Sam’s Tailor is a small, family-owned tailoring business in Hong Kong that has built itself into a global brand known for the amazing quality of its 24-hour bespoke suits.  Sam’s Tailor has created suits for royalty, celebrities, world politicians like Presidents Bill Clinton and George Bush, and fashion designers like Tory Burch. This week, Host […]

How much would your small business grow if you could better understand what your customers wanted from you? What if you could read their emotions through something that everyone does, and never realize they are doing? “And that’s exactly the information you want as a business owner. You want to understand what happened. Why are […]

Have you thought about what a big government contract could do for your microbusiness? The benefits are HUGE. The federal government spends more than $450 billion in business opportunities a year. But it can be difficult to understand a way through the challenges that come with these hefty contracts: The requirements can be confusing The […]

Have you wondered if you are pricing the right amount for what you offer in your business? Are you letting fear of what competitors are doing, or what customers might say if you raised your prices, stop you from charging what you should? Chances are, you should be pricing higher and charging more for your […]

When you are tens of thousands of dollars in debt you can give up, or choose to do what this entrepreneur did to turn his business around. Host Mary McCarthy talks to Tommy Mello, an entrepreneur who went from $50,000 in debt seven years ago, on course to hit $39 million dollars in revenue this […]

Are you so busy that you’re just checking things off your list, instead of planning and achieving the vision for your business? It’s easy to lose sight of what you’re really trying to accomplish, when you are stuck in the day-to-day. That’s why having a strategy, a plan of action that helps you achieve a […]

Just because you can cook, doesn’t mean you can run a food business! They are some of the hardest small businesses to launch and run successfully, so you are going to need to master a lot of skills to make it work. Host Mary McCarthy talks to Dr. Iris Cooper, Co-Founder of Glory Foods and […]

Your goal is probably pretty simple: You want to drive traffic to your website, find new customers, and get new business. But where do you start? Kim McCumber is the Founder and CEO of Floodlight Training & Consulting in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Floodlight Training & Consulting assists small businesses through training, consultation and direct management. […]

It’s no secret that there’s an overwhelming feeling of negativity in just about everything right now. But that doesn’t mean we should choose to join in. This week, host Mary McCarthy and co-host Sharon DeLay are talking about the benefits of positive leadership, and the steps we can take to become positive leaders in life […]

Marketing doesn’t have to feel overwhelming. That’s the message from Shanna Chamberlain, the Founder and Creative Director of HinterBrands, a digital marketing and advertising agency. Shanna spoke with host Mary McCarthy of YMT Consultants, an entrepreneurial consulting and training firm, about how to take the fear out of marketing and make it something you do […]