Business Owners Manifesto

An update on where we have been and where we are going with the WOW Small business as well as a pack of lousy excuses and a cry for help. Check Out and Subscribe to the show on iTunes THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for listening to the show! If it has helped you in […] The post State of The WOW Small Business Address appeared first on Bryan Orr.

One of my biggest challenges over the years has been deciding on how to set my pricing in order to make a reasonable profit margin while remaining “competitive”. In this epsisode I cover some of the tools you will need to get you to the promised land of profitability and financial freedom in your business. […] The post How to Set Pricing for Your Products or Services appeared first on Bryan Orr.

If you are a business owner you have plenty of people pitching you on marketing. On todays episode I give my top tips for marketing a local business as well as a debunk some of the myths about marketing.   Check Out and Subscribe to the show on iTunes THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again for […] The post Marketing for Local Business De-mystified appeared first on Bryan Orr.

We all have them. Sometimes they scream so loud we can’t pay attention to the others around us, sometimes they whisper quietly and distract us from our goals. In this episode we explore some of the voices I hear as well as the lies they tell.   Check Out and Subscribe to the show on […] The post Quiet the Voices in Your Head appeared first on Bryan Orr.

You are ready to make a change in your business so what do you do next? I go over some of my top tips that we have used to help make implementing big change a win for everyone. I talk about. – What steps to take first – Who needs to be involved – The […] The post Make Epic Change in Your Business – Ep 43 appeared first on Bryan Orr.

The most important decisions you will make in any business is who to hire and how to train. I walk through step-by-step what I have learned about hiring and training great people. Thank you to listener Liz for encouraging this episode. Check Out and Subscribe to the show on iTunes THANKS FOR LISTENING! Thanks again […] The post Hiring and Training 101 w/ Bryan Orr appeared first on Bryan Orr.

Our Family business Kalos Services includes at least 12 direct family members. It is a joy as well as being pretty insane at times. My brother Nathan and I just launched a new podcast where we explore a lot of topics in a whimsical way and this week we are covering family business. We don’t […] The post The Hijinx of Family Business – Episode 41 appeared first on Bryan Orr.

I had the privilege to interview  Joshua Nicholls of Platinum Electricians (www.platinumelectricians.com.au), a multi-million dollar company based in Sydney, Australia.  In this episode, Joshua shared how he successfully built a business from scratch and grew it into a multi-million dollar company.  We mainly discussed how he  uses good customer service and leverages the power of […] The post Creating Raving Fans w/ Joshua Nicholls – Episode 040 appeared first on Bryan Orr.

Fellow podcaster Chip D. Thompson is my guest in this episode.  We discussed how most small businesses commonly box themselves , the very reason why their success becomes more limited.  We also talked about Chip’s learning experiences that made him succeed working in a family business.  He also gave us  a clear picture of the difference […] The post Localizing Small Businesses w/ Chip D. Thompson – Episode 039 appeared first on Bryan Orr.

Serial entrepreneur and business adviser Ruth King is my guest in this episode.  We discussed in detail how to determine the profitability of ones business.  We also talked about the common leaks that often go unnoticed and become the main reasons why your business is losing money.  Ruth also shared her expertise on how to […] The post Are You Actually Profitable? w/ Ruth King – Episode 038 appeared first on Bryan Orr.