
The Business Credit and Financing Show
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Ep 585Fundability: the Basics
During this show, you'll discover … ● How you have the power to help turn a lender or credit provider's no into a yes ● What fundability is ● How your business name, address, email, and NAICS code all affect fundability ● Why your business EIN, licensing, and profiles with the business credit reporting agencies matter ● How records consistency could be the key to turning a no into a yes ● Frequently asked questions about the fundability of your business ● The questions you should be asking about business fundability
Ep 584How to Buy and Sell Your Property on Terms
Nick specializes in working with lease purchase buyers to get them into a home and on the path to home ownership. That includes working with them throughout the entire deal which ends in them being able to get their own loan. Getting buyers to the finish line is something Nick and the entire Pre Property Solutions team take pride in. That is something that separates them from their competition. Regardless of a buyer's credit situation, he looks at their complete financial picture and comes up with a plan to get them into a home. During the show we discuss: ● Getting into real estate ● Does rent to own really work ● What does it mean to buy and sell your property on terms ● How to get buyers to the finish line of being able to get their own loan ● The advantages of buying and selling property Show resources: https://www.prepropertysolutions.com/
Ep 583How to Create a Steady & Predictable Cash Flow
KEVIN WESSELS is the Founder and Managing Director of RevSherpas LLC, a boutique business growth advisory and customer experience strategy consulting firm for small to mid-sized businesses. He is a multi-published author. During the show we discuss: ● What does a business need to do to increase cashflow? ● Why is growth important in anything? ● What mistakes do entrepreneurs make when trying to grow a business? ● How to use profitability for your business growth? ● What are the key stages of business growth acceleration? ● How to outshine and outlast competition without burning out? ● How to generate more leads to accelerate your income? ● How to Create a Steady & Predictable Cashflow? Show resources: https://revsherpas.com/
Ep 582Business Credit and Funding for Trucking
During this show, you'll discover … ● How good business credit can open up a ton of funding options for anyone in the trucking industry ● Why over the road trucking is a high risk industry ● What National Funding has to offer ● How LVRG can help ● What Headway Capital can do for your business ● How you can get money from Lendio ● How to get trucking business funding from Kabbage ● How Fundbox works ● What Gud Capital has on offer ● The specifics on what 1st Commercial Credit offers ● How Fundera can help ● What HIL Financial is all about ● How FastUpFront works ● What TopMark Funding can do for you ● What Crossroads Equipment Lease & Finance, LLC has to offer ● The specifics on Clarify Capital ● How Become.co works ● How to get business grants for trucking if you're a veteran ● How you can get trucking school scholarships and grants
Ep 580How to Open Cash Flow Floodgates
From startup to $4B business, Stephen King brings a unique combination of vision, foresight, and experience to help small businesses run better, grow faster, and make more money. Regarded as one of the accounting industry's top thought leaders, he's currently serving as President & CEO of GrowthForce, one of the nation's largest cloud-based accounting services. During the show we discuss: ● What cash flow is ● What is the main cause of cashflow problems ● How to radically increase your profit margins ● Early signs of cash flow problems ● How to plan an effective cash flow management ● The difference between net income and cash flow ● How to convert profit into cash flow ● Importance of cash flow ● Some good cash flow habits ● How to increase your cash flow ● How to do a cash flow analysis ● What should your bookkeeper be doing to maximize cashflow and profit ● Why not collecting quickly after each job will hurt you ● How to get more customers to pay quickly ● How to do a cash flow forecast ● What free cash flow is ● How to calculate operating cash flow Show resources: https://www.growthforce.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephenkingcpa/
Ep 579Fundability Focus - Business Information and Industry
During this show, you will discover: ● How you can positively impact your business's ability to get business financing ● What business credit is… ● How fundability is affected by your business's setup ● How your business address and phone numbers can affect your ability to get financing ● How your business email and website affect your ability to get business funding ● Why your EIN and D-U-N-S numbers matter ● How your industry and NAICS and SIC codes can affect fundability ● How records consistency can keep lenders from denying loan applications due to fraud concerns
Ep 578How to Have a Lifetime Solutions for Your Home Exterior
Steven Glaze is an expert in the exterior home remodeling industry and specializes in siding and gutter protection systems. He started in the business working as an assistant at his father's roofing company at the age of 16 and was estimating projects and managing crews by the time he was 18 years old. Today, Steve serves as Vice President of Sales for Smart Exteriors LLC, an award-winning home improvement company serving the greater Kansas City metro area. Steven works tirelessly to find the best exterior products and to educate homeowners on the best options for their goals and budgets. In fact, he recently wrote a homeowner's guide for siding that is now available on Amazon. During the show we discuss: ● How home improvement change throughout the years ● How home improvement look like now ● How COVID has changed the construction industry ● The importance of having your home improved from time to time ● What to do with your home to ensure your home office runs efficiently ● The best materials to use for outside of your home to save money ● How to prepare your home for a storm ● The types of windows to use that are quiet enough to run a home office ● First few home renovation you should be having ● Signs your windows need to be replaced ● How Covid-19 affected sales & installation processes ● The best siding material in the industry ● Why go with the best material possible if they can ● Some material advances in the industry ● Cleaning & care tips for your home ● Why you need immediate repair for roof leaks ● Ways to make your roof last longer Show resources: https://www.smartextpros.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenglaze/
Ep 577How to Automate Your Real Estate Investing Business
