• Small Business Stories with Ken Kilday
    Mar 15 2022

    Ken Kilday is the CEO and Founder of The Ken Kilday Coaching Experience. He is the executive business coach with entrepreneurial and executive leadership experience based in philosophy. His goal is to help CEOs and business owners get what they want out of their business by unlocking their leadership genius.

    What is covered:

    • Why Ken chose to start a business rather than continue his corporate job.
    • How does Ken know whether the client is right for him.
    • What were the challenges in Ken’s business during the Covid-19 pandemic.
    • How does he market his business to prospective clients
    • What is Ken’s goals in his business.

    Resources:

    -Connect with Ken Kilday: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenkilday/

    Connect with Small Business Community:

    - https://smallbusinesscommunity.simplero.com/

    - https://www.adminandmore.co.uk

    - https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtual-assistant/

    To Join Small Business Community go to https://smallbusinesscommunity.simplero.com/join-us

    To try our networking group go to http://smallbusinessgrowthclub.eventbrite.com

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    25 mins
  • Small Business Stories with Sarah Knight
    Nov 8 2021

    Sarah Knight is the founder of Mind the Gap Academy and at the heart of her business lies her ethos to help individuals thrive (not just survive), develop their strengths and skillset, and, crucially, their wellbeing. By engendering a culture of wellbeing, individuals, teams and the people running businesses can be more productive, efficient, creative and less likely to suffer from burnout. She is also a trainer in human skills, a leadership and management coach passionate about wellbeing.

    What is Covered:

    - Why Sarah decided to work as an entrepreneur building the gap between thriving and surviving

    - How Sarah’s businesses have evolved from surviving to planning

    - Networking as the biggest benefit for over 20 years of entrepreneurial journey

    - How to know if you need a business coach.

    - How consistency can give the right push to keep your business going

    - Consistency and Commitment, the two Cs needed to scale your growing business

    - Why mid-term and short-term goals are more appropriate at the times we live in

    Resources:

    - Connect with Sarah Knight: https://www.linkedin.com/in/knightys/

    - Mind the Gap: https://www.mindthegap.academy

    Connect with Small Business Community:

    - https://smallbusinesscommunity.simplero.com/

    - https://www.adminandmore.co.uk

    - https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtual-assistant/

    - To Join Small Business Community go to https://smallbusinesscommunity.simplero.com/join-us

    - To try our networking group go to http://smallbusinessgrowthclub.eventbrite.com

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    33 mins
  • Small Business Stories with Elzie Flenard
    Nov 1 2021

    Elzie Flenard is the founder of Enterprise NOW! and Podcast Town. Elzie is also the host of the Enterprise NOW! Podcast, a business and entrepreneurship talk show that seeks to educate, motivate, and inspire current business owners as well as aspiring entrepreneurs on a variety of business related topics. Elzie has more than a decade of experience as an engineering professional and entrepreneur. He thrives on thinking outside the box, bringing the best out of entrepreneurs, and driving results. He holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Carroll University and is an Accredited Small Business Consultant. In his free time, Elzie enjoys singing, bowling, watching movies and spending time with his family.

    What is Covered:

    - Elzie’s journey to entrepreneurship and how working in the corporate world helped him achieve this dream

    - From electronics to podcasting, and how he successfully built the Podcast Town

    - The biggest benefits of running a business rather than being an employee

    - How to overcome the fear of outsourcing

    - Why you should personalise your transition from corporate to entrepreneur

    - Biggest tip from Elzie to help you run your business

    Resources:

    - Connect with Elzie D. Flenard III: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elziedflenardiii/

    - Enterprise NOW! https://www.enterprisenow.net/

    - Listen to Entrerprise NOW! Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/enterprise-now/id1163579727

    - Podcast Town https://www.podcasttown.net/

    Connect with Small Business Community:

    - https://smallbusinesscommunity.simplero.com/

    - https://www.adminandmore.co.uk

    - https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtual-assistant/

    - To Join Small Business Community go to https://smallbusinesscommunity.simplero.com/join-us

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    34 mins
  • Small Business Stories with Ryan Carruthers
    Oct 25 2021

    Ryan Carruthers is the founder of The Membership Mastery. He helps business owners build membership sites to grow their business, get more members and get more clarity on where that business should be going. 

    What We Cover: 

    - How Ryan started and grew his business with memberships over the last 10 years

    - What it is that people are doing wrong with building membership sites and teaching about them

    - How to claim your freedom as a business owner and let go of the guilt for using your freedom

    - How to grow and structure a support team for your business 

    - The biggest benefits of having a membership model in your business

    - How to set up a membership and where to find members

    Resources: 

    - The Membership Mastery http://themembershipmastery.com/

    - The Membership Mastery Podcast http://themembershipmastery.com/#podcast

    - Connect with Ryan Carruthers https://twitter.com/RyanCarruthers

    - Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837

    - Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert https://www.amazon.com/Big-Magic-Creative-Living-Beyond/dp/1594634726/

    Connect with Small Business Community:

    - https://smallbusinesscommunity.simplero.com/

    - https://www.adminandmore.co.uk

    - https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtual-assistant/

    - To Join Small Business Community go to https://smallbusinesscommunity.simplero.com/join-us 

    - To try our networking group go to http://smallbusinessgrowthclub.eventbrite.com


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    32 mins
  • Small Business Stories with Natalia Nicholson
    Oct 18 2021

    Natalia Nicholson has been a serial entrepreneur for over 20 years. Most recently her entrepreneurial endeavours led her to China to design her own range of candles. Further to all her research about effective ways to sell online, including attending summits worldwide, Natalia now wants to use her experience and abilities to help other women get into digital marketing through  Women in Digital Business. Women in Digital Business (WIDB) is a Digital Marketing Hub for a community of under-represented women who continue to aim for excellence in the thriving and ever-competitive, digital business industry.

