R1: Ready to Be Your Own Boss?

R4: Ideation: (rerun) How to develop ideas for a new small business, and to help you grow your small business. How do you come up with new business ideas? Henry Lopez & David Begin also discuss the role of creativity in the ideation process. This is an edited rerun of by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

41 min listen

265: Dealing with Overwhelm: Dealing with and managing overwhelm as you start and grow your small business. David Begin and Henry Lopez shares their thoughts and experiences, and practical tips, on how to manage stress and avoid being overwhelmed and paralyzed. What causes overwhelm? by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

41 min listen

408: Small Business Startup Checklist: Checklist of the primary steps to help you launch your first small business. Henry explains the primary steps involved with starting your first small business and realizing your dreams of entrepreneurship. Includes a Free Download: Small Business... by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

41 min listen

338: Overcoming Overwhelm: Start smaller to help with overcoming the overwhelm that leads to paralysis and keeps you from launching your first small business. Henry Lopez, host of The How of Business podcast, shares his insights, experiences and tips to help you overcome the seemin by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

23 min listen

382: Business Plans: How to create an effective small business plan to help you develop and launch your small business, with Henry Lopez. Henry is a serial entrepreneur, small business coach, and host of The How of Business podcast. Do you need a business plan? What should yo by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

38 min listen

400: The How of Business Podcast Update: The How of Business podcast update and summary, including highlights on how to start, run and grow a small business. Henry also summarizes some of his favorite episodes and resources to help you achieve your business ownership dreams. Henry Lopez is the h by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

24 min listen

R14: Remarkable Customer Service (rerun): (rerun) How to deliver Remarkable Customer Service at your Small Business. It starts with the business owner & requires dedication and a culture focused on customers. Henry Lopez and David Begin define Remarkable Customer Service on this episode of The Ho by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

35 min listen

273: Launching 2 Maids & A Mop with Ron Holt: Home Cleaning Franchise Small Business with Ron Holt. Ron shares how he launched and grew “2 Maids & A Mop”. He also shares his entrepreneur journey, from successful corporate career to becoming his own boss. He sacrificed for almost seven years to sa by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

55 min listen

160: Entrepreneurial Brain Pickings with Daniel Gefen: Entrepreneurship insights with Daniel Gefen. Daniel is an entrepreneur, mentor, podcaster, writer and professional brain picker. He shares his fascinating life journey, and his insights and observations on entrepreneurship. Henry Lopez is the host of thi by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

54 min listen

239: Personal Sacrifice with Henry Lopez: Sacrifice - what are you willing to personally sacrifice to become your own boss and start your first business? If you are already in business, what are you willing to sacrifice further to grow it? Henry Lopez shares his thoughts on the kind of sacrifices by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

12 min listen

296: Are You WILLING to Start Your Business: Willing to put in the time and effort to start your first small business? If you are not willing to make the sacrifices necessary to launch today, then what do you need to get there? This episode will help you identify how willing you are, so that you can by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

16 min listen

259: Business Partnerships with Henry & David: What makes for a great partnership in small business? Henry and David share their thoughts and opinions on how and why they have chosen to partner on their various small business ventures. Trust and respect are at the core of a successful small business p by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

31 min listen

351: Niche Down to Grow Your Small Business: Focus on your most profitable offerings and narrow your geography to help you grow your small business. Henry Lopez shares the benefits of Niching Down the focus of your business to help you grow faster. Narrowing your focus and offering allows you to bet by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

18 min listen

440 - Small Business Ownership Readiness Assessment: Determine how ready you are to start your first small business with this Small Business Ownership Readiness Assessment. Henry Lopez shares his thoughts and experiences, and the free Business Ownership Readiness Assessment tool, to help you determine... by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

36 min listen

407: Funding Your Small Business: Funding options for your small business startup with Henry Lopez. Exploring the fundamentals of small business funding. It costs money to start a business, so where will that money come from? From your personal resources to seeking investors or bank loans by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

