Tell Me About…The Podcast: Recent Episodes
Beth Smith
Tell me about... the podcast is a dive into the world of branching out and setting up for yourself. Taking the years of knowledge, success and mistakes from Paul (i.e. my Dad) and chatting through the process whilst keeping the information understandable and transferable to your own situation. Along the way we'll chat about past experiences, personal anecdotes and make the nitty gritty of business fun and approachable.
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Kicking off the new season with Peter George!
Peter began his career in technical roles and progressed into Sales & Marketing. Peter's current role is to help UK Business owners to get and keep customers using the Entrepreneurs Circle Marketing and Sales System. Collaborating with business owners using this proven programme of steps to help them get the lifestyle they want from their business.
Come back on June 28th 2024 for the full episode.
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Hello! We're back with season three and we can't wait to share this season with you. We've been delving into our network of friends to bring you a new guest series.
A mix of industry professionals and young entrepreneurs bringing more advice, first hand experience and a different perspective to some of the common topics discussed so far.
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Without threatening the existing start-up.. get on and do that blue sky thinkingTo win in business and life - you need to be good at both...If you’re in the middle of a start up, sketch the ideas out and then put them aside until you’re in a position to work on them without it taking required time from your current start up.
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Efficiency - undertaking things the right way
Effectiveness - properly completing the right things
These should be in the DNA of your business as it grows.
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Assuming you delegate correctly and efficiently delegation can be key in increasing productivity and allowing up time to work on your business.
Delegation can fuel desire within the delegee to rise to the role and become closer to the company.
Preparation is key!
But what if you're just starting up and you don't/won't be employing anyone?
Listen to find out more.
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Something that we've touched on on a number of occasions in some of the other episodes.
In this episode we talk about the time management pressures the first time entrepreneur maybe under and give some information on how to deal with this.
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Work Life Balance - one of the most common phrases you'll hear from my generation!
What are you willing to sacrifice to achieve the perfect work - life balance and can you do that when you're starting a business?
First ask yourself these questions:
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How do you function? Are you a morning, evening or night worker?
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Do you thrive on chaos and pressure?
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Or do you seek order?
Listen to the podcast for more.
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Do more with less!
Take the time to reflect and make better decisions on the expenses that you are taking on in your business.
Take caution when taking on expenses and give good reasons to every purchase.
Everything has to be funded and that money needs to come from somewhere - every pound can only be spent once.
Leadership is pulling through rather than pushing through the process which would be a management role.
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This week Paul talks about managing customers and suppliers and how to make sure that they're satisfied and you are getting the good side of the deal.
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At the beginning of your start up your time should be 100% on working on your business.
You start working in your business when you start earning money.
When you get to this phase you should be 90% working in and 10% working on your business.
Listen to find out more and some examples of what Paul means.
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We're back! Sorry it's been so long... we were having too much fun! We're well rested and we are ready to roll on season two.
Paul (Dad) has plenty more knowledge to impart this season and I hope you are ready!
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How do I take money out of the start up to replace my salary? * paid by the profits of your company. * Income will fluctuate * For a salary you will need a payroll * You will be a burden on the company.
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Let's chat about record keeping, insurances, tax and contracting!
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A look into sole traders, partnerships, liability partnerships and limited companies.
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This week we chat about the fear of failure and the fear of the unknown!
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In this episode we discuss the move from ambition to achievement. Focusing on Dad's three word mantra - Plan. Fix. Do.
When you've spent time planning then you fix the plan and then you ... just do it.
A key take away from this episode is the idea that you have to trust the process and that you can only control what is within you and your reactions to what happens around you. Remembering that perfection is a foolish pursuit and that your plan just needs to be fit for purpose and is not for ever.
This week Paul/Dad talks about financial structures within businesses and how this looks within your business plan.
Quite a heavy episode so grab a notebook and take your time with this one!
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In this Episode we discuss business plans, what should go in them and how to start tackling them!
A business plan should help you to realise the dream you have for your product/service. It should support your vision and take you on a journey to realise that vision.
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Paul & Beth chat through some of the fundamentals that are required for anyone thinking to start up and succeed in business. They run through some of the reasons why you would find yourself in the position to start up a company. The characteristics and skills required and some reasons for why you would want to and why you may not want to take the leap to running your own business. Leading right up to the point of discussing your business plan which they will cover in Episode 03.
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For the first episode of Tell me about the podcast Paul and Beth give a little back story to who they are and why they find themselves creating this podcast.
Not the usual format to the podcast but they have to justify why they can give advice and how they know what they're talking about... well how Paul knows what he's talking about.
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A short introduction to Tell Me About.. The Podcast a series where we will chat through the process, requirements and hurdles to setting up your own company. As a Father and Daughter duo we take this, sometimes hard to digest, information and make it approachable and understandable to the masses. Episodes will be released weekly and we hope to answer some of your pressing questions along the way!
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