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I Expect to Grow This Year. Should I Hire Now?
Episode 278
Things are suddenly moving fast at Sarah Segal’s San Francisco PR firm. Several new clients look likely to sign on, and for the first time in a while…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Dashboard: A Grand Experiment in Buying and Building Small Businesses
Over the past six years, Teamshares has quietly been running an ambitious experiment in small-business ownership. The company has bought some 90 busi…
6 months ago
I’m Looking for an Exit
Episode 277
Six years ago, Kate Morgan walked away from the sale of her business just days before closing. Since then, she’s endured some rough stretches, fighti…
6 months ago
Dashboard: Why 2026 Will Be a Big Year for Small Businesses
This week, Gene Marks makes the case for optimism. There are all sorts of obvious issues to be concerned about but Gene cites a series of reasons his…
6 months, 1 week ago
Do Business Owners Really Want Balance?
Episode 276
Most business owners say they do. They tell themselves they just need to get through this one crisis, this one launch, this one quarter—and then life…
6 months, 1 week ago
Dashboard: No Text Book Can Prepare You for This
This week, Karla Trotman, owner of Electro Soft, a contract manufacturing business outside of Philadelphia, talks about the series of contradictions …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Old Rules of Hiring Are No Longer Working
Episode 275
For years, business owners have been told to follow a familiar playbook when it comes to hiring: Take your time. Be selective. Hire slow, fire fast. …
6 months, 2 weeks ago
Dashboard: This Company Covers All of Its Employees’ Health Care
This week, Adam Russo, co-founder and owner of The Phia Group, explains how his company helps employers reduce their healthcare expenses. The key, he…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Do You Have the Stomach for This? 2025 in Review, Part 2
This week, we take another look back at the conversations we’ve had over the past year, highlighting some of our happiest, smartest, funniest, and mo…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Dashboard: You Can Still Save on 2025 Taxes!
This week, Gene Marks tells us it’s late, but it’s not too late to reduce this year’s tax bill. There are still steps you can take, including writing…
6 months, 4 weeks ago