You’re the boss, but that doesn’t mean it’s all on you. Early on in your business journey you may find that you are assuming all the responsibilities in how your company operates. However, as you grow, it is important to learn how to delegate those responsibilities in order to ensure you can focus your efforts on what matters most. We speak to influencer and creator of the app Clara for Creators, Christen Nino de Guzman about how she learned to navigate work/life balance by using a combination of automated tools, contracted workers, and advice from other founders.   Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you run your business: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payroll/ https://quickbooks.intuit.com/live/   For more insights around mitigating founder dependence, visit: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/manage-employees/expert-advice-on-mastering-the-art-of-delegation/   For key takeaways from this week’s episode, visit:  https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/running-a-business/mind-the-business-episode-5/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a new business, it may take a few years before you reach profitability, but that doesn’t mean you can’t quickly reach success. Using a mix of the marketing, financing, and money management tools discussed in earlier episodes, many small business owners can create very achievable benchmarks in their early stages that support the path to profits. Emily Doyle and Mei Kwok, founders of Dune Suncare, share with us some of the early decisions they made that helped their company experience substantial growth in their first three years.   Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you grow your business: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/accounting/ https://quickbooks.intuit.com/accounting/track-expenses/   For more insights around early stage company management, visit: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/financial-management/the-7-most-important-kpis-to-track-as-a-small-business/   For key takeaways from this week’s episode, visit:  https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/running-a-business/mind-the-business-episode-4/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Congrats! You started making money from your business. Now how do you manage your finances so you don’t take any steps back? Hosts Austin and Jannese unpack the different types of business accounts and explain how to track your cash flow while determining which costs can be reduced. The hosts are later joined by Harlem Chocolate Factory founder, Jessica Spaulding who shares her story about how she learned to adjust her accounting processes to accommodate the success of her growing business. Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you manage your business: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payments/manage-cash-flow/ https://quickbooks.intuit.com/payments/quickbooks-checking/   For more insights on cash flow and money management, visit:  https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/cash-flow/what-is-cash-flow/   For key takeaways from this week’s episode, visit:  https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/running-a-business/mind-the-business-episode-3/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Having a great product or service is just one part of having a successful business. You also need people to know about your business so that it becomes profitable. Hosts Jannese and Austin share how they effectively used social media to build their brands and explain different marketing strategies including loyalty/rewards programs, remarketing, SEO, one-to-one marketing, and email marketing.  Viral marketer Andrea Casanova joins the conversation to share her story of immigrating to the US and creating a marketing agency where she helps clients discover the best marketing strategy to take them to the next level. Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you start, grow, and market your business: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/ https://quickbooks.intuit.com/online/starting-up/ For more insights on marketing your small business, visit:  https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/marketing/marketing-plan-examples-for-small-business-owners/ For key takeaways from this week’s episode, visit:  https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/running-a-business/mind-the-business-episode-2/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In business, you have to spend money to make money. But you also have to have money to spend it. Hosts Austin and Jannese discuss how to decide which type of funding makes sense for your small business and explain the differences between angel investors, VC funding, crowdfunding, small business loans, and grants. Later, Ami Kumordzie, founder of fintech company Sika Health, joins the show to share her empowering story of beating the odds as a Black woman who raised a $6.2M seed round from world-class investors during a pandemic. Learn more about how QuickBooks can help you start, grow, and fund your business: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/ https://quickbooks.intuit.com/capital/ For more insights on growing a new business visit: https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/small-business-data/new-business-insights-2023/ For key takeaways from this week’s episode visit:  https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/running-a-business/mind-the-business-episode-1/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.