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Staying Solo

Growing a solo service business is tough. It’s even harder when you’re bombarded with BS advice that steers you away from your values and why you started your business in the first place. This is the podcast for solo creatives and consultants who want to remain as a team of one and have zero interest in the hustle and grind of typical business teachings. Most podcasts for solopreneurs and freelancers, hosted by out-of-touch celebrity entrepreneurs who haven't offered one-to-one services in years, miss the mark on today's market realities. Maggie Patterson, a service business owner for 20 years, understands that to stay solo, you need to know what matters to you, what works for you, and what you should completely ignore. In each episode, she examines one piece of conventional business advice to discover how it may hurt your business or be completely wrong for you as a solo business owner. Join Maggie for real talk to help you avoid burnout or the desire to entirely burn down your business to open a flower shop, book store, or cat cafe. (Because those cats won’t pay the bills.) (Formerly the BS-Free Service Business Show)
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Mar 30, 2016

We’ve all heard it a million times before, “just be yourself!”. But what does that even mean anyways?

This episode looks at the vital importance of personality to you succeeding as a services-based business and we get super specific about how to actually make that a reality. (Even if you feel like you don’t have any personality or you should keep it locked away because you’re just too quirky/freaky/weird/awesome.)

 

Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode3/

Mar 30, 2016

If you run a services-based business, you’re going to love the three myths we’re breaking down in this episode. The truth is offering a service is the fastest path to cash and the majority of people with online-based businesses are actually offering, you guessed it services!

 

Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode2/

Mar 30, 2016

Here we go! It’s our VERY first episode of the Inside Scoop show and we’re kicking things off with giving you the lowdown on what to expect moving ahead. In season one we’ll be focusing on everything you need-to-know about running services-based business.

 

Show notes: http://scoopindustries.com/episode1/

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