Custom Manufacturing Industry podcast is an entrepreneurship and motivational podcast on all platforms, hosted by Aaron Clippinger. Being CEO of multiple companies including the signage industry and the software industry, Aaron has over 20 years of consulting and business management. His software has grown internationally and with over a billion dollars annually going through the software. Using his Accounting degree, Aaron will be talking about his organizational ways to get things done. Hi ...
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1 Understanding Taxes as a Newly Formed Small Business - Part 2 of the Small Business Starter Kit 28:24
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In our second installment of the Small Business Starter Kit series - we’re tackling a topic that’s sometimes tricky, sometimes confusing, but ever-present: taxes. Hosts Austin and Jannese have an insightful conversation with entrepreneur Isabella Rosal who started 7th Sky Ventures , an exporter and distributor of craft spirits, beer, and wine. Having lived and worked in two different countries and started a company in a heavily-regulated field, Isabella is no stranger to navigating the paperwork-laden and jargon-infused maze of properly understanding taxes for a newly formed small business. Join us as she shares her story and provides valuable insight into how to tackle your business’ taxes - so they don’t tackle you. Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you grow your business: QuickBooks.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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If you're a freelancer, then you're not just an expert in your field. You're also a business owner, responsible for everything from bookkeeping to marketing to customer satisfaction to business development. On the Business of Freelancing, our panel of experienced freelancers discuss the issues that they have encountered while building up their business — and give you practical, actionable advice to take your career to the next level. We also invite expert guests to provide their opinions and perspectives on how you can better succeed in your freelance career.
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If you're a freelancer, then you're not just an expert in your field. You're also a business owner, responsible for everything from bookkeeping to marketing to customer satisfaction to business development. On the Business of Freelancing, our panel of experienced freelancers discuss the issues that they have encountered while building up their business — and give you practical, actionable advice to take your career to the next level. We also invite expert guests to provide their opinions and perspectives on how you can better succeed in your freelance career.
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1 Planning to Scale Your Practice to a Business 50:09
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In our final episode, our panel talks about scaling up, whether you should and how to do it: Pros and cons of scaling What you can do to prep Actionable quick tips Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Erik: Business Profit 101: A Primer for Freelance Software Developers - DaedTech , The All-In-One People Platform for Payroll, Benefits, HR (gusto.com) Reuven: Workona Tab Manager Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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1 Resources and Career Development for Freelancers 52:59
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In this episode, our panel talks about how to improve your career when you're working on your own: Career development for freelancers vs employees What is career development, really? Self-evaluation – taking time to be deliberate about your practice Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Erik: E-Myth Revisited , HS Community Reuven: Tim Harford’s e-mail advice Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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1 Knowing When to Fold 'Em: When Should You Do Something Different? 49:12
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In this episode, our panel talks about knowing when to fold, knowing when to stop freelancing, and try full-time.: Advantages of a full-time job How often should you ask yourself this question/evaluate whether to keep going? Signs that you need to do something different Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Erik: TropicalMBA , Hit Subscribe Community Reuven: Live from Pivot MIA Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about handling conflict with clients: Sources of conflict Horror stories Tactical conflict management best practices Avoiding conflicts Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Erik: The No Asshole Rule (Book) Erik: This guide to measuring web performance . Reuven: Lying for Money (Book) Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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1 Customer Service and Client Retention 101 for Freelancers 46:35
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In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about Customer Service and Client Retention: Why is customer service relevant? Upselling Best practice & more Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Erik: a free CRM software | Cobra Kai Reuven: WeCrashed podcast | Machiavelli for Women Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about accounting & finance: What does business finance involve in the early days for a freelancer? Should you pay someone to help? If so, when, and for what? Taxes, and more Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Erik: FreshBooks Reuven: Bad Blood: Secrets & Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup | The Shrink Next Door Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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1 Pricing 101 for Freelancers w/ Jonathan Stark 1:00:22
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In this episode, we will be discussing everything you need to know about pricing with our guest, Jonathan Stark. Guest Our guest this week is Jonathan Stark — He is a former software developer who is on a mission to rid the world of hourly billing. He is the author of Hourly Billing Is Nuts, the host of Ditching Hourly, and writes a daily newsletter on pricing for independent professionals. Links Value Pricing Bootcamp Hourly Billing Is Nuts Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource, or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke (Jonathan) Crumbl (Erik) Because Internet by Gretchen McCulloch (Reuven) Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts…
