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Pressure washing profits: You'll never believe how much these guys make! Ep. #020. Small Business Ideas and Entrepreneurship May 15, 2024

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Aaron Harper is a STUD! He's the CEO and founder of Rolling Suds (https://www.rollingsudsfranchise.com/contact-us), a franchise system with hundreds of territories sold in the last 18 months. We talked all about the unit economics of both an individual pressure washing franchise, and the franchise business as a whole. Enjoy! Timestamps below.
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03:23 Revolutionizing the Drywall Repair Franchise

05:48 Building a Successful Franchise System During COVID

10:46 The Strategy Behind Acquiring and Scaling Franchises

17:10 The Financials of Franchising: Investment, Growth, and Support

24:19 Navigating Territory Management and Expansion

27:32 Identifying the Ideal Franchisee for Success

27:44 The Surprising Shift to Commercial Focus

28:26 Building B2B Relationships in Business

28:56 The Ideal Franchisee: Traits and Expectations

29:14 The Strategy for Scaling: Commercial vs. Residential

29:36 Franchisee Profile: Ambition Meets Reality

29:51 The Power of Relationships and Goal Setting

31:19 Risk Tolerance and Attitude in Business Success

31:23 Franchising: A Path, Not a Shortcut

32:02 The Franchisee's Journey: From Selection to Operation

32:35 The Role of Experience and Personality in Franchising Success

41:35 Creative Solutions and the Searcher's Advantage

50:21 Financial Insights and Franchise Operations

55:01 The Future of Franchising and Final Thoughts

Q&A: Private school growth woes, DIY cabin kits, Shopify app and Twitter influencer. Ep. #019. Small Business Ideas and Entrepreneurship May 13, 2024

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01:58 - Helped the owner of a licensed private school in Amarillo, Texas with a growth problem.

16:10 - Assisted another caller selling high-ticket DIY cabin kits.

29:24 - Assisted a caller with a Shopify app offering clippable coupons on product pages, introducing strategic friction similar to traditional grocery store coupons, but in a digital format.

41:05 - Guided a caller facing the dilemma of handling DMs from followers on Twitter asking for help or advice while maintaining professional boundaries.

How to Find That *one* Life Changing Customer, Partner or Company. Ep. #018. Small Business Ideas and Entrepreneurship May 09, 2024

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This was the keynote speech I gave at SMBash last month entitled "You Only Need One White Whale." If you'd like to see the accompanying slides, check it out on YouTube instead.
It took me 13 hours to prepare and it received great reviews! Please enjoy and share with your friends.
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Q&A: Noah Kagan joins! 2nd opinion dental site, wealth advisor, mortgages for entrepreneurs & blue collar side hustle idea. Ep. #017. Small Business Ideas and Entrepreneurship May 06, 2024

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See below for segment timestamps!
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02:25 - Caller asked for ideas about growing his website that offers second opinions for dental quotes for $47.

12:42 - Looking for ways to generate leads for his company offering charitable contribution services to wealth advisors, a niche industry.
29:17 - Wanted ideas of how to sell mortgages to self-employed entrepreneurs.
38:34 - Casual chat about Judaism and Mormonism.
43:45 - Blue collar employee looking for ways to supplement his income. I gave him a fun idea.

Cool biz ideas, pet cremation 101, how much do the MFM hosts make & how much does Mr. Beast make? Ep. #016. Small Business Ideas and Entrepreneurship May 02, 2024

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Chris and his business partner Nik (https://twitter.com/CoFoundersNik) catch up on all things:
- Figuring out how much the hosts of My First Million Make
- Finding out how much Mr. Beast makes
- How the pet cremation biz works and how their equity is split in this biz
- Cool biz ideas you could implement inside of stadiums
- Everything we are working on right now.
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Check out Nik's show "Nikonomics" on
Spotify: https://tinyurl.com/5avyu98y
Apple: https://tinyurl.com/bdxbr284
YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/3559hy7n
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Q&A: Passive book royalties from Craigslist, $60k pressure washing jobs, digital dashboards & importing products from China. Ep. #015. Small Business Ideas and Entrepreneurship Apr 29, 2024

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4 amazing callers in 73 minutes! This is the best episode yet!

