Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
Episodes
Small Business Legal – David Sparks advises and starts businesses
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
David Sparks, long time attorney and long-time geek left the practice he had been with for decades to branch out on his own. Using his geek skills to ...
Home Automation as a Business with My Auto Home
28 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Juan Collao from My Auto Home discusses home automation as a business. His company helps customers dissect and decipher the best way to automate thei...
Outside Advice for your Small Business and Social Media Tips
21 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon and Dave talk through the benefits of having someone unrelated to your business act as a sounding board. Almost like creating your own, mini B...
Small Business Management Tips from Marilyn Weinstein, Vivo CEO
14 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Marilyn Weinstein, founder and CEO of Vivo, says “When you’re the owner, you don’t have the confidence that somebody else’s money gives you.”...
Business advice from Brian Friss of Digistor on the Small Business Show
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Friss joins us today on the Small Business Show. Brian co-founded DIGISTOR back in 2001 and one of the first things he did was to throw away the...
KC Tool Business Interview – Finding your niche and being number one.
30 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Baccus, founder of KC Tool, America’s number one German tool distributor joins Shannon and Dave on the podcast today to talk about how he start...
Marketplaces Require More Management Than Your Own Store
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A good chunk of Shannon’s business revolves around selling in various marketplaces like eBay and Amazon. As such, he’s learned a few tricks over t...
Doug Sassaman of RepriceIt Talks Business … and Life
16 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Doug Sassaman of RepriceIt.com joins Shannon and Dave today to talk about how solving his own problem of repricing the items he was selling on Amazon ...
“My Life Is Tax Deductible” & Other Intangible Benefits of Running a Small Business
09 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon and Dave intentionally run with no agenda today and the result is them discussing the intangible benefits of running a small business. Some of...
Shopping Carts & Insurance
02 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What small business shopping cart is right for you? What type of business insurance do you need? Learn this and more on the Small Business Show today....
Tim Cox from ZingPR – Helping Everyone Find Their Voice
26 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Cox from ZingPR joins Shannon and Dave today to talk about what it’s like to tell other people’s stories while still making sure to tell his o...
Disaster Strikes! What Do You Do?
19 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Every business will encounter “disaster” scenarios. The real question is about how you, the business owner, handles them? Shannon and Dave have be...
Choosing The Right Accounting Software
12 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Listener Stephan asks which accounting package is right. Shannon and Dave talk about why double-entry accounting isn’t scary (and explain what it is...
Contracts are a Fickle, Necessary Beast
05 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Formal agreements are helpful in that they allow you to document your ideas, goals and parameters at a moment in time. What gets interesting is when o...
Pricing: When The Customer Is Rarely Right – Small Business Show 25
29 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon and Dave let loose on their favorite pricing secrets, and then let loose on customers who don’t want to follow them (except they really do!)...
Business Banking with Paul Knowlton – Small Business Show 24
21 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Business banker Paul Knowlton joins Shannon and Dave today to talk business banking, including how relationship transparency is important… as well a...
The Delegation Episode – Small Business Show 23
15 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Delegation is probably the most important thing you need to do in order to grow your business. Problem is, it doesn’t come naturally to most anyone...
Embracing Change and Balancing Risk with Mike DeGoey – DBA Small Business Show 22
09 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Mike DeGoey originally bought Mendocino Glove through business broker, BizBen.com. Since then, though, he’s really made the business his own, and no...
Listener Questions: Making Cold Calls & Joint Ventures – DBA Small Business Show 21
30 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Digging into the mailbag this week, Shannon and Dave answer YOUR questions. How best do you handle cold-calling? Is that a necessary part of growing o...
Jon Barretto from Fully Laced, Building Relationships & Stashing Your Cash – DBA Small Business Show 20
24 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Barretto at FullyLaced.com joins Shannon and Dave today to tell all his stories and share his secrets to success. Learn just how far the skill o...
Hiring, Firing and Salaries – DBA Small Business Show 19
17 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Three very difficult — and unnatural — tasks for any small business owner involve the hiring, firing and wage-setting for employees. Shannon and D...
Running Out of Gas is The Best Way to Start a Business – DBA Small Business Show 18
12 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
RJ Waldron from Northwind Outfitters joins Shannon and Dave tonight to talk about his fishing and hunting guide business. As always, the conversation ...
Starting a Business Quickly – DBA Small Business Show 17
03 Jun 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today Shannon and Dave dig into the mailbag and answer a listener’s email about getting started. What’s the quickest way to accept money from clie...
Business Partnerships: The Good, The Bad and More! DBA Small Business Show 16
28 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Having a partner can be key to the success of you and your business. Someone to keep you accountable and someone else to do the work that you can’t ...
The Business Fear Confessional – DBA Small Business Show 15
20 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In perhaps their most revealing episode thus far, Shannon and Dave tell their stories about fear; how it’s motivated them, paralyzed them and eventu...
Managing Business Email Lists and More with John Gautereaux – DBA Small Business Show 14
13 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon and Dave are joined today by John Gautereaux, email list expert extraordinaire, to talk promoting your business the right way (and making sur...
Managing Fear & Professional Development – DBA Small Business Show 13
06 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Episode lucky number 13 starts out with Shannon and Dave talking about how easy it is to let the fear of the known paralyze you and your business, an...
Setting Business and Personal Goals – DBA Small Business Show 12
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon and Dave come together today to talk about setting goals, the importance of it as well as how hard they find it to do some of the time! The ep...
Special Guest Abbi Vakil Talks Business- DBA Small Business Show 11
22 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Long-time Apple-industry veteran, Abbi Vakil, joins Shannon and Dave today to talk small business. Abbi shares some great stories with some fantastic ...
Tax Time For Business and Pleasure – DBA Small Business Show 10
16 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon and Dave celebrate April 15th by sharing their favorite tax anecdotes (yes, they have favorites!) as well as some of the lessons they’ve lea...
Self-Promotion Is Your Friend – DBA Small Business Show 9
10 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today Dave and Shannon talk through the benefits and techniques of telling your story all the time. Customers (existing and future) want to know who y...
Find Your Business Niche – The Small Business Show
01 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon and Dave hit the ground running and don’t stop. They both tell some great stories with some even better anecdotes. Listen to hear how you ca...
Navigating Internships for your business – DBA Small Business Show 7
27 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Internships can be a great thing for your business on many levels, and are great for your interns, too. Shannon’s not only a user of internships at ...
Fraud and Detachment – DBA Small Business Show 6
18 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon and Dave start today with a quick lesson for credit card-taking merchants on dealing with — and avoiding — fraud. Then it’s on to detac...
Credit Cards from Both Sides of the Counter – DBA Small Business Show 5
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Today Dave and Shannon talk through the benefits of using credit cards, both as a consumer and a merchant. GREAT stuff to digest and comment upon here...
Fiverr, Pivots, and Sacred Cows – DBA Small Business Show 4
04 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon and Dave dive deep today, first talking about their logo and then chatting through a few life experiences about making sure you notice when yo...
DBA 3: We have a name!
19 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Shannon and Dave dig in today and nail down a name for the show. Then they talk about compartmentalization, which spins off into several other, fun to...