Robert Syfert is the Co-Founder and Chief Visionary at RealEstateInvestor.com as well as the founder of InverstorPO, Property List Manager, and USA Portfolio Real Estate. Robert is an innovator in the real estate investment industry who creates software, tools, and services that enable real estate investors to do things better and faster. He's passionate about being part of the solution and finding answers to the problems that hold real estate investors back from growing and scaling their businesses. During the show we discuss: ● Implementing high level automation to your REI business ● How to get high-quality leads for real estate investing ● Dial in your follow-up ● List stacking is your secret weapon ● Laser target your leads ● What's working today ● Concept of "All Leads Suck!" Why is that ● Favorite mailing list you use or recommend ● How to use voice drops to generate leads ● Cold-outreach techniques to get qualified leads ● Realistic ROI on marketing ● List and give it to a mail house ● About realestateinvestor.com Member ● Offering Cold Calling What does that look like Show resources: https://realestateinvestor.com/
Ep 576Fund Your Work from Home Business
During this show, you'll discover … Some of the disadvantages and advantages of running a work from home business How funding a work from home business is a unique challenge What major disadvantage of running a business from home makes fundability harder How to overcome this funding challenge… Why something as simple as a phone number and address is vital to funding How getting an EIN and a separate business bank account… ...is more important to funding than you probably think Why you need to incorporate even if your business is home based How to get funding for your work from home business right now And why the Credit Line Hybrid works especially well for funding a business you run from home
Ep 575How to Succeed as a Startup Business
Andrew Hutton is the founder and CEO of Day One. Day One is pioneering how we educate and support entrepreneurs. With a program that is one part community membership and one part entrepreneurial bootcamp, Day One provides founders and future-founders the place to learn how to start, build and grow a business. Prior to founding Day One, Andrew was Chief Innovation Officer at Human Ventures, a startup studio in New York City. In his time at Human Andrew led the incubation and launch of startups like Tiny Organics, Paloma Health, LUPii and Milo. During the show we discuss: ● Why startups fail and how you can succeed ● Secret ingredients to become a successful entrepreneur ● The basic knowledge founders must-have ● Kind of skills should every founder work on improving ● Factors that affect the success of your business ● How to properly prepare for the launching of a startup business ● Common challenges of startup businesses ● How to know when you are ready to start your business ● What should founders expect in their first quarter ● Importance of evaluating your business performance ● How to properly evaluate your current performance Show resources: https://joindayone.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-hutton-3a030739/
Ep 574How to Get Financing to Fix-and-Flip or Buy-and-Hold Properties
Kevin Rodman joined Asset Based Lending as a partner in 2014 and brings 30 years' experience in the mortgage industry to the ABL team. Along with Dan and Paul, Kevin is one of ABL's three loan underwriters. Kevin is leading ABL's expansion in New England, with a focus on Connecticut and Massachusetts. Kevin also works on building ABL's strong capital base, which is one of the largest in the hard money lending industry. During the show we discuss: ● What hard money lending is and how it works ● How to easily and quickly get money to fix-and-flip homes ● What to know about draws when it comes to flix-and-flip financing ● How to transition from fix-and-flip to buy-and-hold ● How to qualify for flix-and-flip financing ● What you'll need to get approved ● How to get approved and hours and funded in 2 weeks or less ● How much of your own money you need to put into the deal to get funded ● How to take on multiple loans and properties at the same time ● The types of terms you can get on flix-and-flip financing ● How to get financing for 30 years to buy-and-hold ● How to get approved and fund with little money down ● How to get fix-and-flip type financing for new construction Show resources: https://www.abl1.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevin-rodman-0a1aa25/
Ep 573Fundability Focus - Your Business Entity, EIN, and Identification Numbers
During this show, you'll discover … ● All about business credit and fundability ● Business entities when it comes to… ● … definitions… ● … taxes… ● … legal liability… ● … and costs and shares ● Getting an EIN from the IRS ● Why your business identification numbers matter… ● … from Dun & Bradstreet… ● … Experian… ● … and Equifax
Ep 572How to Maximize Your Financial Potential
Bruce Wehner and Rachel Marshall from The Money Advantage. Rachel Marshall is the Co-Founder, Chief Financial Educator, and Content Strategist of The Money Advantage. She is known for making money simple, fun, and doable. She's currently writing a book about her near-death experience and how it became the springboard for her family's multi-generational legacy of more than money. Bruce Wehner is the Lead Advisor of The Money Advantage, where he designs and communicates the individualized solutions that help their clients increase cash flow and financial control. Bruce leans on his experience as an educator and varsity head coach, lifelong entrepreneur, and real estate investor. He is a Nelson Nash Institute Authorized Infinite Banking Practitioner who has been practicing Infinite Banking since his parents started his first policy when he was a young child. Bruce and Rachel are the co-hosts of The Money Advantage podcast, the popular business and personal finance show. During the show we discuss: ● Who can benefit from being their own banker ● Why you must have cashflow and learn to keep it ● Why you want to look into syndications to invest your money ● How to get control of your money instead of letting others do it ● Why most people fail financially and skip the protection component of investing ● How to develop a cashflow management system ● Privatized Banking in a nutshell ● Why Privatized Banking improve every area of financial life ● How Infinite Banking is like investing in real estate ● The pros and cons of infinite banking ● How to earn a return in two places at the same time with the same money ● The keys to maximize profitability without hustling or cutting back Show resources: https://themoneyadvantage.com/
Ep 571How to Win Digital Customers
