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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: August, 2019
Aug 26, 2019

Money talk is a double-edged sword. As a business owner, we need to get comfortable with constantly having conversations about money, but what happens when that talk is misleading or downright wrong?

That’s what I’m tackling with guest Sarah from Yes and Yes in this brand new episode. We talk about the prosperity gospel, redefining success, finding happiness, and escaping the trap of a “fancy” life.

Get the scoop here:
https://smallbusinessboss.co/prosperity-gospel

Aug 19, 2019

Newsflash: Scaling doesn’t equal success for your business.

There’s a fundamental misconception in the online business world that scale immediately means more money and that magically scaling up your business is the only way to meet our money goals.

Plus, the very definition of what “scale” actually is, well, it’s misunderstood.

We need to stop chasing scale, and focus in on what most of us really want, which is to MAKE AND KEEP  more money in our business. 

In this episode of the Small Business Boss I discuss:

🔥The online obsession with scale and how it’s actually the wrong thing for a lot of businesses. 

🔥The path to making and keeping more money as a service business owner. 

🔥The fastest way to be more profitable that you can implement starting TODAY.

Get the scoop here:
https://smallbusinessboss.co/stop-obsessing-over-scale/

Aug 12, 2019

If you’ve been around me for a hot minute you know exactly how I LIVE for summer. That means the July recap giving you the behind-the-scenes scoop of what’s happening is really focused on a lot of deep thoughts and this one thing that’s on my nerves.

In this episode, I share what’s up, as well as the question I’ve been hearing over and over for the last year that quite frankly needs to stop. 

Get the scoop here:
https://smallbusinessboss.co/recap-july-2019/

Aug 5, 2019

Have you ever wondered why you do the things you do? Or why exactly you’re throwing up obstacles in your own path with stories and reasons why you can’t do certain things? In this episode, Jo Casey is going to help us unpack this and so much more.

You’ve probably heard that there’s no greater self-development journey than running your own business. And I know that’s definitely been the case for me. Being a boss has stretched me and pushed me in ways that I never expected and constantly forces me to deal with what’s really going on in my head. 

I’m sure it’s much the same for you, so I invited Jo Casey to help us examine why we do what we do and how we may be holding ourselves back. And while much of our discussion does speak to feminine conditioning, there are some amazing lessons in here — no matter what gender you are.

Get the scoop here:
www.smallbusinessboss.co/episode177

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