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How to start a business with very little money: If you are broke, you need to start by trading your time for money. This means you need to focus on what I call a level 1 business. All level 1 businesses require basically no capital, very low skills, no network, and they all have the ability for you to make[...]

Simplicity A small menu done really really well. Three types of sandwiches (fried, spicy fried, and grilled). Nuggets. Fries and shakes. Boom. Thats it. They take most of their orders with the walk up servers and 90% of customers don't even need to look at a menu because after you've visited once you know it by[...]

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In today's episode, we're throwing it back to a little over a year ago to listen to Paul Jarvis talk about the growth and scale of a company. His book, Company of One, is out now! Go check it out.

I received a question from Frank, asking me "What's the beef with tech?" In this episode of Sweaty Startup, join me as I'm going to answer this awesome question.    Feel free to ask me a question through   Check the show notes here: ...

My evening routine consists of preparing for 2 things: Good sleep and my morning routine. There are enough people who preach the importance of sleep so I’ll talk about my morning and how important that is to my life. For me the morning is the only time of day where I get uninterrupted time to myself. Its when I[...]

Technology focused people have a huge advantage on the service side of things. Digital marketing, software tools, analyzing data and more. Embrace it and join the fun.

In this video Sieva Kozinsky and I discuss why delegation is the key to leverage and growth for all businesses. We talk about how we’ve personally used https://www.somewhere.com to hire 50+ employees over the last few years and how you can too....

Property management is key and there’s an X factor that so many real estate investors fail to take advantage of. From online business courses to honest real estate talk, Nick Huber is here to tell you what others won’t.

There’s a good chance there are a few customers that aren’t paying you enough and generate most of your stress. Figure out who they are, fire them and spend that energy growing your business and finding more of your ideal clients.

Lawn care is growing extremely fast in the US. 20 years ago 5% of people paid to get their lawn mowed. Today 40% do. 10 years from now 60% will. That is a lot of new customers coming on the market every day. This was my first business as a 13 year old in 2003. When I left for college I had 40k in the bank working[...]

Today's episode is a repost of episode 290 which was originally published on June 06, 2022. In this episode, I discuss how my company of 45 employees, located all over the world, is structured. How I sources talent with the help of supportshepherd.com...

Show notes from where Nick mentors a mobile car mechanic who just quit his job to start growing his young company on a full time basis. The main theme here is an in person sales approach to gaining early clients. Targeting a service technician like a plumber or lawn care guy with 8 vehicles in the back. His[...]

A quick ad before we jump in: -- I launched a business brokerage with my father. We now have 600+ buyers on our distribution list. When we get a listing we'll do a podcast episode with the owner, a breakdown of the business to my 80,000 newsletter subscribers, and several tweets promoting the listing. Wanna sell[...]

In this episode of the Sweaty Startup, Nick Huber dives into the essential caution that you as an entrepreneur should take when receiving advice and mentorship, the types of people to avoid, and who you need to be to successfully manage your small business.