Hi friend! Today's episode is all about creating margin in our small businesses and in our personal lives so that we can create, problem solve, and continue growing our small businesses. In this episode, I discuss the symptoms of constantly being in a state of hustle, hurry, or busy, and why we feel that way. Once we've identified the symptoms of h…

This podcast is a brief discussion on the importance of having solid internal organizational practices in place, so that you can deliver consistency with your clients.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Hey Friends! Welcome back to Small Business Sales & Strategy Podcast! Today's episode is a faith-based on where I share 5 ways to grow your business God's way. Even if you aren't a Christian, I hope you'll take a listen because these things are applicable to all of us as women in small business - building community, serving, breaking up with busy, …

The podcast show today is a conversation about how to run successful daily huddles with your team, while assuring you have the correct team. It's an encouragement to hire those who are better than you and fire those who are not performing quickly, so your team will be more successful.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Welcome back to Small Business Sales & Strategy Podcast! One of the biggest mistakes that I see business owners and sales reps make is going into meetings or calls unprepared. You want to walk away from your sales calls with more information and ideas on how to move to the next steps, but you can't do that if you don't walk in prepared. In today's …

The impact employee theft is having on business profits. Employee theft is often unrecognized until the profits of the company have lowered so significantly that an audit is required.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Thank you so much for joining me for today's episode! Have you ever wondered why people don't know what you do in your business? You've told them all of the things that you do, your social media says all of the things that you do, and so does your website. Well, that might just be the problem. If you are talking about all of the things that you do,…

Let’s review a few methods to identifying productivity killers every business should utilize to determine if you have inefficiencies negatively impacting your profit growth. They are as follows: listen to employee feedback, perform observations on processes, implement software for evaluation, assess business technology needs and evaluate KPIs.…

Hey there! Welcome back to Small Business Sales & Strategy podcast! I'm so happy you are joining me for our 22nd episode! Today, we are talking about customer service as a part of your sales process. How many times have you called a company about a bill or a problem and you are sent through an automated system only to end up frustrated because you …

Welcome back to Small Business Sales & Strategy podcast! I'm so glad you are joining me today! Today, I'm sharing the number one thing that I believe small business owner miss in sales conversations and speaking about their business. If you have listened to this podcast very long, you probably have an idea! I believe that biggest mistake that small…

Successful Business Years don't just happen, they must be planned out. Today's episode is a discussion on the thought process and things you should be thinking about in the planning process and then encouragement to implement your business goal plans, so you may achieve success.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Welcome to the 20th Episode of Small Business Sales & Strategy Podcast! I cannot believe we are at 20 episodes already!!! Time flies when you are having fun! Today's episode is about delegation in small business. In our small business, we have been evaluating our daily, weekly and monthly tasks, and where we can do a better job. Some of the discuss…

This podcast is a discussion covering the challenges businesses face when they allow other businesses to charge for the services they provide, rather than collecting for those services upfront. We'll dive into alternative options to avoid the crisis of an out of control accounts receivable balance.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Welcome to Small Business Sales & Strategy podcast! I'm so happy you are here with me! In today's episode, I talk about "Choosing your hard" when it comes to your small business and your life. We all have hard things to do and hard things going on in our lives. For me, staying on track and keeping up with the so-called mundane day to day tasks are …

During our podcast today, we will be discussing a couple reasons why performing a cost analysis is important. Given my manufacturing engineering background, I think more in those terms sometimes where others forget about the need for performing a cost analysis. It's a critical point on impacting the profit growth potential or making a bad financial…

Happy New Year!!! I hope 2024 is off to a great start for you and your business! I have lots of fun and amazing things planned for 2024 and you do NOT want to miss it! So, join my *FREE* Facebook Community HERE! In today's episode, I share the ONE thing that I believe makes or breaks small businesses...and it's probably not what you think! As the y…