    What is Covered: 

    
- Natalia’s first entrepreneurial steps and how the lack of experience led her to bankruptcy 

    - How she picked herself up and built a cleaning business

    - Why more and more women are venturing into online businesses and digital marketing 

    - The growth mindset that comes with entrepreneurship

    - The challenges of knowing your audience in the digital space and marketing to them in an effective way

    Resources: 

    - Connect with Natalia Nicholson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalia-nicholson-ba-hons-08956947/ 

    - Women in Digital Business https://www.womenindigitalbusiness.com/ 

    - Free Digital Marketing Workshops https://www.womenindigitalbusiness.com/registration 

    - Stories of Success by Women in Digital Business Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stories-of-success-by-women-in-digital-business/id1504163967 

    - Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill https://www.amazon.com/Think-Grow-Rich-Landmark-Bestseller/dp/1585424331

    Connect with Small Business Community:

    - https://smallbusinesscommunity.simplero.com/ 

    - https://www.adminandmore.co.uk

    - https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtual-assistant/

    - To Join Small Business Community go to https://smallbusinesscommunity.simplero.com/join-us 

    - To try our networking group go to http://smallbusinessgrowthclub.eventbrite.com 


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    35 mins
  • Small Business Stories With Ash Taylor
    Aug 23 2021

    Ash Taylor is the Founder of the Business Clubhouse, coaching business owners to win at the game of business. He helps business owners to have the business they want on their terms. He works with business owners who want to feel accomplished and confident in building the lifestyle that they want and ultimately win at the game of business.

    What we cover:

    - How to play and win the game of business

    - Running a business as a way of maturing and growing up

    - Marketing is much easier when you know who you want to advertise your business to

    - How clients affect and shape your business goals

    Resources:

    - The Business Clubhouse https://www.thebusinessclubhouse.co.uk/

    - Hitting the Wall https://www.hittingthewallbook.co.uk/

    - Connect with Ash Taylor: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/ashtaylor


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    https://www.smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com

    https://www.adminandmore.co.uk

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtual-assistant/

    To Join Small Business Growth Club go to https://smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com/product_categories/36159

    To try our networking group go to http://smallbusinessgrowthclub.eventbrite.com

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    46 mins
  • Small Business Stories with Dawna Campbell
    Aug 16 2021

    Dawna Cambell is known as the Mind Whisperer, combining her knowledge, wisdom and experience to assist people in realigning their life of happiness, prosperity, and love. Her book, Financially Fit, is a #1 International Best Seller on Amazon bringing together the world of money and the energy body. She is a professional motivational speaker and maintains an international private practice. Dawna has shared the stage with Lisa Nichols, Dr. Joe Vitale, Sharon Lechter, and David Meltzer. Her personal Heart Centered Healing philosophy is to create a world that is a better place.

    What we cover:

    - How to grow your business in continuous cycles

    - How to expand your business and outsource tasks to other people to help you

    - How to use different publik speaking and social media platforms for growing your business beyond referrals

    - How to set and formulate your goals so that you can have control over them

    Resources:

    - Dawna Campbell https://dawnacampbell.com/

    - FINANCIALLY FIT: Living the Secrets to an Abundant and Prosperous Life https://www.amazon.com/FINANCIALLY-FIT-Secrets-Abundant-Prosperous-ebook/dp/B08R5FK4M2

    - Connect with Dawna Campbell https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawnacampbell


    Connect with Small Business Growth Club:

    https://www.smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com

    https://www.adminandmore.co.uk

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtual-assistant/

    To Join Small Business Growth Club go to https://smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com/product_categories/36159

    To try our networking group go to http://smallbusinessgrowthclub.eventbrite.com

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    24 mins
  • Small Business Stories With Eric Seropyan
    Aug 9 2021

    Eric Seropyan specializes in driving traffic to websites using Google Adwords Certified, Search Engine Optimization, Social Media Marketing, Email Marketing and more. He is the Co Director at Orange County Search Engine Academy.

    What we cover:

    - What is SEO and why is it important

    - How SEO works and the basic steps you should cover

    - The challenges of running your business and working with clients

    - How to manage expectations when you start your own business

    - Why digital marketing is a must if you want to grow

    Resources:

    - Orange County Search Engine Academy https://www.orangecountysearchengineacademy.com/

    - Semrush https://www.semrush.com/

    - Moz https://moz.com/

    - Ahrefs https://ahrefs.com/

    - SpyFu https://www.spyfu.com/

    - Yoast https://yoast.com/

    - Connect with Eric Seropyan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eric-seropyan-56957426


    Connect with Small Business Growth Club:

    https://www.smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com

    https://www.adminandmore.co.uk

    https://www.linkedin.com/in/virtual-assistant/

    To Join Small Business Growth Club go to https://smallbusinessgrowthclub.simplero.com/product_categories/36159

    To try our networking group go to http://smallbusinessgrowthclub.eventbrite.com

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    44 mins