The How of Business - how to start, run and grow a small business - is a weekly show for aspiring Entrepreneurs and existing Small Business Owners. If you are looking for actionable advice, tips and techniques on how to start (including launching or buying your first small business), run and grow your small business, this is the podcast for you! In each episode we either discuss a business topic, or interview an existing small business owner or business service provider. The How of Business ...
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Overcoming Fear to start and grow your small business, with Ruth Soukup - author of “Do It Scared: Finding the Courage to Face Your Fears, Overcome Obstacles, and Create a Life You Love”. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r255-ruth-soukup-overcoming-fear / "The whole idea behind ‘do it scared’ is not that you don’t ever feel afraid …
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545: Take Control of Your Time with Andrew Hartman
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How to take control of your time, and trade stress, overwhelm and anxiety for peace, freedom and clarity, with Andrew Hartman. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/545-andrew-hartman-take-control/ Andrew Hartman introduces the "Time Boss" framework to help small business owners regain control over their time by setting boundaries, prio…
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Henry’s Top 10 Personal & Business Productivity Tools. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/544-top-10-productivity-tools/ In this episode of The How of Business, host Henry Lopez shares his current top 10 productivity tools that help him stay organized and efficient as a small business owner and business coach. These essential tools f…
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1-3-1 Problem Solving Method, a simple yet effective approach to empower your team to independently tackle and solve problems in your small business. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/542-employee-on-boarding/ **Episode Summary: The 1-3-1 Problem Solving Method for Small Business Owners** Co-hosts Henry Lopez and David Begin introdu…
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542: Six Stages of Successful Employee On-Boarding
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The 6 Stages of Successful Employee On-Boarding for small businesses. How to create an effective on-boarding process that sets new hires and contractors up for long-term success. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/542-employee-on-boarding/ Go to the Show Notes to download the free Employee On-Boarding Guide. In this episode of The Ho…
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541: Navigating Growth with Garrett Delph
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Navigating growth while minimizing chaos in your small business, with entrepreneur Garrett Delph. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/541-garrett-delph-navigating-growth/ In this episode of The How of Business, Henry Lopez chats with serial entrepreneur Garrett Delph about how to navigate growth while minimizing chaos in your small bu…
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Is your small business competitive? Whether you are starting a business, or running and growing a small business, you must be able to beat the competition in your selected market for your business to remain viable. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/540-is-your-business-competitive/ On this episode Henry shares his thoughts and tips …
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R239: Small Business Success Requires Personal Sacrifice
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Achieving small business success requires personal sacrifice. What are you willing to sacrifice to launch and grow your small business? Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/r239-personal-sacrifice/ This is a re-release of Episode 239 of The How of Business podcast with additional new content and edits. Outline of this episode on the pe…
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Is your small business Scalable? How do you know if you are ready to scale, and how do you grow your business to the next level? Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/539-is-your-business-scalable/ How and when do you plan to scale? Particularly, when will you be able to scale past just yourself? On a previous episode of The How of Busi…
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538: Five Pillars of Leadership with Brian Gottlieb
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The Five Pillars of Leadership to help you lead a high-performing small business, with Brian Gottlieb. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/538-brian-gottlieb-5-leadership-pillars/ Brian shares his entrepreneurial journey and introduces the five foundational pillars of leadership. Executing on these five leadership pillars allows you t…
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Is your small business profitable, and is the business consistently and sufficiently profitable? Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/537-profitable-small-business/ And if you’ve not started your business yet, when do you plan to be profitable? On a previous episode of The How of Business podcast, episode 532, Henry Lopez addresses hig…
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536: Exceptional Customer Experiences with Samantha Irwin
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Creating Exceptional Customer Experiences in your small business with customer service expert Samantha Irwin. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/536-samantha-irwin-customer-expereinces/ On this episode we discuss how to create consistently exceptional experiences for our customers. Samantha Irwin is an entrepreneur, speaker, and the …
