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Apart from more money, the number one desire most business people have is more customers and more sales. In today’s show you will hear how this young entrepreneur went from fledgling to a seven figure business by adopting one major mind shift and strategy. Johnathan Grzybowski, is rogue risk taker turned entrepreneur and national thought leader in digital marketing and branding. He is the Cofounder of Penji, an on-demand graphic The post Turn a Struggling Business into a 7-Figure Money Machine, Fast w/ Johnathan Grzybowski appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Why Entrepreneurs with disabilities do not need pity to be successful. “I am one of the lucky ones.”  Says today’s leader and guest expert. I discovered optimism after believing I was destined for failure and exclusion.When I got sick, I was forced into entrepreneurship and despite the little issue of illness, it was the best thing that happened to me. It allowed me to take a “no excuses” approach and The post She Turned Dysfunction, Disability & Divorce into a Thriving Business appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Known in UK business circles as The Wizard Behind the Curtain, Tim Johnson has built 2 multi-million-pound businesses from start-up, but he did so at the expense of his way of life and subsequently everything unraveled. He woke up one day to the realisation that he had he lost his wife, his children, his home and his right arm, literally. In his darkest times, Tim reflected and wrote two successful The post Building Multi-Million Pound Businesses Cost Him His Family & A Limb-FFS59 appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

    If you are thinking about divorce or breakup, here are 9 Ways to check if you may be in love with a covert narcissist. [spp-player] GET HELP WITH ENTREPRENEURS’ FINANCES If you are constantly worried about money in your business of personal life get your Build a Buffer of Personal Money Free Checklist here GET HELP WITH DIVORCE AND BREAKUP FINANCES Are you a lady thinking about or The post LOVING A COVERT NARCISSIST | 9 Ways to Spot a Narcissist in Divorce appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

How Women Can Create A Happy Life After Divorce You are going to love my guest today. In a world of smoke and mirrors she is a great example of how to be you, and be happy. If you network or are on social media it can seem as though everyone else is having the most wonderful time. This lady had the guts to say, “Well I’m not. At least The post Divorced, Alone, Forty, No Children or Career w/Stephanie Burton appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

  It is the dream of thousands, if not millions of young men, (and women) to be good enough to be chosen to play for a national football team. Paul Webb was one that was chosen. Then after a series of bad luck, his professional football career was cut short and he was left with no idea of what he life now meant. He had only ever dreamed of playing The post From Body Breakdown to Business Breakthrough. Ex-Pro Footballers Lessons on How to Reshape Your Life w/Paul Webb appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be in the Fastest Time Possible with Peak Performance Coach Raghav Parkash If you have ever struggled under the cloud of depression and doubted you would ever be the person you dreamed you could be in work and in life, then today is for you. Using his experiences and passion for personal development and peak performance, Raghav helps people create The post Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be in the Fastest Time Possible w/ Raghav Parkash appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Today I am going to talk about why it can pay to be mean. That is how to be mean with money so that you get out of debt. Being tight may not come naturally to all of us. But sometimes it is how we need to be, no matter what people say about you. You need concentrate on coming out on top and getting out from under financial stress. The post The Mean Girls’ Route to Get Out of Debt appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

“I work for myself, running my own business, and I can’t get credit” Whether you are employed, self-employed, or a business owner on a payroll scheme;  getting credit has always been a bit of a lottery. Today I am going to share some of the things to look out for, or be aware of, if you want to get back or keep a healthy credit rating. [spp-tweet ” How Entrepreneurs The post How Entrepreneurs Can Get and Keep A Healthy Credit Score/Rating appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

  Helen Sanderson is an interior designer, professional organizer and founder of Ministry of Calm. An expert on how our living spaces affect our wellbeing, she speaks regularly at events such as Ideal Home, Grand Designs Live and 100% Design. Her work takes her all over the capital, supporting people to clear their clutter, be more organised and efficient, and free up time and energy to focus on what really matters The post Rescue Your Home & Life Fast by Creating Calm from Clutter w/ Helen Sanderson appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Nobody could ever scam you out of your money, right? But you know what? People are victims of financial scams every single day. Not just their personal money mind you. One of the easiest targets is business people, new and established. Even if you think you are immune. I promise you someone you know or close to you have been caught out. The more you think you are smarter than The post Why Smart People fall for Business Scams-Psychology of a Victim appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Scroll down for video version   How does a partially deaf, divorced, former bankrupted bookkeeper with rheumatoid arthritis become a sought after, go to person for creating a presence and a profitable business online? So much so, she was voted Small Business Coach of the Year. My guest today helps coaches, trainers, consultants and service providers to stand out from the crowd and enrol their dream clients from Facebook. She The post Grow Your Business Online Using Facebook without Spending Money on Ads w/ Veronica Pullen appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Busy, Stressed, and Food Obsessed!  Calm Down, Ditch Your Inner-Critic Bitch, and Finally Figure Out What Your Body Needs to Thrive You don’t have to be an entrepreneur or business person to feel the negative effects on your body and your mind; from the relentless pace we live our lives today. Burnout is such a topical subject. If not checked it can debilitate you. Even though we know this, for The post Busy, Stressed and Food Obsessed! Calm Down, Ditch Your Inner-Critic Bitch w/ Lisa Lewtan appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