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In this episode, our panel will be discussing everything you need to know about contracts and negotiating over them: When does negotiation begin (in the sales/marketing pipeline)? What is negotiation like with different kinds of companies? What might you negotiate? Dealing with contracts Re-negotiation for future engagements Tips and tricks/best practices Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Erik: ClickUp , Convolutional Neural Networks Reuven: Anything written by Patrick McKenzie. Check out his website: Kalzumeus Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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Once you're done with marketing, how do you actually start the sales funnel with a client? Today, our panel takes a deep dive into everything you need to know about sales. Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Erik: E-Myth , Sales blog post , the practice of BDD . Reuven: You're using your dishwasher wrong , Matt Levine: Bloomberg Opinion Columnist Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into marketing for freelancers. All your questions will be answered: What is marketing? Where does marketing stop and sales begin? What are the prerequisites for marketing? What do we do for marketing? Best ways for getting started Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Erik: Mario Graphic (scroll down for Mario), my article , managing workflows in Slack Reuven: Data Detective (Tim Harford) , Twitter advanced search + saved search Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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1 Positioning 101 for Freelancers w/ Philip Morgan 48:08
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Episode Summary We talk with Philip Morgan, coach & author of 'The Positioning Manual for Indie Consultants', about specialization & positioning - building a defensive advantage around your business by cultivating rare & valuable expertise. Links Philip Morgan Consulting The Positioning Manual for Indie Consultants Guest Our guest this week is Philip Morgan — He helps indie consultants build an expertise moat through experiential learning. He's got a lot of hands-on experience with: Hybrid revenue models that blend digital products with services, Writing and publishing books that have generated in excess of $100,000 in direct revenue, Using publishing to cultivate a strong point of view, expertise, and authority Small-scale research. Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource, or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Electric Bike (Philip) HitSubscribe Community (Erik), This Article about User Acceptance Testing (Erik) Beginners: The Joy and Transformative Power of Lifelong Learning (Reuven) Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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1 Preparing Your Freelance Practice: Laying the Groundwork 48:46
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In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into preparing your freelance practice and discusses: Their stories of how they got started What they would do differently, and The things to keep in mind when you're actually starting up your practice Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource, or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: Books - The Lean Startup , Profit First (Erik) Articles - This article about cycle time in software development (Erik) Keyboard - The CODE Keyboard (Reuven) Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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Welcome to the first episode of season 3! In this episode, our panel takes a deep dive into freelancing: What does it mean to be a freelancer? Is it for you? Panelists Erik Dietrich Reuven Lerner Panel Picks In each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource or something else that they're enjoying & recommend you to check out: The E-Myth Revisited (Erik) This article about release management in ITIL (Erik) High Conflict: Why We Get Trapped and How We Get Out (Reuven) Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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1 Climbing the Value Chain & Growing Your Biz 53:46
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Episode Summary How can you grow your business as a freelancer? Our panel discusses the different paths to grow your business, hiring a team, climbing the value chain, and aligning your growth goals with what you want out of your business. Panelists Erik Dietrich Marg Reffell Kai Davis Meg Cumby Panel Picks Each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource, or something else that they're enjoying and recommend you check out: JonathanStark.com for insight on pricing, value-pricing, productized services (Erik) Passwordless authentication (Erik) Noko - time tracking software (Kai) Blue Snowball USB Microphone (Meg) The Code Of The Extraordinary Mind by Vishen Lakhiani (Marg) End of Season 2 Thanks for listening to this season! This is the last episode of Season 2. We'll be back in January 2021 with Season 3. Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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1 Building Processes & Productized Services with Brian Casel 51:04
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Episode Summary We talk with Brian Casel, entrepreneur and creator of ProcessKit and Productize & Scale, about how to create systems that bring order to your business and how to productize your services. Links ProcessKit Productize and Scale Guest Our guest this week is Brian Casel — an entrepreneur and product designer who has built multiple self-funded businesses since 2008. Brian runs ProcessKit, a process-driven project management software for client services. He's also Productize & Scale, a community where client services founders learn and grow with productized services. Panelists Kai Davis Meg Cumby Panel Picks Each episode, the panel (and guest) share their picks: a book, app, service, resource, or something else that they're enjoying and recommend you check out: Guide to new client onboarding (Brian) Smartless - podcast (Brian) Quickbooks Online - Canada ; United States ; Choose your country (Meg) Audiobooks Norse Mythology and American Gods by Neil Gaiman (Kai) Never miss an episode Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts Join the newsletter Help the show Ask us a question Leave a review…
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