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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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Now displaying: November, 2017
Nov 27, 2017

We’ve all done it. Spent money thinking we were missing something or if we just did X, Y or Z, we’d get the magic formula. Why? Well, welcome to the cult of online consumption that tells us we’re not good enough. Today we’re talking about this cult and how to break free and be happier in your business.

Get the inside scoop right here:https://smallbusinessboss.co/online-business/ 

Nov 20, 2017

When you’re growing a business, there’s one thing that you can’t ignore - scale. How exactly are you going to build this business? How will you scale? And while it’s a legit question, it’s one that skips over a lot of business fundamentals. In this episode, we’re talking about why you should STOP sweating it over scaling your business.  

Get the inside scoop right here: https://smallbusinessboss.co/scaling-your-business/

Nov 13, 2017

You know the situation.  You are plugging along thinking “I got this.” But then you think, maybe you don’t. Maybe you need a funnel. A new website. An 88 part video series.

Slow down, take a deep breath. We’ve all been there, and in this episode, we’re dishing up real talk about the ways we make business soooo much harder than it needs to be.  

Get the scoop right here: https://smallbusinessboss.co/making-business-…n-it-needs-to-be/

 

 

 

Nov 6, 2017

We’ve all been there. You thought you were doing amazing, but then - you logged into Facebook and quickly you’re playing the comparison game and are completely down on yourself.

Or you found yourself in the middle of doing something in your business that’s what you thought you “should” do…and it feels like a nightmare. In this episode, we’re talking just how easy it is to find yourself living other people’s dreams and how to get yourself out of that cycle for good.  

Check it out right here:  https://smallbusinessboss.co/living-other-peoples-dreams/

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