Howard Tiersky is the author of the WSJ bestselling book Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance. In his 25 year career helping large enterprises win in the digital space, Howard has worked on projects for dozens of Fortune 1000 companies and has been named one of the "Top 10" Digital Transformation influencers by IDG as well as by Enterprise 360. Howard Tiersky is the Founder and CEO of FROM, a proven digital agency that drives customer enthusiasm and bottom line results. During the show we discuss: ● Importance of offering a good customer experience ● What makes a good customer service experience ● Why you MUST have credible online reviews ● Customer Experience improvements that will have the greatest impact ● How different are digital customers compare to traditional ones ● How to create a better customer experience ● How to get customer's feedback ● How to accurately measure customer satisfaction ● The tips in building a customer experience plan ● The best way to approach digital transformation ● Different strategies to maximize digital customer experience ● What really is digital transformation and how do you know when it's done ● Creative ways to achieve customer satisfaction Show resources: https://www.from.digital/ https://winningdigitalcustomers.com/freechapter
Ep 570Business Borrowing from Family and Friends Tips to Make it Work
During this show we discover: ● How to avoid the awkwardness of business borrowing from friends and family ● Out-of-the-box ways that friends and family can help you fund your business… ● ...without large cash outlays… ● ...or you owing them money ● What options like angel investing, crowdfunding, and guarantor loans have to do with borrowing from friends and family ● How some of those options, like the Credit Line Hybrid... ● ...can help you build your business credit score at the same time ● Why a business credit score even matters ● And how it can help you return the favor to those you love... ● ...and protect your personal credit score
Ep 569How to Elevate Your SEO Strategies
John Vuong is a seasoned sales professional and Internet marketer with an exceptional track record helping companies grow their clientele and profits. Through 15 years of experience working with CEOs, business owners, and marketing leaders at some of Canada's most successful corporations, John developed a deep understanding of local marketing dynamics and consumer behaviour. John's entrepreneurial spirit and experience working with more than 5,000 local business owners inspired him to start his own company, Local SEO Search, in 2013. During the show we discuss: ● What SEO is ● The benefits of SEO ● How SEO boosts your marketing ● The common SEO myths ● The SEO Strategies You Shouldn't Ignore ● The SEO essentials? ● The best tools to use for SEO ● Some SEO techniques that can guarantee leads ● The basic SEO factors that will get you ranked on Google ● The best ever strategies to rank and earn in YouTube ● The different ways to optimize your website ● How to elevate SEO strategies Show resources: https://www.localseosearch.ca/
Ep 568How to Create a Financial Peace of Mind
Derick Van Ness is a Wealth Strategist who is passionate about helping people reach their full potential. His company, Big Life Financial is focused on removing the mystery and misinformation surrounding money and financial strategy so people can live their BIGGEST LIFE! Derick believes that each person has something unique and valuable to contribute to the world, but that most people are never able to express that gift due to fear, doubt, or worry related to money. His mission is to eradicate that fear and fundamentally change the way that people think about the utilize money within the next generation. During the show we discuss: ● What's happening now in the economy that can rob your financial freedom ● What's happening with inflation that can adversely affect you ● What's happening with real estate values now ● How getting government money affects you as a business owner ● Why now is the time to borrow money ● Why now is a great time for you if you have asset ● Why you can expect interest rates to climb in the years to come ● The keys to financial peace of mind ● Tips to foster your financial peace of mind ● The biggest financial mistake ● Why to avoid falling into the "gambling trap" many entrepreneurs are in now ● How to adopt the money maximization model ● What's happening currently that can hurt you financially ● How to get credits that greatly benefit your business ● What financial experts we should have in our corner Show resources: 👉 https://www.biglifefinancial.com/
Ep 567Get Business Funding with Collateral
During this show, you'll discover … ● How to use various forms of collateral to get business financing… ● … including collateral you probably haven't even thought of ● How to use equipment as collateral for purchase… ● … leasing… ● … and sale-leaseback ● What inventory financing is all about… ● … including through Kickfurther ● Securities financing using 401(k)s… ● … IRAs… ● … stocks… ● … and bonds ● Where SBA programs fit in… ● … including CAPLines ● … the 7(a) loan… ● … and 504 loans
Ep 566How to be the Change You Wish to See
Two models and social activists came together with a shared dream – starting a modeling agency that would disrupt the way we think about and see the industry. One phone call was all it took after having been introduced to each other via a common friend, Val and Anne Therese knew right away that this agency had to happen. Anne Therese Gennari and Val Emanuel are the agency that puts ethics, sustainability, environmental, and social justice at the core of our business. Founded in 2017, the agency came to life from the desire to build a platform where models are given a voice to speak about things they believe in. We wanted to show the world that models can be incredible agents of change and help shift pop culture in the direction needed for a better future. During the show we discuss: ● How is the world-changing right now ● What kind of changes do we need to seek right now ● What can an individual do to have a positive change ● How to unblock the fear for a self-empowered action ● What is being a stubborn climate optimist mean ● How can being a stubborn climate optimist help the world ● The mindset practices for the climate optimist ● How to restore the ecosystem and our faith in humanity ● How can collective action help with climate ● The different things to do to promote collective actions ● How to be the change you wish to see in the world ● What is an ethical and sustainable way of life ● How to achieve an ethical and sustainable way of life Show resources: https://www.rolemodelsmgmt.com/ https://www.theactionsquad.com/
Ep 565How to Succeed with Your Strategic Vision