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535: Accounting & Taxes with Jessica Zoraida
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Accounting and tax considerations for small business with Jessica Zoraida, the Founder and CEO of Big Picture Results. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/535-jessica-zoraida-accounting-tax/ Jessica shares her inspirational journey and tax and accounting tips and guidance for small business owners. Jessica Zoraida is an entrepreneur, …
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You need a Marketing Strategy before you spend on marketing or advertisement for your small business. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/534-before-you-spend-on-marketing/ Henry Lopez, host of The How of Business podcast for small business, shares his tips and guidance on how to develop an effective marketing strategy before you spen…
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533: Travel Consulting Business with Pam Lopez
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Experiences and insights from operating her successful Travel Consulting small business and working with her spouse and other family members in a small business. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/533-pam-lopez-travel-consulting/ Pamela Lopez is a small business owner, and her latest business venture is L3 Destination, a custom trave…
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Is Your Small Business Model Broken? Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/532-broken-business-model/ Is your small business model broken? How can you tell, and how do you fix it? And what do I mean by a Business Model? The Business Idea is WHAT you do, and the Business Model is HOW you do it. And how you do it must result in profits an…
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531: Growing a Medical Practice with Dr. Rao
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How to grow a Medical Practice with Dr. Ramesh Rao. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/531-dr-rao-growing-medical-practice/ Dr. Ramesh Rao shares his immigrant and entrepreneurial journey and his insights and experience with growing a medical practice. Dr. Rao also shares his insights on how he has helped his wife build her successfu…
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How to make Complex Decisions in your small business. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/530-complex-decision-making/ Learn more about Complex Decision Making with co-hosts Henry Lopez and David Begin. How do you make those critical or complex decisions that significantly impact the success of your business and your life? Henry and D…
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How to build a Multi-Six Figure Etsy Business with Dylan Jahraus. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/529-dylan-jahraus-etsy-business/ Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. Etsy offers 100M+ items for sale, 9M active sellers, 96M+ active buyers, and people buying and selling in nearly every country in the world…
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528: Home Service Business Millionaire with Tommy Mello
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How to become a Home Service Business Millionaire with Tommy Mello. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/528-tommy-mello-home-service-millionaire/ Tommy Mello shares his inspiring entrepreneur journey, how he went from $50,000 in debt to a $30 Million+ business in seven years, and his experiences and insights on home services businesse…
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Google Ads for Small Business with digital marketing expert Adam Mann from Oostas. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/527-small-business-google-ads/ From a non-technical perspective, Henry and Adam share tips and techniques on how to best use Google Ads (pay-per-click ads on Google search) to promote and grow your small business. Ada…
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Embracing and improving decision making for small business owners, with hosts Henry Lopez and David Begin. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/526-decision-making/ As the business owner, you, and perhaps your partners, must make all the important decisions. You can’t push it up the ladder to your boss or ask a committee to come up wit…
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525: Managing Perfectionism with Greg Chasson
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Managing perfectionism in the small business workplace with Greg Chasson. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/525-greg-chasson-managing-perfectionism/ How do we understand and mitigate the negative impacts of perfectionism, including burnout and staff turnover? How do you increase productivity by overcoming perfectionism in your small…
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Top 5 Reasons Small Businesses Fail with host Henry Lopez. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/524-5-reasons-businesses-fail/ Top 5 Reasons Small Businesses Fail – Is your Business Model Broken? This Top 5 Reasons Small Businesses Fail list is based on Henry's experiences as a business owner and business coach and available research a…
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The 80/20 CEO: how to take command of your small business like a corporate CEO with Bill Canady. Show Notes Page: https://www.thehowofbusiness.com/523-bill-canady-80-20-ceo/ Bill shares his inspirational journey, and highlights from his new book “The 80/20 CEO: Take command of your business in 100 Days”. He shares his vast experience in business ma…
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