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Service Industry Success

Service Industry Success

Brian Harding

Service industry business expert Brian Harding draws upon his many years of experience to share insights, strategies, tactics, and ideas to help business owners in service industries (like contractors, home and auto repair services, IT providers, CPAs, and B2B businesses) overcome challenges in their businesses. Brian takes on a wide range of topics small business owners face with growth, delegating, customers, employees, and processes, as well as the internal struggles and fears small business owners must overcome to build the business and lifestyle they dream of.
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Service Industry Success episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Service Industry Success for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Service Industry Success episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

As talent availability is beginning to open up a little bit, it’s time to start thinking about how we will go get - and keep – the talented employees that will help us succeed.

Tune in to see what has worked for me and those I help.

Check out Brian's new group: Business TIPS!

For less than $100 per month (with no commitment or contracts) you can ask Brian any question you have, and get an immediate answer, about how to improve your business, your growth, your team, your processes, or your profitability

Learn more at: http://www.joinbusinesstips.com

Get more at: https://www.serviceindustrysuccess.com

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Service Industry Success - 170. How Can I Make Sure My Business is Scalable?
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06/11/24 • 22 min

Dan writes in and asks “How can I ensure my business is scalable?”

While there are many ways to answer this, I’m going to focus on the 3 things that I think were the biggest reasons our business scaled so fast and so well.

Tune in to hear what they are!

Check out Brian's new group: Business TIPS!

For less than $100 per month (with no commitment or contracts) you can ask Brian any question you have, and get an immediate answer, about how to improve your business, your growth, your team, your processes, or your profitability

Learn more at: http://www.joinbusinesstips.com

Get more at: https://www.serviceindustrysuccess.com

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It’s been hard to stay on top of wage increases and employee expectations the last few years.

Knowing when to grant wage increases and when to say no has been challenging.

Talented employees are hard to find... And... There is a finite amount we can spend on wages and still be profitable.

It can be frustrating. Very frustrating.

Here’s a case study on how not to handle it.

Check out Brian's new group at: www.joinbusinesstips.com

Get more at: https://www.serviceindustrysuccess.com

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Service Industry Success - 127. Is it Appropriate to Fire Customers?
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08/15/23 • 19 min

We work our tails off, and spend a tremendous amount of time and money to find customers.

Yet despite our best efforts, sometimes it just feels like it we can’t please them all.

But is firing them the right answer?

Tune in and I’ll tell you what I think!

Are you ready to solve the most immediate problems in your company?

Is it time for you to learn the strategies to grow and scale

your business so you can have both the money and time you dream of?

Are you tired of feeling alone, and wish you could be around

other business owners who will 'get you' and understand exactly what you are

going through?

If so, come check out my Service Business Academy membership,

where you can ask about, and we will immediately solve, the most pressing

problems you are facing RIGHT NOW.

Plus, you’ll be part of a group of people who know exactly what you are going through in a way that even your family can’t quite understand.

To get the Zoom and other details, just send a quick, introductory email to [email protected] with the word 'group' in the subject.

Learn more about Brian's training and coaching at: https://www.serviceindustrysuccess.com

Schedule a complimentary, one-on-one, session with Brian to tackle your most pressing problem today at: https://calendly.com/success-session-with-brian/45min

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Service Industry Success - 117. Which Costs More: Insufficient Skills or Misaligned Values?
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06/06/23 • 26 min

Which is more expensive – a lack of experience, knowledge, and skills or misaligned values?

Tune in and we’ll break it down!

Come check out my new group, Service Business Academy, where you can ask, and we will immediately solve, the most pressing problems you are facing RIGHT NOW. To get the Zoom and other details, just send a quick, introductory email to [email protected] with the word 'group' in the subject.

Learn more about Brian's training and coaching at: https://www.serviceindustrysuccess.com

Schedule a complimentary, one-on-one, session with Brian to tackle your most pressing problem today at: https://calendly.com/success-session-with-brian/45min

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Service Industry Success - 99. Be Like Mike

99. Be Like Mike

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01/31/23 • 27 min

One of the harder things we have to do is to stop bench marking and pursuing success like an employee, and begin looking at things and taking action like a business owner.

In this episode I share two very specific things we can do, both of which I learned from my greatest mentor, which can help us in our endeavor to stop acting like an employee in our own company.

Learn more about Brian's training and coaching at: https://www.serviceindustrysuccess.com

Schedule a complimentary, one-on-one, session with Brian to tackle your most pressing problem today at: https://calendly.com/success-session-with-brian/45min

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Service Industry Success - 62. The Four Types of Conflict Resolution
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05/17/22 • 32 min

There are basically four types of conflict resolution. Which one does your company's culture embrace?

Also, if you're looking for more in depth, comprehensive information on the topics we cover in this podcast, in an easy to follow, step-by-step format, check out my Business Owners' Freedom Blueprint course by going to www.siscourse.com today!

It covers everything from processes and procedures to accounting, managing your employees to succession planning, solving problems to overcoming your fears in business, and so much more!

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Service Industry Success - 43. The 3-Legged Stool

43. The 3-Legged Stool

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01/04/22 • 24 min

What are the 3 most important points of view we should consider when making a change, rolling out a new initiative, or improving a process?

How can we do our due diligence to avoid unintended negative consequences?

Tune it to find out!

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The Service Industry Success Path.

Many business owners report feeling overwhelmed and not sure where to start, or which priority to take care of first. The Service Industry Success Path provides the clarification to confidently get started on the right area of your business.

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Service Industry Success - 192. Leadership Development, Part Three
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11/12/24 • 14 min

Following a practical, repeatable, teachable system for developing leaders is an important step to delegating decision making and problem solving.

This is part three of a five-part series on how to develop up and coming leaders.

Tune in and I’ll share another step to address early on that has proven to work well for me when developing leaders to make solid decisions I can trust.

Check out Brian's new group: Business TIPS!

For less than $100 per month (with no commitment or contracts) you can ask Brian any question you have, and get an immediate answer, about how to improve your business, your growth, your team, your processes, or your profitability

Learn more at: http://www.joinbusinesstips.com

Get more at: https://www.serviceindustrysuccess.com

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FAQ

How many episodes does Service Industry Success have?

Service Industry Success currently has 192 episodes available.

What topics does Service Industry Success cover?

The podcast is about Management, Leadership, Growth, Podcasts, Freedom, Small Business, Building, Entrepreneurs, Sales, Business, Service, Industry and B2B.

What is the most popular episode on Service Industry Success?

The episode title '134. Your Biggest Competitive Advantages Over Big Companies' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Service Industry Success?

The average episode length on Service Industry Success is 21 minutes.

How often are episodes of Service Industry Success released?

Episodes of Service Industry Success are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Service Industry Success?

The first episode of Service Industry Success was released on Apr 13, 2021.

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