Shelley Willingham is a successful business strategist and entrepreneur. She founded Vision and Passion International, LLC (VPI) in 2017 to focus on projects that simply set her soul on fire. Throughout her career, she has gained the experience and know-how to help others run profitable businesses. By sharing her strategies for success and the lessons she's learned from her failures, she hopes to shorten the learning curve for entrepreneurs working hard to build their empires and leave a legacy. Today, Shelley shares her expertise by coaching entrepreneurs and small business owners, speaking at various non-profit and business events and facilitating sales trainings, marketing workshops and leadership conferences. During the show we discuss: ● The difference between mission & vision ● Importance of having a strong vision in business ● A good business vision ● How to get past imposter syndrome ● The components of a strategic vision statement ● How to effectively draw your vision ● How to celebrate small wins along the way ● How to find your true passion ● The tips for brainstorming ideas ● How will business strategies help businesses to succeed ● How to prepare for obstacles and remove blocks to your business' success ● The proven strategies to implement the strategies ● How to get employees aligned with the company's vision ● How to develop your mission ● The key factors of business success Show resources: https://shelleywillingham.com/ https://vision-passion.com/
Ep 56410 Preventable Small Business Loan Deal Killers
During this show, you'll discover … ● How you can prevent business loan deals from being killed off ● Fundability and basic issues with business loan denials ● Business risk ● Inconsistent records ● SIC and NAICS Codes ● Business licensing ● Business addresses ● Business phone numbers, website, and email address ● Managing your business bank account to improve your chances of getting a business loan ● Personal and business credit improvement and management ● How and why business credit monitoring can help you keep your scores high… ● … and how to get it for 90% less than the three big business CRAs would charge y
Ep 563How to Grow a Professional Services Firm
Sean has been training, mentoring, and educating all his life. An exceptionally well-regarded conference speaker and author, Sean has delivered talks for Fortune 50 companies and top tier conferences. He has also been the author of several books on technical as well as business topics. Sean has also been a professional services firm owner for over 20 years. His professional services work has spanned consulting engagements with the Fortune 50 and startups you have heard of; the sale of his first professional services company, and the growth of delivery, sales, marketing, and operational practices inside professional services firms. In short, Sean brings a wealth of knowledge when it comes to surviving and thriving as a service firm owner or the leader of a practice area inside a larger services firm. During the show we discuss: ● How to survive an economic downturn as a professional services firm leader ● Why "No" matters more than "Yes" when leading a firm and managing clients ● How to grow a marketing practice for Professional Services Firm (PSF) that generates solid leads and revenue ● How to mentor sales team members and seller-doers in a PSF so they can achieve exceptional performance ● How to balance marketing and sales efforts ● The Age of Narrow in consulting firms ● Essential tips to keep in mind when communicating with clients ● Why the typical approach to building a firm's culture fails ● Why context always trumps tools, technique, and process Show resources: https://www.cascadeinsights.com/
Ep 562How to Use Digital Marketing to Scale Your Business
Irene Moore is a digital communications and consumer behavior expert who helps e-commerce brands drive sales online. She co-founded Digital Marketing London (DM London) a specialist online marketing consultancy to the beauty, wellness, and luxury sector five years ago. She quickly grew the agency through delivering digital marketing campaigns for global brands, such as L'Oréal, NYX Cosmetics, Cantu Beauty, and Dior. With a background in PR and marketing psychology, Irene has always been fascinated by what makes a powerful brand and credits her own business success to helping her clients better understand the ever changing shifts in customer behavior online in order to create more effective ads, campaigns and promotions. During this show we discuss: ● What digital marketing is ● The role of digital marketing in a company ● Challenges of creating a digital marketing strategy ● How to boost engagement with customers ● How to grow your brand without sharing your personal life ● What consumer psychology is ● What makes a social strategy successful? ● Essential ingredients for building an engaged community ● How to build an audience persona ● Using an established persona in digital marketing ● Building a brand in a noisy digital world ● Top 3 factors that make a piece of content successful ● Which social channels to pursue ● Predictions in the e-commerce space when it comes to marketing Show resources: https://www.digital-marketing.london/ www.savvystartupclub.com
Ep 561Business Grants for Minority Women and More Funding Choices
During this show, you'll discover … ● How minority women can get grants to start and run their businesses ● How specific grants for Black entrepreneurs… ● … Asian entrepreneurs… ● … and immigrant entrepreneurs can work ● Where to find grants for female entrepreneurs… ● … and Native American business owners ● How to find crowdfunding and angel investing opportunities for female minority business owners ● Where to find loans for women minority business owners ● How to find grants from the federal government… ● … to run a business or startup
Ep 560How to Double Your Revenue by Focusing on Less
After life as a consulting actuary to Fortune 100 Companies, David built the world's largest coaching business, becoming #1 on Google for "life coaching." Since discovering that Shiny Object Syndrome is an epidemic among high performers, David coaches rock star business owners to double revenue, achieve more in less time, and be a more extraordinary entrepreneur, partner, parent, and leader. During the show we discuss: ● How do you get clear on your goals and define your boundaries as well ● How to learn what to say "no" to ● Shiny Object Syndrome ● Shiny Object Syndrome among entrepreneurs ● How the human mind is like a "monkey on crack" ● The true cost of being so scattered in work and life ● Why choosing the right goals and plan is so important ● How to start focusing on less help with goals and plans ● Changing habits to go from Shiny Object Syndrome to Peaceful, Focused Action ● Speaking your truth ● Why you should be 30% more daring and truthful Show resources: https://focus.ceo/ www.myfocusgift.com
Ep 559How To Transform Your Setbacks into Your Superpower
