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The Microbusiness Help Desk

Business advice for ACTUAL small businesses and solopreneurs. Small business used to mean mom & pop grocery stores, auto repair, the neighborhood pharmacy, etc. Today, "small" businesses can have up to 1,000 employees and $500 million in revenue and still qualify as "small" in the eyes of the government and financial institutions. As attention spans have gotten smaller, small business has gotten bigger, and the term is unfortunately now essentially meaningless. The problem is that owners of truly small business (read: micro business) have few resources to help them that are specific to businesses which are actually small in size and scope. Instead, we are stuck following millionaire moguls, 7-figure influencers, and government and finance industries -- all of which are gearing their advice towards larger "small" businesses. At best, you're following advice that just doesn't work; at worst, you're destroying your own business by focusing on the wrong things. As a fellow microbusiness owner, my goal is to talk about and explore concepts in small business, in the context of ACTUAL small businesses. Putting out as much free content as I can is part of my plan, so I encourage you to subscribe here, join my email list and blog at microbizmentors.com, and get in touch with me at pete@microbizmentors.com if you have questions or want to hear an episode or read a blog post about a particular topic. You can also visit microbizmentors.com/questions for a direct line to the microbusiness help desk - I read all messages and your question might just be featured in a future episode!

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The Microbusiness Help Desk

Episode One - Just Get It Out There

November 07, 2022 • Peter Buck • Season 1 • Episode 1

I decided what the world REALLY needs is another podcast. There just aren't enough people sharing their expertise, trying to put enough hooks in their content to make you circle back and make you hop, skip, and jump on a call.

Cringe.

My podcast is different. Just like everyone else's. I've decided to just record them in one shot without going back to do editing, so that's fun. I've also decided to focus on the same business development crud as everyone else, except (here's the actual differentiation) I'm focusing on MICRO business. You know, that thing that people used to mean when they said "small" business, except now that definition has become as fat and bloated as your regional manager.

So buckle up, tune in, give me some feedback so I can try to suck less, and give me a sub... if you're in to that sort of thing.

I'm Peter Buck, and this is Microbizmentors. We explore small business development topics in the context of ACTUAL small businesses. What you thought was "small business" is a lie. Real small businesses are the backbone of the economy: 93% of businesses in the United States are MICRObusinesses. As big businesses have gotten bigger, midsize businesses started calling themselves "small", and here we are. Today's definition of small business can mean a company with up to 1,000 employees and $500 million in revenue! Meanwhile the rest of us in the real world of small business try to compete on an unequal field, listening to advice that isn't relevant, worrying about things that we can't control because we don't have lobbyists.
So, tune in and let's tackle the real world challenges faced by real world microbusiness owners.

Connect with me:
https://www.microbizmentors.com
pete@microbizmentors.com
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peterbuckmba

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