All Things Small Biz

Everyone hopes to be able to chase their dream and often that is in regards to their career.

But what does it mean to chase your dream and start a business with it?

That’s what we’re hoping to cover today.

To kick things off Sarah and Brian discuss:

-      What a business ‘dream’ might look like

-      What it means to chase your dreams

-      The different versions of a ‘dream business’

Sarah is then joined by Alex Cragg from Burilda...

Growing your business can be scary, because what if you make the wrong move?

But at the same time, you need to make a move in order to keep growing and developing, so many business owners can feel a little trapped.

In today’s episode we’re discussing diving into the next natural step for your business.

To start things off, Sarah shares:

-      How many different steps she has taken with her business

-      Why you shouldn’t regret a...

Keeping a business going can be pretty exhausting, especially if you are basing your business off of a 1 on 1 model with you dealing directly and individually with each client.

Today’s episode is all about how to plan your business for scaling up, whether it be to include multiple staff, or for courses and workshops that deal with groups of people at one time.

To start things off, Sarah shares:

-      How scaling up your business can ...

This weeks episode is all about running a business that takes other people’s outsourced work.

To run a business there are so many elements that can easily be outsourced to help alleviate pressure on the business owner. Making a business based around providing that service can be very lucrative and is definitely worth exploring.

To start things off, Sarah shares:

-       What jobs she personally outsources to other businesses

-       Th...

Pivoting in your business is both scary and essential. A pivot means change and changes can go wrong, but often if we don’t pivot and change we might fail completely.

In this week’s episode we will be discussing the ins and outs of pivoting and what it means for your small business

To start things off, Sarah shares:

-      Exactly what is a pivot in a business context

-      The difference between big and small pivots

-      How to know...

It takes a lot of confidence to start a small business, but it takes even more confidence to start promoting that business.

In this week’s episode Sarah and Brian are covering how to develop the confidence to market your business and how to handle that little voice of self doubt.

Sarah shares:

-      How knowing who your business audience is can help you confidently approach them

-      Tips for building confidence

-      Her main tip f...

A lot of creatives may consider starting a business, but being a creative can be both a blessing and a curse when it comes to all the levels of business operation.

In todays episode Sarah and Brian discuss:

-      The traps a creative person can encounter when starting a business

-      How to focus on the business essentials when you have a creative mindset

-      How outsourcing is an advantage for creative people

Sarah is then joined...

When starting a small business it can be all too tempting to try and take it all on yourself. Who else will work on it as hard or as passionately as you?

Unfortunately, doing this means many business owners will overload themselves and burn out, or be unable to grow the business any further.

To grow and avoid burn out most businesses will reach a point where they need to source outside help, and in this week’s episode we’ll be discus...

A strong mindset is essential to continuing your small business, especially through the bumpy times.

With that in mind, today’s episode covers mindset and strategies for handling overwhelm.

To begin Sarah and Brian discuss:

-      The big misconception about being an entrepreneur and how it contributes to overwhelm

-      An exercise Sarah does with all her clients to help with positive mind set

-      Sarah’s mindset tips for handling ...

When providing a service for a client, or even providing the right product for a client, the best result will come from being able to identify your clients problems in order to find the right solution.

In today’s episode Sarah and Brian discuss:

-      Why it’s important to identify clients problems

-      How to identify your clients problems

-      How niches help solve problems for clients

Sarah is then joined by Julia Van Der Sommen...

Whether it’s retail or service, most small businesses will be reliant on their customers, which means a business owners most powerful tool is good customer service.

In today’s episode Sarah and Brian discuss the ins and outs of customer service and how it can be used to benefit your business.

Sarah shares:

-      How communication and customer service are connected

-      How customer service influences your number of clients

-      How...

In todays episode Sarah and Brian discuss the business cycle model that Sarah works from and that she teaches to everyone in her course.

This is a model that Sarah believes can apply to any business no matter how big or small and identifying how you fit in it can be very beneficial.

In today’s episode Sarah shares:

-      The exact model of Attract, Convert and Deliver

-      How using this model can help you maximise results with your...

Small business often start from a small place. For many that is the kitchen table or somewhere similar and in today’s episode we will be discussing how to maximise this start up space and just what the end result can be.

In today’s episode Sarah and Brian discuss:

-      Sarah’s recommended tech services for starting from a kitchen table

-      How small of a budget Sarah started one of her kitchen table businesses from

-      A techno...

When it comes to making money with our business there may be an unseen influence that either limits or supports our monetary growth. This is money mindset.

In today’s episode Sarah and Brian discuss their personal mindsets when it comes to business and money and they share:

-      Some of the mindset coaches they follow

-      The enormous money figure goal Sarah has written up in the middle of their house

-      Why a money mind set i...

In the past, living remotely was a massive hurdle to starting a business, but these days starting a small business is possible for almost anyone.

In today’s episode Sarah and Brian discuss the pros and cons of starting a business in a remote location.

Since she has experience with her business West Of The Waves, Sarah shares:

-      Why regional businesses might work over city based ones

-      The benefits of being remote over being i...

When starting a small business it can often feel like we are finding our way through the dark with no idea if we are going in the right direction.

That can often be where a business coach can be incredibly helpful.

In today’s Episode Sarah and Brian discuss business coaches and asking for outside help with your business.

As someone who helps other businesses with her own e-commerce course Sarah revealed:

-      How a coach can be more ...

Many small businesses start as a side hustle and stay that way forever. But for many business owners, the dream is to take that hustle and turn it full time.

In today’s episode we’ll be talking about how to decide if you should do that and just how you can do that.

To start Sarah and Brian discuss how she has approached full time with her businesses and Sarah reveals:

-      The trigger she used to decide when to go full time

-      Ho...

Every business sells something, but not all business owners know what their product will be before they decide they want to start a business.

In today’s episode we are covering just how you might decide on your business product.

To begin Sarah and Brian discuss Sarah’s experience with West Of The Waves and how she decided what her product would be.

Sarah then shares:

-      The first thing to understand when deciding on a business prod...

We all start our small businesses at different stages of our lives, but there is often a misconception that it’s too late to start one when you’re older.

In today’s episode Sarah & Brian discuss everything that comes when starting a business  as a mature aged woman. Additionally they also discuss running a business that relies upon Australian Made products.

Sarah reveals

-      The advantages she found with starting her businesses...