Adriana Kyser is an international wellness expert who has spent the past 15 years helping highly-driven women stop feeling stressed and overwhelmed and start living a happier, healthier and more fulfilling life. Using her Enlightened Alchemy™ method, she has helped thousands of women worldwide achieve everything from reduced pain and stress to increased confidence and productivity. Rather than drawing from only one modality, her extensive list of certifications (including NLP, coaching, and yoga) allow her to create a customized wellness experience for clients. As a brand ambassador, she has worked with Athleta and Larabar. She's the co-author of the best seller book "Overcoming Adversity in Entrepreneurship". During the show we discuss: ● How health and happiness affect life and business ● How to overcome adversities in life and entrepreneurship ● How to build unstoppable confidence after setbacks in life and business ● Ways to transform painful past experiences into a superpower ● How to effectively use these superpowers in everyday life ● How to reduce pain and stress to increase confidence and productivity ● Secrets to overcome impostor syndrome and feel empowered on a regular basis ● Keys to prevent burnout, exhaustion, and overwhelm ● Key components to health, happiness, and fulfillment ● Strategies to have peace of mind ● What does it mean to live your purpose ● Ways to achieve anything you like Show resources: https://adrikyser.com/ https://adrikyser.com/free-gifts
Ep 558Fundability Focus - Public Records
During this show, you'll discover … ● The kinds of public records which can affect a business's fundability ● How personal or business bankruptcy can make the difference between getting a loan… ● … or not… ● … and how to fix errors in bankruptcy filings ● What to do about mistakes in liens ● How to correct defective legal judgments ● Why mistakes in UCC filings might not have to be corrected ● How acting fast can save you money
Ep 557How to Ensure the Success in Buying a Business
Elliott Holland, founder of Guardian Due Diligence is a business buying expert. He has a Harvard MBA, spent 10 years buying companies for himself and others, and now prevents his clients from losing millions buying bad businesses. Mr. Holland has 10+ years of experience executing middle market deals as an entrepreneur who was spending his own money for diligence. He fully understands the challenges in executing good deals and avoiding lemons. He is a Harvard Business School (HBS) trained, seasoned buy-side advisor who spent almost a decade as an independent sponsor / business buyer / acquisition entrepreneur before starting Guardian. During the show we discuss: ● Advantages of buying a business from building one ● How much money you really need to buy a business ● The things you need to know before buying a business ● How to avoid losing millions from buying bad business ● How to choose the best business for you to buy ● Why due diligence is even more important now during the coronavirus crisis ● How everyday people with no money can get into the business buying game ● Frequent mistakes people make when purchasing a business ● How to avoid the frequent mistakes people make when purchasing a business Show resources: https://guardianduediligence.com/
Ep 556How Not to Outlive Your Money in Retirement
As president of Safe Harbor Retirement Planning, Mark Singer has served as a relentless retirement guide to thousands of individuals since 1986. The secret to his longevity has been asking the questions other advisors simply don't ask; it allows him to make the best decisions for each client's unique situation and ensure retirement success. Mark is a former radio talk show host, is an author, and has become the go-to financial educator in the media. His most recent book 'Don't Outlive Your Money in Retirement'! 7 Key Steps, unveils the step-by-step process used to help maximize the retirement journey. During the show we discuss: ● The #1 Fear of retirees financially ● Biggest concerns retirees have as they move into retirement ● How to not outlive your money ● How to invest retirement savings ● How to identify how much risk to take with retirees portfolio ● When most people retire ● Retiring early ● What youngsters should do to plan for retirement ● What benefits to get from tax/retirement pre-planning ● Should one consider selling assets before retirement ● 7 key steps to take on Don't Outlive Your Money In Retirement ● How to know if a retiree is on track Show resources: https://55retire.com/ www.retirenowquiz.com
Ep 555Which Types of Small Business Loans are Best for You
During this show, you'll discover … ● What types of small business loans are out there ● Why traditional term loans are not your only and not even your best option ● What business owners and situations SBA loans work best for… ● ...and how to do know if they are the best option for you ● How to use your 401(k) to get financing for your business… ● ...while still earning interest and with no tax penalties ● How a merchant cash advance can help you get money for your business fast… ● ...even with a low credit score ● Why equipment financing may be a better option for buying equipment than a term loan ● How the Credit Line Hybrid can help you not only fund your business… ● ...but build business credit at the same time ● How Credit Suite can help you find the best option for your business
Ep 554Secrets to Getting It All Done
Stacy Tuschl has made a name for herself as an expert in growing small businesses. Put it this way, Stacy started her own business at the age of 18 in her parents' backyard and turned that company into a multi-million dollar business she still runs today (The Academy of Performing Arts has two locations in her home state of Wisconsin). In addition to being a Small Business Growth Coach, Stacy is a bestselling author, and founder of the Foot Traffic Formula - helping small businesses around the world get more customers in the door, more profit in their pocket and more happiness in their homes. When local area businesses started asking Stacy how she grew her company so rapidly, it sparked the inspiration needed to launch The Foot Traffic Podcast. Her podcast now has over 1 million downloads and is frequently on the top 30 of all marketing on iTunes. During the show we discuss: ● The importance of time management and organization ● "Time is money" ● Importance of planning and implementation ● Why some people have a hard time completing tasks ● How to self-evaluate productivity in life and business ● How is doing a to-do list help with managing tasks ● The things to consider when setting a priority with tasks ● Kinds of habits to be more productive ● Why people wait for the last minute to do things ● How to avoid wasting time ● The secret to getting it all done Show resources: https://stacytuschl.com/
Ep 553SEO Link Building Hacks
Travis Bliffen is the founder of Stellar SEO, a top US link building agency. As an Army veteran, Travis took a leap of faith after reading a magazine article about the future of SEO. He dived deep and spent a year perfecting his craft. When he opened his firm in 2012, it quickly gained a reputation for being a cost-effective, honest, and leading SEO agency. He has published many works on SEO and link building, as well as being a featured speaker at SEMPO Cities among other industry events. During the show we discuss: ● Link building ● The importance of link building ● Types of link building ● The benefits of link building ● Link building tips and tricks for beginners ● Starting with link building ● Planning an impactful link building campaign ● Different link building methods ● Executing a link building campaign ● Efficient link building strategies ● Secrets to an effective link building strategy ● Organic links ● Using organic links effectively ● The secrets of organic content promotion ● Link building do's and don'ts ● SEO link building hacks Show resources: https://stellarseo.com/