How to Build a High Performing 6 or 7 Figure Business w Marianne Page – The McFreedom System™ My guest today works with ambitious 6 and 7 figure business owners who are victims of their own, often rapid success, and who are unable to extricate themselves from working in their business, in order to work ON it. Her book Process to Profit is widely regarded as more informative than The E-Myth The post How to Build a High Performing 6 or 7 Figure Business w Marianne Page appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Video episode available below   Today I am going to talk about the recent furor regarding star of tv show Grey’s Anatomy & human rights activist Jesse Williams alleged cheating rumours and divorce proceedings. This threw up two issues: Black v white relationships Man v women in relationships The first point is a distraction. The impact of the second is what I am going to focus on in this episode. The post TV’s Jesse Williams Cheating, Divorce & Why Savvy Women Shouldn’t Care appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Not for you if you are a prude… If you are having a rough day or week; then I defy you not to be in a better mood after listening to this episode. While there is no swearing (my guest is an anti-profanity guy) he is naughty as hell.  This episode is defo not for listening with the children. J David Ralph is a podcasting & freedom entrepreneur success story. The post No Money to Six Figures in Fifteen Days w/ David Ralph of Join Up Dots appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Watch video episode below “Energy flows where focus goes” here are three steps to focus on the positive while you navigate the choppy waters of dealing with a cash flow problem in your business. Today I am going to give three things to think about to help you feel a little more equipped to tackle the roller coaster of managing your money, especially when there is not enough. [spp-tweet “Money The post 3 Quick Steps to Mentally Cope with Financial Stress in Your Business appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Success Coach & Healer You will not believe this story. It is like something out of an epic movie, but I assure you it is the real deal. Today is a deep dive into why we block our successes, and how we cannot really separate our business and personal lives. Today’s guest helps people in all of the eight key areas of life: Spiritual, Mental, Emotional, Physical, Business, Money, Relationship The post Overcoming Abuse, Disability & Homelessness to Coaching the World’s Elite w Tony J Selimi appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Breakthrough your money blocks Confronting your money issues is rarely about money itself. It is about the thoughts and feelings you carry around inside you in relation to money. You say you want to make money or achieve financial success, but deep inside you don’t truly believe it will happen for you. Such a belief can be so hidden you are not aware of it. But your thoughts are being The post Clear a Path to Financial Abundance by Releasing Money Blocks & Money Shame appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Today we are going to hear about the innovative relationship model by Nobel Peace Prize advisor, relationship and divorce counsellor Dr Deborah Hecker. She is also the author of the book Blindsided after eighteen years of marriage; a woman’s journey from co-dependency to all-round achiever. She discusses ways to develop your own individual identity while simultaneously & successfully integrating your identity into your partnerships. Plus, she talks about how not The post The Entrepreneur’s Shrink – Romantic Partnerships Done Right w/ Dr Deborah Hecker PhD appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

  The rise of the broke entrepreneur Part Six. Who thought having a routine could be a game changer in your finances? Ok my friend, I saved the most important one for last. More important than Financial Information? – Yes! More important than Financial Motivation?  – Yes! More than Financial Intelligence, Systems and even Experts – Yes! Yes! And Yes! The weakening of willpower and enthusiasm is the single biggest The post Power of Financial Routines-Publicly Rich Privately Poor Entrepreneurs-Fix 6 appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Getting the help of money or financial experts The same person, who has personal money pressures or financial stress, can find they don’t have this problem with their business finances. This is because they will have a financial posse to turn to. Listen to what makes a great financial posse. Even if you listened to or watched each part of the MIISER rules up until now, and implemented what you The post Publicly Rich Privately Poor-The Rise of the Broke Entrepreneur-Money Experts appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