Today's podcast is a conversation discussing the risk of not paying attention to the potential consequences of someone performing internal fraud against your business.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Thank you for joining me for another episode of Small Business Sales & Strategy Podcast! Today's episode is a workshop recording from my *FREE* Facebook Community (CLICK HERE TO JOIN!) called Serving Through Selling! I talk about the definition of sales, how to effectively communicate with your customers, team, and in personal relationships when tr…

Welcome back to the show! Since my last episode (#15), I received some questions about my Sales & Marketing Strategy Sessions. So today, I share who these sessions are for, what the process is for scheduling these sessions, and what you will get out of them! Don't forget to join my FREE Facebook Community Here! I'm hosting a *FREE* workshop inside …

This podcast is covering the benefits of ensuring you have the correct sales professional within your organization. We'll review the top three common mistakes frequently made by new sales professionals. The first being talking too much, the second being showing up and spewing all your knowledge and the third being never asking for the sale.…

Welcome back, friend! Today's episode is a quick one but a very important topic as we close out 2023. How did you spend your precious time over the past year? In today's episode I use an analogy of a jar that holds rocks and sand, but it is important what order you put the rocks, pebbles and sand into the jar so they all fit. The same goes for you …

Today's podcast is a discussion on being thankful and the legacy we leave behind. I'm going to have an open conversation about a personal experience and the loss of my uncle. I'll share with you the experience of a memorial service I attended with my uncle's passing at the John 3:16 Ministries in Batesville Arkansas. I'll also talk about the legacy…

This podcast is a review of twelve steps every business should focus on if they are to achieve sustainable growth. We'll cover everything from establishing clear goals or objectives, market research, customer focus, strong team and efficient processes, financial management, innovation and adaptability, marketing and branding, data-driven decision m…

Hey hey! Last week I shared about my mental health journey and ways that I have found to manage stress, check in with myself, and triggers that can lead to a downward trajectory. In today's episode, I talk with Rachael Reed, LMFT and LPC, a licensed counselor in the state of Texas, about small business ownership and stress management. She walks us …

Today's podcast I'm sharing my grandson's voice as an introduction to our discussion. Today we'll be reviewing the risks businesses need to consider when contemplating taking on debt.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Today's topic is near and dear to my heart. As a mental health advocate and someone who has struggle with post partum depression and anxiety, this is something that I believe needs to be discussed in the Small Business world. Small business ownership is hard and stressful at times, so we need ways to manage. In this Part 1 (of 2) episode, I share w…

This podcast is providing an outline and in depth details on steps to take for three methods to improve customer retention.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Hi friends! Today's episode is such a treat for me and I hope it is for you too! My friend Kari Andrews, host of Becoming a Virtual Assistant , joins me to talk about networking, relationship building and marketing, and how to get new clients. This episode is the second part of our conversation. The first part of this conversation is on how to pitc…

This podcast is a guide of five steps to avoiding common business mistakes which limit profitability. These are the 5 most common steps I believe we should avoid in our business endeavors, if we want to continue our progression of positive revenue growth. Inside this podcast we identify the five common mistakes to avoid, discuss why they should be …

Hello friends! Last week we talked about social media in terms of how often your content is shows to your audience, how short attention spans can be, and how to effectively catch the attention of your target market. In today's episode, I share how often a buyer needs to see your content before they know your business or service or product exists be…

Today's podcast is a review on finding the hidden revenue stream within your business.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Welcome to Small Business Sales & Strategy Podcast where we talk about people-focused sales, marketing and business strategies! Today's episode is about social media marketing and how to reach the right clients. How do you reach your ideal customer when attention spans are so short and content is delivered to a fraction of your audience? In today's…

This podcast is addressing proper forecasting of sales to achieve budget growth targets within the business.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Hello friend! Have you ever been asked "What do you do?" and you walked away from the conversation wishing you could go back and have a re-do? Well, I've got you! Today's show is all about Elevator Pitches - what it is and why we need one. Then I walk you through 4 easy steps to creating your own great elevator sales pitch. We only get one first im…