Ep 552Business Bankruptcy: There's No Shame in It
During this show, you'll discover … ● All about the three types of business bankruptcy ● Why and how businesses fail… ● … both before and during the age of Covid-19 ● What a Chapter 7 business bankruptcy is all about… ● … and how a business liquidation may be your best bet… ● … if your business does not have a viable future ● How a Chapter 11 business bankruptcy works… ● … and how a business reorganization can work ● It just might save your business ● How the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 has changed business bankruptcy ● Why a Chapter 13 business bankruptcy can be an option for a sole proprietorship… ● … and how it can help save personal assets… ● … if they're tied to business assets ● Getting cash to avoid a business bankruptcy
Ep 551How to Navigate the Emotions of Money
As a man of true integrity with infectious energy, Bob Wheeler's crusade for personal growth has crosspollinated with his accounting practice to create a new approach to personal finances. His passion is to help others gain insights about how their emotions trigger financial decisions. Combining finances with behaviors, Bob explores his personal concept of creating a healthy relationship with money in his recent book, The Money Nerve. While strengthening his accounting practice, Bob has simultaneously pursued his love of satire and ventured into the realm of standup comedy. From his thirty years of helping clients, Bob has distilled a concoction of warmth, humor, information, motivation and budgeting directives that he offers to anyone with financial concerns. He is also currently the CFO for The World Famous Comedy Store. During the show we discuss: ● How emotions impact financial decision-making ● Why we need financial therapy ● Healthy relationship with money ● Habits to help with your decision-making ● Why people experience financial depression ● The common financial struggles ● How to overcome financial depression ● How to set smart financial goals ● How to effectively navigate the emotions of money Show resources: https://themoneynerve.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/bob-wheeler-88029512/ https://twitter.com/themoneynerve
Ep 550How to Make Bold & Informed Decisions
Asif Muhammad is the entrepreneur that entrepreneurs turn to for solutions. A passionate investor, he has held many senior financial and strategic positions including CEO and CFO for a wide range of ventures encompassing all aspects of the business world. In 2011 he became the CEO of Main Course Associates, having joined the firm in 2008, a specialist consultancy delivering growth-focused, business solutions to the restaurant and hospitality industry. He has grown Main Course into a successful international concern with a stellar client roster and branches in London, Italy, Spain and USA. Through Main Course, Asif leverages his and his network's skills and experience, transforming his client's enterprises through an injection of sound business disciplines, market knowledge, financial engineering, strategy and operations. He has worked with national & international groups and high-end restaurants, helped clients expand abroad and established foreign companies in the UK. During the show we discuss: ● How strategic planning help with the growth of the business ● Key factors to successful strategic planning ● The most important characteristics of strategic planning ● The steps in strategic planning ● How to simplify the process of strategic planning ● The things to consider before making a decision ● What are need to assess before making a strategic plan ● The tips for evaluating everything needed ● How to minimize the risks of every decision ● How to make bold decisions ● The proven strategies to effectively execute a plan ● How to measure the effectiveness of a plan ● Why business owners often make the wrong decision Show resources: https://www.asifm.world/ https://www.mcainternational.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/asif-muhammad-10358916/
Ep 549Funding for Black-Owned Businesses
During this show, you'll discover … ● How to find funding for Black-owned businesses… ● … and business money for companies owned by people of color ● The sorts of challenges that Black entrepreneurs often face ● Where you can get government and private grants ● How to get loans for BIPOC business owners ● How small businesses from disadvantaged backgrounds can get money ● How to get a microloan from Kiva ● What you can get from Union Bank ● How Accion can help Black business owners ● How to get monetary prizes to help grow your Black-owned business ● Discover how the Credit Suite Credit Line Hybrid can be the perfect solution for Black business owners who have good personal credit
Ep 548How to Level Up Your Financial Intelligence
Henry Daas is a serial entrepreneur, business coach, screenwriter, and self-described 'ordinary guy', and now personal finance coach! Born in Brooklyn at the tail end of the Eisenhower years, he has lived his entire life in and around NYC. He has lived his life in and around money, as well - from cutting lawns as a kid to managing a stock portfolio as an adult and everything in between. He built his consulting business, Daas knowledge, to help provide professional coaching for entrepreneurs & business owners of companies with top line sales under $10M. His debut book, FQ: Financial Intelligence is the culmination of his six decades of financial knowledge and experience. His specialties include consultative advisory, strategic planning, startups, small business, coaching, mentoring, new business development, entrepreneurship, sales, marketing, product management, relationship building, and communications. During the show we discuss: ● Importance of having great financial intelligence in business and in life ● Gaining financial knowledge ● Knowing if you are financial literate ● Measuring your financial capability ● Ways to level up your financial intelligence ● Knowing you're stuck in a 'financial intelligence' gap ● Kind of money mindset we need to be financially successful ● Common financial challenges ● When you need a coach ● Choosing the right coach ● Helpful tips to use in managing your money ● Tips for saving more Show resources: https://daasknowledge.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/henrydaas/
Ep 547How to Double Your Profit Without Doubling Your Effort