45 min listen

226: Financial Review with Henry Lopez: Financial Review for your small business. Henry Lopez shares his insights and actionable tips for conducting a Financial Review of your small business. Henry explains the importance of knowing the financial metrics of your small business, and how to revie by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

19 min listen

416: Collaborative Creativity and Leading High-Performing Teams: Collaborative Creativity and leading High-Performing Teams to launch and grow a small business. Henry Lopez and David Begin discuss the topic of Collaborative Creativity and leading high-performing teams. Collaborative Creativity is the process of... by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

44 min listen

368: Marketing Plan Overview: Marketing Planning to help you launch and grow your small business. Why do you need a small business Marketing plan and what it should include? Henry Lopez shares a high-level process for creating and executing on an effective marketing plan for your smal by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

40 min listen

384: Selling iTopIt: Selling iTopIt with Henry & David - why and how we sold our iTopIt frozen yogurt shop, after 10 years of profitable operations. Co-owners and business partners Henry Lopez and David Begin discuss the origins of this small business, what they did well and by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

58 min listen

321: Laundromats with Keith Leimbach: Laundromats and small business diversification with Serial Entrepreneur Keith Leimbach. He shares his entrepreneur story, the importance of small business diversification, and how to start a Laundromat business. Keith is the host of the Diversified Income by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

46 min listen

87: Growing a Business with David Nevogt: Growing your small business, hiring employees, and managing a remote workforce with David Nevogt. He is an entrepreneur and co-founder of Hubstaff.com – helping businesses track when and what their employees and contractors are working on. He shares the by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

46 min listen

310: Tough Conversations with David Wood: How to have the Tough Conversations that help you grow both personally and your small business with David Wood and Henry Lopez. David shares his personal story and he introduces the Tough Conversations Blueprint and Worksheet. David believes that the tou by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

46 min listen

378: Launching MaidThis with Neel Parekh: Launching and growing MaidThis, a fully remote cleaning business and franchise, with entrepreneur Neel Parekh. Neel shares the story of how he launched MaidThis – a business that specializes in cleaning services for residential homes and short-term/vaca by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

49 min listen

373: Your Elevator Pitch: How to create an effective Elevator Pitch to help you grow your small business, with Henry Lopez. Every business owner should have an Elevator Pitch – a brief but effective answer to the question, What do you do? Or, Tell me about your business. Henry L by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

30 min listen

183: Story Telling Engagement with Jeff Loehr: Storytelling to engage customers and investors to launch and grow your small business with Jeff Loehr. Jeff is a business owner, speaker, consultant and investor, and the founder of Engage - a consulting firm which helps businesses with how to engage thei by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

46 min listen

399: Handyman Start-Up with Dan Perry: How to start and grow a handyman small business with Dan Perry. Dan shares how and why he transitioned from a mechanical engineering career to starting a handyman business, Handyman Startup, and tip & insights on how to start your own handyman (or woman!) by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

53 min listen

391: Overcoming Perfectionism with Audrey Holst: Overcoming perfectionism to help you grow your small business with Audrey Holst. As a lifelong recovering perfectionist himself, Henry Lopez - host of The How of Business podcast - is fully aware of the challenges of being a business owner and a perfectio by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

48 min listen

245: Two Responsibilities with Henry Lopez: Making Decisions and Accepting Personal Mistakes - two responsibilities small business owners must embrace, with Henry Lopez. Henry shares his thoughts and advice on two of the most important responsibilities small business owners and entrepreneurs must a by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

13 min listen

406: Profit & Loss and Cash: Are you making or losing money in your small business and where is all your cash? Advanced Profit & Loss Statement (P&L) concepts and how to monitor the cash in your small business, with serial entrepreneur Henry Lopez. Additional concepts, tips... by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

28 min listen

436: Small Business Culture: How to develop and maintain a successful culture, and how can it help us grow a small business. What are the benefits of developing a great culture in our small businesses, and how do we establish and nurture our company culture? Host Henry Lopez is... by The How of Business - How to start, run & grow a small business.

58 min listen

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