01:39 - Nick makes bank investing in book and music royalties. His best deal came from Craigslist!

18:54 - Our first ever caller returned - the street sweeping guy! And his biz is twice as big now! He's now getting MASSIVE $60k parking garage pressure washing jobs that he outsources.

40:44 - Thomas has an awesome digital dashboard business for tracking metrics like short-term rental performance. He needed help growing it, so I offered some ideas.

57:18 -Clayton is an engineer and aerospace consultant with a unique product idea. He thought it was too dumb to execute on, but I changed his mind. He wanted advice on importing and selling it through platforms like Amazon, Shopify, and Facebook Marketplace.

Part 1/4: Every Business I've Ever Started. Ep. #014.Small Business Ideas and Entrepreneurship Apr 25, 2024

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I've started over 70 businesses, so this is part 1 of me talking about all of them.
Hopefully this helps you generate some ideas of your own. Or shoot, copy these yourself!
Almost all of them would still work today. Enjoy! I'd love your follow and review, if I've earned it.
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Q&A: Gutter cleaning, fundraising, low margin tips, importing from China, plus many more! Ep. #013. Small Business Ideas and Entrepreneurship Apr 22, 2024

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Today was a little different! I answered 13 pre-submitted questions in less time than it normally takes me to answer 6-7. This is tightly packed with value. Enjoy!
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02:42 - How to grow a gutter cleaning business in its early stages?

05:19 - Tips for someone new to the gig economy?

06:04 - How can I safeguard my business against sudden drops in sales?

09:00 - Looking for a technical co-founder skilled in react web stack.

10:27 - How to attract and keep top employees in a low-margin business?

15:58 - How can I raise money in this tough economy?

17:26 - How can I boost predictable cash flow?

20:16 - How do I transport my product from China to the USA?

22:22 - Do I focus on my successful but exhausting current business, shift to a more enjoyable side business, or manage both?

23:59 - How much risk should I take on to start my business while I have a job, considering uncertain job prospects and available savings?

27:04 - As a former college coach with extensive leadership experience, what entrepreneurial opportunities do you recommend for someone transitioning out of collegiate sports?

29:46- Thoughts on starting a carpet and floor care business.

31:04 - How do you verify the success of leads provided to businesses, considering potential undercounting?

Q&A: Supplement biz, father/son trailer rental biz, cooking dads biz, AI chatbot for the shed biz, tufa stone quarry and is the vending biz oversaturated? Ep. #012. Small Business Ideas and Entrepreneurship Apr 15, 2024

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Every Friday I do free consulting calls while hundreds listen live. They're freaking fun!
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Below we covered:

02:14 - Supplement biz dealing with racism.

17:17 - A guy starting a trailer rental biz with his sons.

25:04 - A dad got laid off and wants to start a content biz for dads who cook.

41:01 - How to sell an AI Chatbot to the shed biz.

50:51 - How to buy a home in a very small community of under 40 homes.

52:52 - LegalZoom alternatives?

53:38 - A Tufa stone quarry being repurposed for cement?

55:27 - Is the vending machine biz oversaturated?

Q&A: Destination wedding biz, board games, RV park, gravestone, digital signage and dumpster rentals in SLC. Ep. #011. Small Business Ideas and Entrepreneurship Apr 08, 2024

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01:09 - Destination wedding biz: A guy's father owns a YouTube channel that offers "done for you" destination weddings. However, the business has hit a plateau, and they are seeking advice on how to grow their business in an interesting way)
12:47 - Board game biz: A guy in the Northeast has a small board game, and I provided him with some cool ideas on how to grow it.
26:09 - RV park vacancy: How can he effectively advertise vacancies in his park with 68 pads, especially considering its history and current market rates?
35:05 - Monument biz: A business specializing in gravestones and headstones. The person wants to know how they should approach the owner to buy it.
39:12 - Digital signage biz: How to sell digital signage to schools and how to find schools to sell to.
43:40 - Dumpster rental biz: A new dumpster rental business in Salt Lake. The owner just ordered a ton of dumpsters and wants to know how to manage them effectively.

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