Martin Holland, award-winning business coach, has four decades of experience as a successful business owner and teacher and has taught over 300 small businesses how to increase profit and cash flow. Martin earned a BA degree from Hastings College and an MBA degree from the University of Oklahoma. He cohosts the Cash Flow Contractor podcast and has written over a hundred articles on small business topics for publications such as Forbes Coaches Council. During the show we discuss: ● Why you make money but keep so little as profit ● Why entrepreneurs don't like to look at financials ● Using financial statements even before fully understanding them ● How to easily double your net profits ● Why you need to raise your prices ● Setting your prices ● Expanding with new employees ● Expanding with new tools or equipment ● Understanding your cash flow ● Managing your cash flow ● Common reasons for the profit problem ● Common mistakes that owners make in gaining profit ● Good financial strategy ● Making a good financial strategy Show resources: https://www.annealbc.com/ https://www.thecashflowcontractor.com/
Ep 546Running Business Credit Checks
During this show, you'll discover … How to start running business credit checks and protecting your business How to run Experian business credit checks… … and what a business check at Equifax will cost you All the ways you can check Dun and Bradstreet business credit scores… … including the price of D&B business credit products Plus the differences among the various products Find out what you should be looking for when checking a company's business credit report Learn why business credit report checks matter to your business
Ep 545How to Grow Your Business with Organic Online Marketing
Lloyd Yip is the founder of Attract & Scale who helps coaches, consultants and other online entrepreneurs selling high ticket offers scale their business massively by using highly scalable organic strategies. He empowers business owners to grow even without complicated and costly ad strategies or super annoying, time-consuming lead generating tactics. This way, they can create impact, generate wealth, and achieve the life of their dreams. During the show we discuss: ● What organic marketing is and how to use it to scale your company ● Effective ways to organically market ● Creating organic scalable and predictable growth and revenue ● Scaling your high-ticket B2B business from $0 to $50k Monthly Revenue ● The secrets to growing your revenue ● The most effective tactics to attract clients ● How to refrain from paid ads ● Importance of knowing who your client base is ● How to get people to come to you ● Lead generation tactics ● Proactive & attractive inbound & outbound marketing strategies that can effectively drive sales ● Why successful businesses use organic online marketing ● How to understand which organic marketing channel is best for your business Show resources: https://attractandscale.com/organic https://www.facebook.com/groups/highticketb2bgrowth
Ep 544How to Ace Your Cash Flow Management
John Briggs is the founder of Incite Tax & Accounting and the author of Profit First For Microgyms. His accounting firm has more gym clients than any other firm in the country, as well as thousands of other client-driven businesses, and he is also an owner of a gym, GSL Fitness. Through all of this, he has learned that achieving a highly profitable business can be overwhelming, particularly with all the barriers and unknowns that new owners are forced to deal with. Entrepreneurs can quickly become stressed and burnt out, and often sadly give up on the mission that they set out for. In much the same way that the body needs blood to survive, a business needs cash, the lifeblood of the business, to stay healthy and to grow more resilient. During the show we discuss: ● The greatest challenges business owners face concerning finances ● What Parkinson's Law is and why it can kill your business ● Importance of having a good cash flow system ● At what stage of business is it important to have a cash flow management system ● Tips for business owners who feel overwhelmed with a financial situation ● How business owners should interpret their numbers ● Ways entrepreneurs can avoid burnout as they live paycheck to paycheck ● How to increase your take-home pay ● The litmus test you should use to justify or eliminate expenses ● The one part of a business that 98% of owners are failing on ● The common reasons why businesses are failing ● The best strategies to ace your business cash flow management Show resources: https://profitfirstformicrogyms.com/launch/ https://incitetax.com/
Ep 543How to Recognize Predatory Lenders
During this show, you'll discover … How to recognize a predatory lender How falling prey to predatory lenders can devastate your business Learn the signs to look for that can indicate you are dealing with a predatory lender Discover which questions to ask lenders and yourself to help you make wise decisions Learn what resources are available to help you stay away from predatory lenders And what to do if you do fall prey Find out what to look for in a legitimate lender Learn how to tell the difference in a red flag… …and a good lender that has picked up bad practices How common practices such as balloon payments… …can turn into predatory practices if applied by a bad lender And how to tell the difference between normal vs. predatory practices
Ep 542How Practice Owners Achieve Financial Freedom
Eric Miller has been in the financial planning industry for over 20 years. He is the Co-Owner of Econologics Financial Advisors and the Chief Financial Advisor. He has a degree from Capital University and is a Registered Financial Consultant® and licensed insurance agent. He takes pride in helping practice owners become the financial heroes of their own stories and has taken this passion to over 600 families in the past decade. During this time, he's had over 15,000 conversations with practice owners regarding money, investing, practice expansion, practice transitions, taxes, asset protection, estate planning, and helping them shape their financial attitude toward abundance. During the show we discuss: ● Practice Owners ● The #1 reason Doctors are not financially sound ● Easy steps for financial planning ● The biggest financial barriers for practice owners in this Covid crisis ● How to stay afloat in the Covid crisis ● How to know your Financial Prosperity Index Score ● The right time to expand a practice ● Selling a practice for a maximum value ● Areas of financial planning practice owners miss and need particular help with ● Achieving financial goals ● How to know if one reached financial freedom ● Exiting a practice ● The simple reason practice owners are not financially independent now ● Importance of asset protection for a practice owner ● How to know when your current financial plan is failing Show resources: https://econologicsfinancialadvisors.com/
Ep 541Secrets to Elevate Your Sales 10x
