Businessing with Pat Miller

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Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning with Pat Miller, founder of the Small Business Owners Community. Each week: one big story boiled down to what to do about it, a conversation with an owner who's been where you are, what came out of the Idea Slam this week, and the AI story of the week. Nobody taught you how to run a business, so you've been guessing. Guessing is expensive. The Small Business Owners Community is where small business owners get help from other owners: every week, a room full of owners works your problem with you. Owners only, nobody pitching, $19 a month. Any member can bring any business owner to one Idea Slam as their guest: smallbusinesscommunity.com/idea-slam/ Join: sboc.smallbusinesscommunity.com Newsletter: fridaysoffnewsletter.com It's Your Dream, Don't Grow It Alone®

  1. 1h ago ·  Bonus Video

    Extra: Your Next Sale Might Be One You Didn't Make | Businessing

    The prospect who said no might have said not now. Lisa Raebel from Rebel Girl Revenue on the revenue sitting right under your feet: the follow-up call that asks "did you solve the problem?" instead of "wanna buy my thing?", and the upsell your existing customers don't know to ask for. A Businessing Extra from this week's episode, What I'd Tell Myself on My First Day in Business. The full show is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lyv4TO24NFI Lisa Raebel, Rebel Girl Revenue: https://rebelgirlrevenue.comLisa's podcast, Pitch 2 Purchase: https://rebelgirlrevenue.com/podcast/ Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning. Hosted by Pat Miller, founder of the Small Business Owners Community. The Small Business Owners Community is where small business owners get help from other owners: every week, a room full of owners works your problem with you. Owners only, nobody pitching, $19 a month. Any member can bring any business owner to one Idea Slam as their guest: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/idea-slam/

  2. 1d ago ·  Video

    What I'd Tell Myself on My First Day in Business | Businessing

    If you like to eat, you have to like to sell. That's the first thing I'd tell myself on my first day as a business owner, and there are six more. This week on Businessing: what I'd say to day-one me after eight years of running my own business. Then Lisa Raebel from Rebel Girl Revenue on planning your revenue without just hoping: where to find your own trends, what to do when you have no history yet, the two questions to ask every client, and how often to check the plan. And one more thing: my to-do list turned into a to-done list, and I'm not sure I like it. Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning. Hosted by Pat Miller, founder of the Small Business Owners Community. The Small Business Owners Community is where small business owners get help from other owners: every week, a room full of owners works your problem with you. Owners only, nobody pitching, $19 a month. Any member can bring any business owner to one Idea Slam as their guest: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/idea-slam/ In this episode:00:00 - Everybody quits (and that's fine)00:16 - Welcome to Businessing01:18 - The Big Story: a talk with day-one me02:17 - Number 1: If you like to eat, you have to like to sell03:39 - Number 2: Revenue first, network second05:07 - Number 3: Be disciplined with your money06:27 - Number 4: You can quit, but never give up08:00 - Number 5: Take email off your phone10:25 - Number 6: You're responsible for all of it now11:52 - Number 7: The risk comes with freedom like nothing else14:28 - The point: build a great life14:45 - The Guest: Lisa Raebel on planning your revenue without just hoping17:14 - Forecast from your own history (12, 24, 36 months)22:31 - The two questions to ask every client23:50 - A no might have been a not now25:35 - Did you solve the problem yet? (the follow-up call)28:39 - Review monthly, adjust quarterly30:03 - A minimum goal and a big hairy goal31:29 - One More Thing: my to-do list became a to-done list36:13 - That's the show Resources mentioned:Be Your Future Self Now, by Dr. Benjamin HardyLisa Raebel, Rebel Girl Revenue: https://rebelgirlrevenue.comLisa's podcast, Pitch 2 Purchase: https://rebelgirlrevenue.com/podcast/Todoist, the to-do list Pat has used for a decade: https://todoist.com Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessingShow?sub_confirmation=1Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listenFridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.comSmall Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.comYour AI should know what we know. Add The Small Business Library to your AI tool: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/library

  3. 5d ago ·  Bonus Video

    Extra: On Stage It Felt Like Dancing | Businessing

    You practice a talk chapter by chapter, bridge line by bridge line. On stage, none of that is there. Here's what blacking out on the red dot taught me about being prepared enough to dance. A Businessing Extra from this week's episode, What I Learned From Doing My TEDx Talk. The full show is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-hnjpvLsE Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning. Join the community at smallbusinesscommunity.com

