The Savvy Entrepreneur

Building a business with your child can be extra-rewarding, but also riskier. Scott Nicholson has not only successfully done that, but has built businesses together with all three of his kids. Scott built KO Business Solutions with his daughter Brianna. KO Business Solutions is a consulting and recruiting company. It helps organizations create hiring strategies, … Continue reading "Building a Business with Your Kids"

Being the founder/CEO of a startup or small business can often be lonely, confusing, discouraging, and downright overwhelming. Most of us start a business around an idea we’re passionate about, and it often revolves around something we’re good at or know well. But building and running a business requires many skills, and few of us … Continue reading "Advantages of CEO Peer Group Mentoring"

Are you insured for the risks your small business presents? Anna Maria Viti-Welch, principal of the Viti Companies, joins The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show to talk about some of the many misconceptions people have about business risks and insurance coverage they may want or need. For example, a common assumption is that, if you work … Continue reading "Business Risks and Insurance"

What do you do if, six weeks before the biggest and most important marathon race of your life, you tear your calf muscle? Jennifer Conroyd’s 5 siblings were all coming to town to run the Chicago Marathon with her. They were raising money for Juvenile Diabetes, a disease her nephew had been diagnosed with at … Continue reading "Fluid Running"

Thinking about scaling your small business? There’s lots of great reasons to scale your business. Scaling often makes you more attractive to potential investors. It lets the founders/owners and other key people in the business grow professionally or allows them to focus on doing the things they are best at and enjoy most. And it … Continue reading "Tips to Successfully Scale Your Business"

Making the right hire for a small business is absolutely critical. If you don’t hire the right person with the right skill sets and culture fit, it may sink your business. Al & Sarah Katz from FirstSearch share with The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show practical tips to help ensure the right people join your company. … Continue reading "Making the Right Hire"

Allison Staiger’s company, The Matriarchy, is a great example of a company building a business around a very specific niche. The Matriarchy coaches feminist women, helping them build caregiving businesses. The Matriarchy is Allison’s second business venture. Her first, Highwire Therapy, is a counseling practice focused on perinatal mental health. Allison joins The Savvy Entrepreneur … Continue reading "Matriarchy: Coaching Feminist Businesses"

Nora Kerr’s company Memoir For Me began when her father was dying of prostate cancer and was told he only had 6-8 months to live. Nora took that opportunity to sit down with him over the course of several months. She asked him many of the questions she’d always had about him and his life, … Continue reading "Memoir For Me: Custom Memory Books"

Trina Ntmere and her company, Lavender Eucalyptus LLC, are passionate about helping nonprofits become more strategic. By helping them do that, they raise more money, provide more valuable services, and make better use of scarce staff resources. She shares with The Savvy Entrepreneur some of the ways she and Lavender Eucalyptus do that. Non-profits struggle … Continue reading "Lavender Eucalyptus: Helping NonProfits Be More Strategic"

Nicola Brown, Founder & CEO of Kokoro, is driven to help entrepreneurs and small businesspeople stay in touch with their human side. Rather than try to explain what that means, she takes both me and my listeners on a taste of what that journey might look like. At her suggestion, I turned the lead over … Continue reading "Grounded Entrepreneurship: A Guided Journey with Kokoro"