David Ledgerwood, known as Ledge is the Managing Partner at Add1Zero where his team provides lead-to-close sales execution for B2B tech companies ready to leap from 6 to 7 digits of revenue. Throughout his career, Ledge has closed over $40M, with an average deal size in excess of $150,000. He has deep-rooted expertise in selling software and services, and has helped several companies grow into the mid-7 figures. He's also the co-host of the Leaders of B2B podcast. During the show we discuss: ● "You need Sales, not a VP of" ● "Sales cures all" ● Reflecting branding on every sales call ● The reasons why sales programs fail ● Common sales mistakes ● Effective sales strategies ● Why sales and marketing functions must work together ● Training people to be comfortable on hearing "no" regularly ● Times to follow up with prospects ● Commission, salary, or both for salespeople ● Sales goals ● Secrets to growing your revenue Show resources: https://add1zero.co/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidledgerwood/ leaders to b2b.com
Ep 540Get Federal Funding for Your Business
During this show, you'll discover … ● How to get federal funding for your business ● All about SBA loans ● Where you can find government grants for business… ● … including federal grants for startup businesses ● Numerous alternative funding options… ● … including merchant cash advances… ● … equipment financing and leasing… ● … inventory financing… ● … business revenue financing… ● … securities-based financing… ● …401(k) financing… ● … purchase order financing… ● … account receivable financing… ● … and the Credit Suite Credit Line Hybrid… ● … a fantastic choice if you or a credit partner have good personal credit ● Contact us today to find out more
Ep 539How to Boost Your Fundraising Revenue
Tim Kachuriak is the founder and Chief Innovation and Optimization Officer for NextAfter, a fundraising research lab consultancy, and training institute that works with charities, nonprofits and NGOs to help them grow their resource capacity. A nonprofit thought leader, Kachuriak is the author of the book Optimize Your Fundraising, lead researcher and co-author of the Online Fundraising Scorecard, Why Should I Give to You? (The Nonprofit Value Proposition Index Study), and The Midlevel Donor Crisis. Kachuriak has trained organizations in fundraising optimization around the world and is a frequent speaker at international nonprofit conferences. Kachuriak is also the co-founder and board member for the Human Coalition, a member of the board of directors for Open Doors USA, an Advisory Board Member for the SMU Digital Accelerator, and an Advisory Board Member for the Blackbaud Institute for Philanthropic Impact. During the show we discuss: ● Fundraising and using it to get money ● Building your fundraising skills ● Importance of fundraising experiments and researches ● Using data for your fundraising ● Acquiring donors ● Why people give ● Biggest problems in the nonprofit spaces ● Making a clear strategic plan ● Designing an experimentation plan ● Digital-first strategies ● Advantages of digital-first strategies ● Implementing digital-first strategies ● Cultivating and upgrading donors ● Successfully retaining donors ● Optimizing fundraising strategies Show resources: https://www.nextafter.com/
Ep 538How to Take Your Income and Investment to the Next Level
Today's guest, Chris Larsen is the founder and Managing Partner of Next-Level Income. Chris has been investing in and managing real estate for over 20 years. While still a college student, he bought his first rental property at age 21. From there, Chris expanded into development, private-lending, buying distressed debt as well as commercial offices, and ultimately syndicating multifamily properties During the show we discuss: ● Different types of real estate ● How investor clubs help ● Common mistakes that investors usually make ● Making money in real estate ● The most important metrics when evaluating investments ● 'Holy Grail of Real Estate' Show resources: https://www.nextlevelincome.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/nextlevelincome/ https://www.facebook.com/nextlevelincomeshow
Ep 537Get ChexSystems to Work for You
During this show, you'll discover … ● How to get ChexSystems to work for you and your business ● ChexSystems repair for errors on your reports ● Why ChexSystems matters ● How ChexSystems info can be the difference between getting business money… ● … or not ● Find out the information and advice ChexSystems has to offer ● Learn how to get alerts on ChexSystems account changes ● Find out how to dispute errors on a ChexSystems report ● Learn how to place a ChexSystems security freeze ● Find out why you shouldn't ignore this little-known consumer reporting agency… ● … and how to get ChexSystems to work for you and your business
Ep 536Secrets to a Bingeworthy Copy that Converts
Liz Boer is the owner of E & B Media Group, a boutique Media Agency, specializing in Facebook/ Instagram Ads, Conversion Copywriting, and Launch strategies to maximize sales, conversions, and traffic for your next course launch. Her mission is to help other ambitious women attract their dream customers and inspire them to take massive action to generate sales and raving fans on autopilot. During the show we discuss: ● How copywriting helps businesses ● Conversion copywriting ● The conversion copywriting process ● What goes into conversion copywriting ● The principles of conversion copywriting ● Practical ways to increase your conversion ● The copywriting formula to boost your conversion ● What is considered good copy ● Knowing your customer's pain points and desires to better speak to them ● What is needed when making copy ● What makes copy convert ● The grammar rules you can and should convert ● Why your copy should be speaking to one person not the masses ● Making bingeworthy copy that converts ● Making memorable copy ● Conversion copywriting tactics ● Making your copy attractive ● Copywriting strategies ● Tips in writing successful copy Show resources: https://lizboer.com/ https://instagram.com/lizboer_com
Ep 535How Branding Helps with Sales
Henry Kaminski Jr. is the founder of Unique Designz, a full-service design, branding, and digital marketing agency that is dedicated to helping personality brands; coaches, consultants, influencers, speakers + authors design / grow their brands, scale their profits + increase their exposure online. He's is the host of the popular "Brand Doctor's Podcast" where he talks about strategies that help entrepreneurs design reputable and profitable personal brands. As a self-taught graphic designer and brand consultant, he's overcome all the odds to build a wildly successful multi-million-dollar business over the past 12 years. During the show we discuss: ● Good branding ● How to get started building your personal brand ● How to uncover what others really think about you ● Designing a kick-ass brand for experts ● How to get your mindset right to succeed ● Why pretty websites often do not "deliver the goods" ● Difference between a personal brand + a business brand ● Why we need both personal and business brand ● Positioning yourself as a subject matter expert influencer ● Proven strategies to build your brand ● Connecting your brand with audiences and customers ● How great branding help with sales conversion ● Converting followers into clients Show resources: https://uniquedesignz.net/