Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast - Managing Small Business IT Infrastructure

Managing Small Business IT Infrastructure

10/20/21 • 39 min

Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast

As Small Business owners, we all know how important it is to keep your technology up and running with minimal downtime. What’s the best way to get support for your information technology needs? What IT support options are out there for Small Business owners?

Join your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean as they discuss the options available for Small Business owners to keep your tech up and running. But first, you don’t want to miss the rant about selling on Marketplaces. Listen in and learn!

00:00:00 Small Business Show #350 for Wednesday, October 20, 2021
00:01:37 BANNED! (by your key platform...and its algorithm)
Sponsors:
- 00:14:26 SPONSOR: Shopify – For anyone to sell anywhere, Shopify is giving you a fourteen-day trial and full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Visit Shopify.com/sbs to get yours!
- 00:16:47 SPONSOR: Bambee – Let Bambee help with your dedicated HR Manager! Go to Bambee.com/SMALL right now to schedule your free HR audit.
00:18:26 Steven-Where to get IT Support for my Small Business?
- Outsource, outsource, outsource!
- Upwork (formerly Elance)
- Call Customer Service as a Test
- Bluehost
- FileMaker
- Grasshopper
- Phone.com
- RingCentral
- [email protected]
00:37:58 SBS 350 Outtro

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00:00:00 Small Business Show #350 for Wednesday, October 20, 2021
00:01:37 BANNED! (by your key platform...and its algorithm)
Sponsors:
- 00:14:26 SPONSOR: Shopify – For anyone to sell anywhere, Shopify is giving you a fourteen-day trial and full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Visit Shopify.com/sbs to get yours!
- 00:16:47 SPONSOR: Bambee – Let Bambee help with your dedicated HR Manager! Go to Bambee.com/SMALL right now to schedule your free HR audit.
00:18:26 Steven-Where to get IT Support for my Small Business?
- Outsource, outsource, outsource!
- Upwork (formerly Elance)
- Call Customer Service as a Test
- Bluehost
- FileMaker
- Grasshopper
- Phone.com
- RingCentral
- [email protected]
00:37:58 SBS 350 Outtro

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Previous Episode

Valuing Your Time and the Short & Long Productivity System

Managing your time as a Small Business owner is a critical part of each day. Join us today as your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton discuss how to identify when your time becomes more valuable than the task you are working on and how to delegate so you can more effectively apply your skills to another task.

We also introduce a new Long & Short productivity system that Shannon has been developing to help him “eat the frog” in the most productive manner as possible.

00:00:00 Small Business Show #349 for Wednesday, October 13, 2021
00:03:02 Timing Your Inspiration
- The People’s Tycoon (Henry Ford)
- “All you got is life time.” – Henry Rollins
British Airways Chase Visa Signature Card
Sponsors
- 00:09:51 SPONSOR: Novo: Get Your Free business banking account in just 10 minutes at BankNovo.com/SBS.
- 00:11:45 SPONSOR: NetSuite. NetSuite by Oracle is the #1 Financial System – no matter how big your business grows. NetSuite is offering a one-of-a-kind financing program only for those ready to switch today! Head to NetSuite.com/sbs
00:12:57 Valuing Your Time
- Garry VonMyhr’s 85% Rule
- Planning Your Time
  - SBS 169 – The Power of Saying NO
  - SBS 121 – Learning to Say NO
  - Pomodoro Method with Bob LeVitus
  - Set end times for EVERY meeting (and no chairs!)
  - Don’t let other people control your time
00:31:43 Short-Term vs. Long-Term Systems
- Focused Podcast – Eat the frog first thing in the morning
- What’s On Your To-Did List?
- Quartet On-Desk Whiteboard
- Mr. Pen Dry Erase Markers
- LinkBro Dry Erase Markers
00:43:25 SBS 349 Outtro
- [email protected]

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Next Episode

Overcoming Supply Chain Issues

Has the Supply Chain problem impacted your Small Business? Join us today as your hosts Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton discuss techniques to minimize Supply Chain problems while improving the overall performance of your Small Business.

00:00:00 Small Business Show #351 for Wednesday, October 27, 2021
00:01:52 “Old Man Disease”
- Maintain your neuroplasticity
- Avoid Change Resistance
- Don’t be Blinded by Pessimism
00:10:39 Coming up: Supply Chain Issues and Inflation!
00:11:14 SPONSOR: NetSuite. NetSuite by Oracle is the #1 Financial System – no matter how big your business grows. NetSuite is offering a one-of-a-kind financing program only for those ready to switch today! Head to NetSuite.com/sbs
00:13:03 SPONSOR: Shopify – For anyone to sell anywhere, Shopify is giving you a fourteen-day trial and full access to Shopify’s entre suite of features. Visit Shopify.com/sbs to get yours!
00:15:28 NYT The Daily – The Great Supply Chain Disruption
- [email protected]
- Control your inventory, know your demand, track your sell-through rate
- Always be thinking about finding new suppliers
- The Hopsy lesson
00:26:01 Talk to your customers and suppliers
- What’s your TTS? = Time to survive
- What’s your TTR? = Time to recover
- “Don’t make fear-based decisions” – Brian Friss
- Make data-based decisions
- Overcast
00:36:23 SBS 351
- [email protected]
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