s Handbook […]

In episode 62, hosts Elizabeth Larkin and Gene Marks answer the question: “I’m a virtual assistant, I love my job, but some of my clients expect me to be available all day. I admit, some of this is my fault. How do I turn things around and set up healthy work boundaries?” Links Bas de […]