Hello! Welcome back to Small Business Sales & Strategy! In today's episode, we are talking about sales and marketing strategy and I'm on a little bit of a soap box. There is this misconception in business that we can slap up a website and/or open the doors to a business and the right people will just find you and show up to buy. Well, that is absol…

This podcast is a guide for reviewing and analyzing your sales pipeline to determine the largest limiting success factor within your business.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Hello friend! I'm so happy you are back for another episode of my podcast! Today, I dive into how emotion impact decision making, specifically consumer behavior and buying habits. As adults, we make nearly 35,000 decisions each day and 95% of those decisions are emotional decisions. That leaves us with only 5% of decisions being made with logical o…

This podcast is exploring three of the most commonly missed opportunities costing business owners growth potential losses. The three missed opportunities being explored today are innovation and adapting, customer retention, and data utilization.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Hey Friend! In episode 5 we talked all about what objections are: opportunities to learn more, serve better, and ways to build trust. This week, we (me + you) are talking about the 5 most common objections in sales. With each type of objection, I'll share some insider sales knowledge on how to handle and some things to be aware of when they come up…

This podcast episode is based on a question received from a podcast listener who wanted to know some methods for recognizing when their pricing might be set too low within the business.โดย Polly Ingram | Christian Business Growth Coach, Sales Training, Homebased Business Consultant, Profit Growth Coach, Sales To Profit Mentor, Executive Leadership Skills Trainer, Entreprenurial Supporter, Process Leader

Hello there! Welcome back to the show! In today's episode, we are talking about objections and the 5 things that you need to know about them as a small business owner. Objections get a bad wrap - they hold a negative connotation and something to be avoided. I hope my guidance will change your mind about objections and help you understand that they …

This is a review of five critical items for business owners to focus on to increase profit margins. We'll review digital transformation, data-driven insights, sustainable practices, customer centric mindset and approach and diversification and innovation. This discussion will include reasons business owners need to be innovative with their offering…

Hey friend! Thanks for joining me again on Small Business Sales & Strategy Podcast! Today's episode is a quick one! We are talking about the number 1 thing you must do, like non-negotiable-have-to-do, before your next sales meeting or sales conversation. It's so simple, but so often avoided or just plain disregarded: PREPARE for your sales meeting!…

There are various risk factors which influence profit growth for any small business. Today we are reviewing the top five risks to profit growth which small businesses should be anticipating and preparing to mitigate those risks. We will be discussing the impact market volatility and economic conditions, competition, pricing pressures, cash flow cha…

Hey friend! Welcome back to the Small Business Sales & Strategy podcast! Today I'm talking about buying styles and how we can effectively communicate with each of the 4 buying styles. Buying Styles can also be called Decision Making Styles, and each one of us have a dominant style followed by a secondary style. The magic happens when we identify ou…

In today's podcast we are talking about the financial impact employee theft is having on the business profit. I'm going to utilize a real example of a situation where I saw witnessed devastation a business sustained through a lack of proper procedures being implemented to protect their financial interests.…

Hi there! I'm so glad you're back for another episode! What do you immediately think about when you hear the word "sales"? Well, I'm here to flip the script on what selling actually is, how your definition could be holding you back, and challenge you to change your definition of sales so you can see growth in your small business! I'm praying for yo…

Hey friend! In this episode, I share a bit about my background in sales - where I've been and where I am now - and my people-focused sales method. Then, I share four ways to put people first while selling your offer. Let's put people first in selling our products and services, bring value to their lives, and get paid for it! I'm praying for your bu…

Hey Friend! Welcome to the Small Business Sales and Strategy Podcast. In this episode, I share my heart behind this podcast, a little bit about what to expect in future episodes, and a little bit about my faith. I'll help and guide you in growing your business with Bible-based business principles and people-focused sales strategy that is repeatable…

Today we're discussing the number one mistake that many sales professionals make and how this impacts business owners profit growth outcome. This is why it is so important that business owners learn sales or have someone work directly with their sales teams to ensure they are meeting the needs of the clients daily, to keep your business growing. Cu…