  4. Oct 28 ·  Bonus Video

    Extra: If Your AI Makes a Mistake, Who Pays? | Businessing

    If my AI makes a mistake, who pays for it? I asked my insurance agent, Tom Gaumond from G2 Insurance. Short answer: don't count on your general liability policy. It's a professional liability question, and a cyber question, and the insurance industry is still catching up. A Businessing Extra from this week's episode, What I Learned From Doing My TEDx Talk. The full show is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-hnjpvLsE Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning. Join the community at smallbusinesscommunity.com Resources mentioned: G2 Insurance Services: g2ins.com

  5. Oct 26 ·  Video

    What I Learned From Doing My TEDx Talk | Businessing

    I almost impaled a guy in the front row at my TEDx talk, and somebody's alarm went off during my big finish. Here are the eight things my second TEDx taught me, for anyone with a TEDx talk coming up, or any big presentation: the pitch, the sales call, the chamber intro. This week on Businessing: what TEDx taught me (again). Plus Tom Gaumond from G2 Insurance on the question every owner using AI should be asking: if my AI makes a mistake, who pays? And one more thing on grace and engineering, the re-entry plan for the day after your big thing. Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning. Join the Small Business Owners Community: smallbusinesscommunity.com In this episode:00:00 - The card that almost impaled someone00:24 - Welcome to the new Businessing01:48 - The Big Story: what my second TEDx taught me02:43 - Lesson 1: honor the moment03:52 - Lesson 2: you choose how you experience it05:34 - Lesson 3: say something that matters07:14 - Lesson 4: practice, then edit08:19 - Lesson 5: talk to one person (and skip the slides)12:32 - Lesson 6: slow down13:23 - Lesson 7: expect the unexpected (the emcee, the card, the alarm)19:02 - Lesson 8: you're going to be nervous, because you care21:47 - The Guest: Tom Gaumond on AI and your insurance23:10 - Why AI liability isn't general liability29:13 - The $2.3 million AI screening settlement32:10 - The 90-day renewal notice, and the one question to ask your agent33:51 - One More Thing: grace and engineering41:49 - That's the show Resources mentioned:G2 Insurance Services: g2ins.comThe 2024 SafeRent Solutions tenant-screening settlement ($2.3 million) Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_c-hnjpvLsESubscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessingShow?sub_confirmation=1Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listenFridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.comSmall Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.comYour AI should know what we know. Add The Small Business Library to your AI tool: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/library #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #PatMiller #TEDx #PublicSpeaking #AIInsurance

  6. Sep 23 ·  Video

    How to Get Booked on More Stages | Businessing

    Getting booked on more stages starts with the one thing almost nobody does, which is asking. Pat runs a conference, so he sits on the other side of that inbox, and today he walks through what makes him say yes to a speaker and what gets the email deleted. Point of view, the takeaway for the audience, video of you speaking, references from other organizers, and a weekly system so the asking actually happens. Then the Idea Slam mailbag on what you should have stopped doing months ago, and the AI story of the day: Claude Opus 5.5 landed, and the new Projects changed how Pat works in a single afternoon. Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning. Hosted by Pat Miller, founder of the Small Business Owners Community. The Small Business Owners Community is where small business owners get help from other owners: every week, a room full of owners works your problem with you. Owners only, nobody pitching, $19 a month. Any member can bring any business owner to one Idea Slam as their guest: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/idea-slam/ In this episode: 00:00 - Cold open and welcome 01:01 - Big story: how to get booked on more stages 02:08 - Nobody is going to chase you, so ask 03:20 - Have a point of view, not just a topic 04:34 - Tell the organizer what the audience walks away with 05:31 - Have video of you speaking 07:41 - References from other event organizers 08:24 - Systematize the ask and collect testimonials 11:39 - Idea Slam: what you should have stopped doing months ago 13:25 - Prune the rooms and events you go to 15:17 - AI story: Claude Opus 5.5 lands 17:15 - Claude Projects, live show and tell 24:45 - What is coming next in AI 26:36 - New members and this week in the community 28:24 - No show next week, back October 5th Resources mentioned: Talkadot - https://talkadot.com Wispr Flow - https://wisprflow.ai Claude - https://claude.ai 🎙️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessingShow 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109 🌐 Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listen 📬 Fridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com 👥 Small Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com 🤖 Your AI should know what we know. Add The Small Business Library to your AI tool: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/library #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #PatMiller #PublicSpeaking #SpeakerMarketing #AIforSmallBusiness

