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59. He Grew His Painting Business to $2M/Month (After Learning This Lesson) Feb 24, 2023

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When Doug Caris bought Arizona Painting Company in 2014, it was a single location with 40 employees. Now, they have almost 300 employees across 5 locations, generating revenue of $2 million a month with margins up to 50%. How did Doug and his partners achieve this phenomenal growth? You’ll get the answer in this episode.

Doug dreamed of owning his own business since he was a teenager. He got into the painting industry at age 20 after dropping out of college, and that proved to be the right path to achieve his goals. Within 7 years, he’d bought out the painting company with two friends, starting the growth journey that led to their current success.

Of course, that growth didn’t happen overnight. They had to unlearn some bad habits established by the previous owner before they could grow to the next level. In this interview, you’ll hear what those issues were and how Doug and his partners corrected them, along with the other tools and systems they implemented and Doug’s other tips for how to start a painting business the right way.

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58. Grow a Small Business by Doing These Things Feb 17, 2023

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What’s the secret to sustainable small business growth? Barry Moltz knows the answer, and has spent more than 20 years helping entrepreneurs achieve the revenue growth they’re striving for by taking simple, strategic steps. In this interview, you’ll hear his insights into how to get unstuck and get your business growing again.

Barry has started and grown three businesses–and not all of his ventures have been complete successes. He sold one, but another went out of business before he could. He’ll share the lessons he learned from that failure, and how he used that experience to keep his next venture profitable. He’s also published several books of small business advice, and you’ll hear many of those insights in this interview.
Business growth doesn’t need to be difficult or complicated if you have the right mindset as an owner. Barry’s insights will help small business founders get out of a rut so they can grow to new heights.

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57. How to Start a Franchise ($4M/Month Revenue) Feb 10, 2023

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Stretch Zone is the fastest growing franchise in the exercise industry, and one of the fastest-growing across the United States, with plans to surpass 300 studios in 2023. Now, he’s talking to UpFlip about how to start a franchise business with that same kind of incredible growth potential.

Tony Zaccario joined the Stretch Zone team in 2016 as a general manager and quickly moved up the ranks, becoming VP of Operations after just one year and the CEO in 2019. He’s helped to build the brand’s franchise-first culture, growing them from a pioneer in science-based assisted stretching into an exercise empire with a yearly revenue of over $47 million.

Tony’s advice on how to start a franchise will be invaluable for any business owner who wants to scale their company to the next level. We’ll discuss every step of the franchising process, from how to develop your franchising strategy to the support they offer franchisees and how to design and implement scalable systems.

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56. From $50 to $160K/Month in Passive Income (What’s His Secret?) Jan 30, 2023

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How would you like to make $160,000 a month in passive income? That’s life for Graham Cochrane. Even more impressive, he sees 93% or higher profit margins on his income and he started his first business with just $50.

That $50 was just about all Graham had when he started his first business in 2009. He’d just been laid off due to the recession, leaving him broke and struggling to support his family. That layoff turned out to be a blessing, paving the way for him to start his own business and figure out how to make passive income.

Just what is passive income? It means your business makes money on its own, without you needing to devote your whole life to running it. Graham uses automation and simple, efficient systems to achieve this in his business, allowing him to work an average of five hours a week. He explains how he developed those systems in this interview, along with his other advice for how to turn your passion into a sustainable, low-maintenance business.

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GrahamCochrane.com - Learn more insights from Graham on his website

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55. How to Start a $300K/Month Wall Printing Business Jan 23, 2023

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Vertical printing was a new concept for North America when Paul Baron started The Wall Printer in 2019. He’s turned this innovative concept into a thriving wall printing business with a $300,000 average monthly revenue. In this interview, you’ll learn how to start a printing business with this kind of 7-figure growth potential.

The Wall Printer wasn’t Paul’s first business. A serial entrepreneur, he’s created or marketed a number of companies over the years, from retail stores to communications tools, high-tech software, and other consumer goods. With the Wall Printer, he didn’t just create one business. His vertical printing machines have spawned more than 90 wall printing businesses across North America, guiding these owners through how to start a wall printing business along with providing the service, ink, and tech support for their machines.

The Wall Printer has faced unique challenges from the very start. The business was just months old when the pandemic shut the world down in early 2020. We’ll find out how Paul recovered from this unexpected hurdle to keep his company growing. He’ll also talk through the challenges a new wall printing business is likely to face today, as well as his insights into the wall printing industry and his advice for starting a profitable printing business.

