How to buy a business

Join Paul Mumford and Clare Horsley as they talk to the world's leading business coaches and leaders who share practical advice so you can grow your own small business.In this week's episodeWe come to a landmark show and celebrate our 100th episode with more than a few surprises.There are several things we're doing on this show that we've never done before and, while we will be looking back over 2 and a bit years of the Big Little Business Show this is definitely an episode about looking forwards to what's to come next.Continue the conversationPlease rate, follow or subscribe and check out our extensive back catalogue of episodes with business experts on a myriad of topics.You can continue the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for Big Little Business Show.www.biglittlebusinessshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Paul Mumford and Clare Horsley as they talk to the world's leading business coaches and leaders who share practical advice so you can grow your own small business.In this week's episodeRather than setting up your own business from scratch have you considered buying one that's fully formed? Or maybe you'd like to expand by adding an established business to your own. How do you go about all that? What things do you need to consider? How long does it take and what happens if it goes wrong? We find answers to all of these questions (and that one about the biscuits) by talking with serial business buyer and business coach Ross Tomkins.Continue the conversationPlease rate, follow or subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes and check out our extensive back catalogue of episodes with business experts on a myriad of topics.We'd also love to chat with you about this week's episode and any other aspects that are proving tricky in your small business right now. You can continue the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for Big Little Business Show.www.biglittlebusinessshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Paul Mumford and Clare Horsley as they talk to the world's leading business coaches and leaders who share practical advice so you can grow your own small business.In this week's episodeWhile Clare suns herself on holiday Paul invites 'another woman' to join him on this episode and for a very good reason.Over the past few weeks there have been some big announcements and even bigger rumours surrounding big changes to Instagram and Facebook. They've even got Kim Kardashian publicly pulling her hair out.Marketing expert Jennifer Randall joins Paul from California and together they pick out the truth and explain how the changes that are happening, while pretty big, are an exciting step forward for small businesses and content creators.We also find out how Paul has managed to read his own obituary and why he might be moving to Vegas!Continue the conversationPlease rate, follow or subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes and check out our extensive back catalogue of episodes with business experts on a myriad of topics.We'd also love to chat with you about this week's episode and any other aspects that are proving tricky in your small business right now. You can continue the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for Big Little Business Show.www.biglittlebusinessshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Paul Mumford and Clare Horsley as they talk to the world's leading business coaches and leaders who share practical advice so you can grow your own small business.In this week's episodeIn our last episode we talked about the work life balance but in this episode we're talking things a step further by finding out how to run or even start a business when you also have a family to look after. Many people do it (Paul and Clare both do it) but how?Not only does Nicola Lowe run a business and a family, her business helps other families to do exactly the same, So she's the perfect person to ask about the best ways to run a business and a family.Continue the conversationPlease rate, follow or subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes and check out our extensive back catalogue of episodes with business experts on a myriad of topics.We'd also love to chat with you about this week's episode and any other aspects that are proving tricky in your small business right now. You can continue the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for Big Little Business Show.www.biglittlebusinessshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Paul Mumford and Clare Horsley as they talk to the world's leading business coaches and leaders who share practical advice so you can grow your own small business.In this week's episodeWhen you run your own business, often we find it really hard to close the door and separate work from play. But maintaining that balance can be crucial for the growth of your business. After all, having more free time is one of the reasons why so many people choose to work for themselves.In this episode we learn from someone who has learned from his own mistakes. Sean Hewitt is a business coach who had to take stock of his own work life balance after nearly losing both.Continue the conversationPlease rate, follow or subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes and check out our extensive back catalogue of episodes with business experts on a myriad of topics.We'd also love to chat with you about this week's episode and any other aspects that are proving tricky in your small business right now. You can continue the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for Big Little Business Show.www.biglittlebusinessshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Paul Mumford and Clare Horsley as they talk to the world's leading business coaches and leaders who share practical advice so you can grow your own small business.In this week's episodeIn the last episode we looked at some big changes taking place on Instagram. In this episode (and with Clare's welcome return) we do the same with LinkedIn. What's changed? What's working? What isn't working?Gareth Wax is a LinkedIn coaching guru who knows more than a couple of things on this very topic. In this episode we welcome him back for another look at the popular business platform and discover a few things that are now working well and a few more to avoid.Continue the conversationPlease rate, follow or subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes and check out our extensive back catalogue of episodes with business experts on a myriad of topics.We'd also love to chat with you about this week's episode and any other aspects that are proving tricky in your small business right now. You can continue the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for Big Little Business Show.www.biglittlebusinessshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Paul Mumford and Clare Horsley as they talk to the world's leading business coaches and leaders who share practical advice so you can grow your own small business.In this week's episodePaul's going solo today and for a special reason. With all the big changes taking place on Instagram we've made a last minute change to our scheduled episode and decided you needed to know what was happening. As Paul works a lot within Instagram and knows a lot about the new changes, here he is with a deep dive on what's new and what you can do to grow your business on Insta.Continue the conversationPlease rate, follow or subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes and check out our extensive back catalogue of episodes with business experts on a myriad of topics.We'd also love to chat with you about this week's episode and any other aspects that are proving tricky in your small business right now. You can continue the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for Big Little Business Show.www.biglittlebusinessshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Paul Mumford and Clare Horsley as they talk to the world's leading business coaches and leaders who share practical advice so you can grow your own small business.In this week's episodeWith talk of a UK recession on the horizon it's a good reminder that the business landscape can change fast. In this episode we find out how to plan for the unplannable and keep your finances future proof.We talk with financial expert Rebecca Robertson who has some great tips on understanding where your business is going and using that knowledge to prepare for the more common bumps in your financial road.Continue the conversationPlease rate, follow or subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes and check out our extensive back catalogue of episodes with business experts on a myriad of topics.We'd also love to chat with you about this week's episode and any other aspects that are proving tricky in your small business right now. You can continue the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for Big Little Business Show.www.biglittlebusinessshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Paul Mumford and Clare Horsley as they talk to the world's leading business coaches and leaders who share practical advice so you can grow your own small business.In this week's episodeWhen someone is interested in your service or offer but not quite ready to spend some money, what do you do next? In this episode of the podcast, we find out how to keep your warm leads warm.Paul and Clare talk with automated systems strategist Ely Delaney from Portland, Oregon. Ely can not only help us to stop leads falling through the cracks he has some tactics in mind that can make the whole process really easy. Make sure you don’t miss it.  Continue the conversationPlease rate, follow or subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes and check out our extensive back catalogue of episodes with business experts on a myriad of topics.We'd also love to chat with you about this week's episode and any other aspects that are proving tricky in your small business right now. You can continue the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for Big Little Business Show.www.biglittlebusinessshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Paul Mumford and Clare Horsley as they talk to the world's leading business coaches and leaders who share practical advice so you can grow your own small business.In this week's episodeIf you run a small business you will need to wear many hats. One of these is the sales hat. But what if selling makes you squirm? In this podcast we talk about selling for people who hate selling.Sales coach Lisa Ansell has literally written a book on this topic so she's the perfect person to ask. So it’s time to stop feeling uncomfortable about talking money as we delve into some techniques that can make selling a pleasant experience.Continue the conversationPlease rate, follow or subscribe so you don't miss out on future episodes and check out our extensive back catalogue of episodes with business experts on a myriad of topics.We'd also love to chat with you about this week's episode and any other aspects that are proving tricky in your small business right now. You can continue the conversation by connecting with us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn. Just search for Big Little Business Show.www.biglittlebusinessshow.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.