The How of Business Podcast – Small Business Startup Episodes

These episodes of The How of Business podcast are focused on small business startup, and will help and inspire you to start your small business. From tips and strategies for launching a small business, to the inspirational stories of other successful entrepreneurs, these episodes are for you if you are thinking about or planning to start your small business.

Here is a FREE download to help you with starting your small business: Business Start-Up Checklist

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Listen to these episodes to learn more about how to start a small business:

The How of Business
 Small Business Startup Checklist. Small Business Startup Checklist to help you launch your first business, with serial entrepreneur Henry Lopez. Henry explains the primary steps involved with starting your first small business and realizing your dreams of entrepreneurship. Free Download: Small Business Startup Checklist  The Small Business Startup ...
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 Six Small Business Startup Myths. Six common Small Business Startup Myths discussed and debunked by Henry Lopez and David Begin. These 6 myths can hold you back or mislead you as to the real challenges and opportunities related to starting your first small business. Serial entrepreneurs Henry and ...
The How of Business

How to Create Your LLC or Corporation. How to create your small business LLC or Corporation with host Henry Lopez.  What is a legal business entity, why do you need one and how do you create it?  Creating and operating your small business under a legal entity, like ...
Episode 447: Candace Nelson - Sweet Success
 Sweet Success with Entrepreneur Candace Nelson. How to achieve sweet success in small business with entrepreneur Candace Nelson, founder of Sprinkles cupcakes. Candace shares highlights of her exciting entrepreneurial journey, including founding Sprinkles cupcakes, and valuable insight into what it takes to achieve sweet success as a small ...
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Starting Your Business – Are You Ready? Resources to help you determine if you are ready to start your first small business. And if you are not ready now, what do you need to do to realize you dreams of business ownership? Resources on this page include:
Episode 469: Courtney Reum - Shortcut Your Startup

Shortcut Your Startup with Courtney Reum. How to shortcut your startup with Courtney Reum, co-author of the national bestseller “Shortcut Your Startup: Speed up Success with Unconventional Advice from the Trenches”. Courtney shares practical advice for entrepreneurs looking to bring their ideas to market quickly and effectively. Courtney ...
Episode 470: Peter Mann - Launching Oransi

Launching Oransi with Entrepreneur Peter Mann. Launching Oransi with entrepreneur Peter Mann. Peter shares his entrepreneur journey, dealing with an autism diagnosis later in life and starting his business. From serving in the military, to a later-in-life autism diagnosis, Peter shares his inspiring entrepreneur journey, including founding and ...
Episode 468: Charles McCarrick - Personal Qualities for Success

Personal Qualities for Success with Charles McCarrick. How to transform your personal qualities for success in small business with Charles McCarrick. How can you transform your personal qualities to help you achieve success? Charles shared insights and stories from his new book, “Lessons My Brothers Taught Me”. Charles ...
Episode 455: Kristina Schlegel - Starting Make Bake
Starting Make Bake with Kristina Schlegel. Starting Make Bake with entrepreneur Kristina Schlegel. Kristina shares her entrepreneurial journey and her experiences launching Make Bake a CPG baking & food craft brand. Kristina Schlegel is the founder of Make Bake, and creator of Stickies –The Stickers You Can Eat!® “Our ...
Episode 433: Mike McFall - Entrepreneurship
 The Entrepreneurship Journey with Mike McFall. Mike shares his tips and advice for starting and growing a small business, based on his over 23 years of entrepreneurship experience and co-founding Biggby Coffee. Michael J. McFall is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Biggby Coffee – a fast-growing $200-million-dollar coffee ...
Episode 432: Nick Loper - Side-Hustle Business
 Side-Hustle Small Business with Nick Loper. How to start and grow a side-hustle small business with entrepreneur Nick Loper. For many of us the reality is that we need to start our first business as a side-hustle – a business that we start on the side, while we ...
Episode 424: Connor Meakin - Launching Bluebird Provisions
 Launching Bluebird Provisions with Connor Meakin. Launching Bluebird Provisions, a maker of bone broth food products, with entrepreneur Connor Meakin. Connor shares his entrepreneur journey, how his foot injury led him to discover the health benefits of bone broth, and why and how he started his own bone ...
Episode 399: Dan Perry - Handyman Business Startup
 Handyman Business Startup with Dan Perry. How to start and grow a handyman small business with Dan Perry. Dan shares how and why he transitioned from a mechanical engineering career to starting a handyman business, Handyman Startup, and tip & insights on how to start your own handyman ...
Episode 390: Alex Doman - Launching Avec
 Launching Avec with Alex Doman. Launching Avec, a maker of canned drink mixers with healthy ingredients, with entrepreneur Alex Doman. We also explore Alex’s entrepreneurial journey. Alex Doman is the co-founder of AVEC – a maker of canned drink mixers with healthy ingredients including real juice, low or ...