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54. How to Start and Grow a Delivery Business Jan 16, 2023

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Adam Haber started Trellus Same-Day Local Delivery & Marketplace to help small business owners compete with Amazon and other big box stores. In less than two years, his startup business has completed more than 35,000 deliveries from its nearly 300 merchant partners. Today, he’s sharing his advice on how to start a delivery business with this kind of fast growth potential.

Adam is passionate about serving his community. Before starting Trellus, he served as a Roslyn School Board Trustee and the head of Economic Development for the town of Hempstead. Trellus was born from this same passion, aiming to bring more business back to downtowns and independent local shops by making it easier for customers to buy their products.

Trellus’ exceptional customer service is a key to its success. All of their deliveries are made on the same day, with 90% completed in less than two hours. We’ll hear how Adam designed the systems that allow this to happen, along with how he marketed his service to both businesses and customers to reach 600-1,200 weekly deliveries so soon after launching. If you’ve ever wondered how to start up a new business, you’ll find answers to lots of your questions in this episode.

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53. How He Started a $45K/Month Software Development Business Jan 09, 2023

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Software developer Pace Ellsworth started App-to-Exit as a business automation tool, with the goal of helping other small business owners make better use of their time. In this episode, you’ll learn how he started and grew a $45,000 per month software development business.

Pace started his software development company as Bestimate, drawing on his expertise in digital marketing and system automation. As the business grew, however, he realized he hadn’t created a scalable process. Over the past year, he reworked his system to meet the needs of his growing company, rebranding into his current venture, App-to-Exit.

Today, Pace shares the key factors in his success. He’ll explain how he got his start in software development, and how he used his podcast and other online content to grow his audience once his business was up and running. We’ll also hear what his biggest struggles were as his company grew and how he redesigned his systems to continue this growth into the future.

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52. How He Earns $400K/Month with a Digital Marketing Agency Jan 02, 2023

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Eric Berman founded his digital marketing agency, Brandetize, in 2001 to manage the marketing channels for thought leader Brian Tracy. Twenty years later, they’ve grown to more than $400,000 in monthly revenue with 20% margins and served as a marketing partner to help thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and influencers establish and scale their brand.

Eric got into digital marketing in the early days of social networking when he co-founded and built the largest college website on the internet. He went on to consult for venture capitalists and companies at all stages of their growth. That experience became the foundation of Brandetize, giving him the knowledge, skills, and connections he needed to grow a successful agency quickly.

In this interview, Eric shares his advice for how to start a digital marketing agency with long-term growth potential, from how he landed his early clients and established smart systems to the ways the digital marketing landscape has changed in his two decades in the industry.

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Brandetize - Learn more about Brandetize on their website

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51. How to Start a $500K/Month T-Shirt Printing Business Dec 19, 2022

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Since it started in 2005, 1-800-Tshirts has seen a steady growth of 20-30% a year, growing the initial $50,000 investment into $500,000 a month revenue with 10% margins. In this interview, we’ll learn how founder Tom Rauen started his tshirt printing business and set it up for sustainable long-term growth.

When he started his t shirt printing business, Tom had just graduated with a graphic design degree and was working in the restaurant industry and loved to watch and play sports. He wanted a business that would let him use his degree while working with people in food service and the athletic world. Making custom apparel checked all these boxes, and 1-800-Tshirts was born.

Today, Tom explains how to start a tshirt printing business with big profit potential. We’ll find out what systems he uses to keep his business organized, how he built his team and customer base, and how the company has earned accolades like the Inc. 5000 Awards for three straight years and the Guiness World Record for most t-shirts worn at once.

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1800Tshirts.com - Learn more about 1-800-Tshirts on their website

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50. How to Start a $30K/Month Online Business Dec 12, 2022

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How do you start and grow an online business—and what does it take to grow a website to $1 million and beyond? Ron Stefanski started OneHourProfessor.com in 2014, and since then has grown to a portfolio of seven sites with an average revenue of $30,000 a month and phenomenal 85% profit margins.

The ironic thing is, while OneHourProfessor was Ron’s first site, it was also his first failure. In this interview, we’ll find out what he learned from that experience and how that led him to greater success with the websites that followed. He’ll also share his strategy for using content marketing and SEO to drive traffic to his sites, along with other tips for finding leads and converting those leads into revenue.

One great thing about starting an online business is you don’t need a ton of money. Ron invested just $3,000 to start OneHourProfessor. He explains how he spent that money and what the main costs are for an online business startup. If you’re curious how to start an online business like a professional, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

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https://bit.ly/4f1x59b Start your business today with these 500 free business ideas
OneHourProfessor.com - See the course and site in action and find out more about Ron’s business

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