Summer is RIGHT around the corner. Are you ready for it!? If your answer is, "YES, Amy…I'm so pumped!", I have a follow-up question: Is your business ready for it!? As service-based business owners, this is the question we need to be asking ourselves.

As excited as many of us get about summer, we need to put plans into place and ask ourselves some serious questions to prepare our businesses for the potential "Summer Slump," or on the flipside, to get ready for a season of growth and focus. Which are you planning for this summer? If you aren't sure, you need to listen to this episode!

I'm sharing my thoughts and personal tips to figure everything out. Once you've mapped everything out, make sure to tune back in for the next episode where I will talk about growth and marketing over the summer. You don't want to miss it!

In this episode:

[06:15] The first thing to do is look at your calendar–when does it start for you personally?

[08:10] Get a paper calendar to map it all out.

[10:38] Overlap your personal and business calendars and make sure they work.

[11:22] Pull up data from a previous year and look for trends.

[12:45] Outline the ideal combination of work and business.

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It can be difficult to find new clients that are a perfect match for you. We are not all meant to work with every single person we encounter, and some people just aren't a good fit.

In this episode, I'm sharing my top three red flags that can come up when meeting with potential clients. It's the kind of information I wish I had when I was navigating my way through the early days of my business. I'm also giving a piece of advice regarding the first 30 days that can get you out of a potential long-haul mess.

Listen and then find me on Instagram @amylockrin and let me know what you think. Which flag have you seen most often when meeting with potential clients? Do you have a hard time determining if someone will be a good fit? I want to hear from you!

[06:02] What is the first thing to identify when you're choosing whether or not to offer a service/proposal to a new client?

[06:51] What is a growth mindset?

[09:04] Look for someone who will identify and recognize that you are an expert.

[11:29] Only bring on clients who are experts in what they sell.

[14:20] Ask, "Why do you need me?"

[15:56] I discuss my 30-day new client policy.

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Finances. Accounting. Taxes. Do these words give you a pit in your stomach or a feeling in your chest that you just can't describe? If the answer is, "Yes, Amy. I like making money, but dealing with it terrifies me," you're in the right place.

In this episode, I am chatting with Nicole Chapman of Fusion Profits, a serial entrepreneur turned profit strategist who has made it her mission to make sure business owners can actually pay themselves and turn a profit. Would you believe that many business owners don't even actually pay themselves any money!? It doesn't have to be this way.

Nicole and I are talking about all things money, from the dreaded taxes to tips for actually staying involved in your business finances versus turning a blind eye to all of it. Keeping track of everything can certainly be confusing and frustrating, but Nicole is offering her tips to make things just a little bit easier.

Whether you're a new service-based business owner or you've been doing this forever but still can't stand the money part of the business, this episode is for you. Tune in for a straight-forward discussion about how to make this part of your business less stressful so you can focus on growing and moving your business forward!

[05:02] Nicole introduces herself.

[07:34] The #1 thing a business owner should know about her finances

[10:45] Nicole's top recommendation for a business owner

[14:54] We talk about taxes.

[19:04] What does Nicole see in businesses that bothers her?

[20:52] Tips for business owners to stay involved in their finances.

[24:03] Nicole recommends setting up auto-draw for payments.

[26:47] Where do service-based businesses spend the most money in expenses?

[33:24] Nicole's piece of advice for business owners to take control of their finances

Profit First

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