  7. Sep 22 ·  Video

    What to Say When They Say They Can't Afford You | Businessing

    They liked the whole thing right up until the number. Then came "I can't afford it," and the first instinct is to apologize for the price and start cutting. Don't. That sentence usually means one of two things, and there are two questions that tell you which one you're dealing with. Today: those two questions, five ways to save the deal without giving up your profit, and how to walk away clean when it really is a no. Plus the Idea Slam mailbag on following up after a prospect goes quiet, and the fight between Meta and Amazon over who owns the recommendation. Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning. Hosted by Pat Miller, founder of the Small Business Owners Community. The Small Business Owners Community is where small business owners get help from other owners: every week, a room full of owners works your problem with you. Owners only, nobody pitching, $19 a month. Any member can bring any business owner to one Idea Slam as their guest: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/idea-slam/ In this episode: 00:00 - Open and what's on the show today 01:55 - Big Story - they just told you they can't afford it 02:46 - What "I can't afford it" actually means 03:27 - The two questions that tell you which problem you have 05:41 - Five ways to save the deal without cutting your price 09:28 - When to walk away from a client who can't pay 10:58 - Idea Slam - how many follow-ups before you look desperate 16:03 - AI story - Meta's Muse agent and Amazon blocking it 23:31 - Vegas, new members, and what's on this week in the SBOC Resources mentioned: Grab an Idea Slam spot: https://event.smallbusinesscommunity.com/idea-slam-pat-miller 🎙️ Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessingShow?sub_confirmation=1 🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109 🌐 Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listen 📬 Fridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com 👥 Small Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com 🤖 Your AI should know what we know. Add The Small Business Library to your AI tool: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/library #SmallBusiness #Entrepreneurship #PatMiller #Sales #SalesObjections #Pricing

  8. Sep 21 ·  Video

    What a Small Business Conference Actually Does | Businessing

    A small business conference is either worth the money or it isn't, and the answer shows up in the hallways, not the sessions. SBOC26 is in the books: about 125 owners, three days in Brookfield, and 45 first-timers who walked in nervous and walked out with a table full of people who knew their name. Here's what stuck with me, what the keynote did when he went off script, and the part you can steal whether you were in the room or not. Plus an Idea Slam on the question you're scared to ask, and an AI story about turning history class into short-form video. Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning. Hosted by Pat Miller, founder of the Small Business Owners Community. The Small Business Owners Community is where small business owners get help from other owners: every week, a room full of owners works your problem with you. Owners only, nobody pitching, $19 a month. Any member can bring any business owner to one Idea Slam as their guest: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/idea-slam/ In this episode: 00:00 - Open, and what's on the show today 01:17 - Looking back at SBOC26 02:55 - What Mike Michalowicz did when he went off script 04:32 - Why the first-timer night is the one that matters 06:05 - The education lineup, from professional presence to AI 06:53 - Are we going to have a job in 12 months? 09:35 - The Friday VIP session with the Hug Sleep founder 11:18 - Idea Slam: should you ask the question that feels dumb? 14:25 - AI story of the day: turning history into short-form video 18:41 - The homework: make what you sell snackable 21:32 - New in the community, and what's on this week Resources mentioned: SBOC26 and next year's conference: https://event.smallbusinesscommunity.com/26conference The Small Business Library, so your AI knows what we know: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/library Money Masters Bookkeeping: https://www.moneymasters4biz.com/ Athena Legal Solutions: https://athenalegalsolutionsllc.com/businessingwithpatmiller Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BusinessingShow?sub_confirmation=1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/businessing-with-pat-miller/id1870663109 Listen anywhere: https://businessing.captivate.fm/listen Fridays Off Newsletter: https://fridaysoffnewsletter.com Small Business Owners Community: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com Your AI should know what we know. Add The Small Business Library to your AI tool: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/library

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Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning with Pat Miller, founder of the Small Business Owners Community. Each week: one big story boiled down to what to do about it, a conversation with an owner who's been where you are, what came out of the Idea Slam this week, and the AI story of the week. Nobody taught you how to run a business, so you've been guessing. Guessing is expensive. The Small Business Owners Community is where small business owners get help from other owners: every week, a room full of owners works your problem with you. Owners only, nobody pitching, $19 a month. Any member can bring any business owner to one Idea Slam as their guest: smallbusinesscommunity.com/idea-slam/ Join: sboc.smallbusinesscommunity.com Newsletter: fridaysoffnewsletter.com It's Your Dream, Don't Grow It Alone®

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