Here are five buzz-worthy podcasts that are chock-full of smart small business advice.
If you’re looking for a muse to inspire your next business move, it’s time to tune in and listen up.
Business podcasts provide free advice that you can listen to at your convenience—whether you’re at your desk or on the road. With more than 750,000 podcasts available on Apple Podcasts alone, it can be hard to know where to start.
Here are five small business podcasts that are making waves with a mix of success stories and practical, actionable advice.
Your Money Now: The Small Business Report
This podcast’s tagline describes the show as highlighting “habits of entrepreneurs, emerging trends, financing, marketing, unique ideas, where to get help, and even how to get started on your own.” Hosted by radio host Gordon Deal, The Small Business Report frequently features interviews with reporters to provide a bigger-picture perspective of how broader economic trends, legislation, and events might affect small business owners.
Your Money Now: The Small Business Report is available for streaming on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.
The How of Business
Entrepreneurs Henry Lopez and David Begin want to help you learn how to build a successful business. In their podcast, Lopez and Begin share their experiences and those of fellow business owners. They also provide practical tips for starting, running, and growing a business. Plus, The How of Business offers free episode downloads, webinars, and a 30-minute coaching session with Lopez.
The How of Business is available for streaming on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher.
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The Small Business Show
In 2015, entrepreneurs Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton created The Small Business Show as a way to provide advice to fellow business owners by discussing their successes, failures, and lessons learned along the way. In addition to sharing personal stories, Jean and Hamilton also feature stories from other small business owners. The Small Business Show also offers a Facebook small business support group where listeners can ask questions and reach not only the hosts but also fellow listeners.
The Small Business Show is available for streaming on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.
What Works
The word “community” best describes host Tara McMullin’s approach to her popular small business podcast, What Works. Her guests are small business owners who candidly share their experiences about discovering what works and what doesn’t as they run and grow their businesses. Whether the topic is confidence or scaling up, What Works brings small business owners together to learn and grow.
What Works is available for streaming on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, and Stitcher.
The $100 MBA Show
This lauded podcast promotes itself as a source for “real business lessons from real entrepreneurs in the real world.” Hosted by Omar Zenhom, co-founder and CEO of WebinarNinja, The $100 MBA Show forgoes entrepreneurial profiles and gets straight to the point with actionable how-to advice for running a business. In addition to the podcast, listeners can also access business resources like an idea validation video course and workbook, articles, downloadable guides, and discount codes for business services.
The $100 MBA Show is available for streaming on Apple Podcasts, SoundCloud, Overcast, and Stitcher.
Looking for even more inspiration? The podcast search website Listen Notes can direct you to other podcasts that can fire your imagination and propel your business forward.
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