The rise of the broke entrepreneur If your incomings and outgoings are fairly straight forward, logging into online banking may be all you need. If you start to get serious about allocating money in order to service your future life as well as make things easier now, you will need a more robust way of doing it than that. Let’s get real. Too much money advice is given at a The post Publicly Rich Privately Poor–The Rise of the Poor Entrepreneur – Part 4 – Fix Your Financial Systems appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Here it is M.I.I.S.E.R Financial Fix 2 & 3 – Financial Intelligence & Information Links to Episodes Parts 1 & 2 are below Welcome back to the next part of this series, where I look at the increase in well paid people or who have no financial security. Today we look at why financial information and financial Intelligence. Why they are similar but not the same and you why you The post Publicly Rich Privately Poor-The Rise of the Poor Entrepreneur-Part 3-Financial Information & Intelligence appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Today’s Entrerpeneurs Speak Spot guest expert is a Learning and Skills Specialist, Debt Adviser and Financial Success Coach, who has spent 12 years helping people understand how their money mind-set determines their financial success. Her fascination with financial success was sparked when, as a child her father’s business collapsed. Her work as a debt adviser led her to discover ‘The 4 Money Mindsets' which I looking forward to learning more The post Will You be Rich or Die in Debt? Discover the 4 Money Mindsets w/ Karen Sutton-Johal appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Start with why? What is your motivation? What’s in it for me? Who are you doing all this for? “What gets you out of bed in the morning?” And other borrowed quotes.   Tossing and turning at night worrying about money ruins lives, relationships and self-esteem. Let’s start the process to turn that around. This is part two of my six-part Publicly Rich Privately Poor series of episodes. You will The post Publicly Rich Privately Poor – Part 2 – The Rise of the Poor Entrepreneur – Fix 1 – Motivation appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Dr Mary Wingo Ph.D is the world’s number one human stress expert.  Her genius is in taking a subject that is complex and frequently expressed in scientific language and breaking it down into plain English for “Joe Average”. The real Big Bang Theory. What subject can you bring together a biologist, physicist, geneticist, and biotechnologist and hear completely separate theories. Human Stress.  Brexit and Black Lives Matter are symptoms of The post Emotional Stress – The Staggering Financial & Human Costs of Stress w/ Mary Wingo, PhD appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Watch Video Below: “Can I pick your brain?” is the sentence that can keep business people in the poor house. Listen to how this entrepreneur got out from under the pressure of giving lots of advice for little financial reward, and built a sustainable business.   My guest today is Kathy Ennis. She specialises in getting small, micro businesses, freelancers and self-employed individuals to live up to their true business The post Going from Giving Free Advice for Coffees to an Authentic Mentor w/ Kathy Ennis appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Poor service or a bad buying experience is always the fault of your supplier, right? What if your bad experiences are down to you and you don’t even realise it? Shine the Light If there are any questions you have or topics that you would me to cover or you just want to share your experiences with me. I would love to hear from you. There are a few ways The post FFS32:Are You a Great Customer, or a Deluded Pain in the Business Butt? appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Welcome to today's Grow Your Money (GYM) episode. Do you have financial intelligence? What do the smartest business people know about the money in their company that ensures they stay ahead of their competitors? If you can answer five out of ten questions that I ask in this episode, you will be in the top 15% of all entrepreneurs. The trick is not to start with what data you have, The post 10 Money Questions Shrewd Business People Know the Answers to appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

This is another Grow Your Money (GYM) episode.  Did you know the Tax Office lets you claim an allowance against household expenses for using your home as a work space? Today I am going to go a little deeper into how it works and how to work out how much you can claim. You will also hear Why you don’t have to communicate with the Tax Office to take advantage The post Home Office Perk – How to Get “Work from Home” Allowance appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Today I am going to give some things you need to think about if you are planning to work from home. The good points, the not so good points and how it can affect you financially, and what could trip you up. You will also hear The pros and cons of being a home worker Why your family can be your biggest saboteurs How being mean to my husband helped The post Work from Home – Is it All It’s Cracked Up to Be? appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Entrepreneurship is going to have ups and downs, there is no way to avoid that. The following 5 rules will make your financial life more predictable and set you up to have a greater chance of reaching your financial goals. They apply to both your work and your private life. You will also hear What separates a financially stressed business owner from one that embraces life with confidence and hope The post Risk Averse-Grow your Money Rules for Cautious Business People appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

What happens when you are late registering for VAT, you have no accounts, not enough money, your accountant is not interested and you are worn out from running your business around the clock? Today I am going to share with you a story about a couple in crises, financial crisis that is. If you have ever been in the situation where you have been ticking along in your business for The post VAT Debt Help Story – Sorting out a Couple in Financial Crisis appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Do you fail at sticking to your financial goals year after year? Or just sticking to your goals in general? I know how that feels. “The reason sports is so stimulating is because we keep score” from The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran & Michael Lennington. Usain Bolt did not just concentrate on breaking world records. He recorded what he did along the way. He kept score. Today I The post Confronting Your Financial Truth – Lessons from the 12 Week Year appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Credit Control is the antidote to Late Payment and problem customers. Are you fed up of people not paying you on time? Late payment is still a big obstacle to the survival of small businesses. Did the story about Tesco knowingly delaying payments to suppliers make your blood boil? Then today’s episode is for you. Today I am lucky enough to have Rita Adams of ARM Credit Control as a The post Achieving Maximum Sales with Minimum Risk w/ Rita Adams appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

“If I am making more sales how come I earn less?” People who have become successful usually experience this, and the fortunate ones made it out alive and well. But there are many of you who are in the early stages of your business journey who are blissfully unaware and are shocked at what you find when you have arrived. You will also hear: How to recognise the life stages The post Six Figure Business: But I am Broke (I live paycheque to paycheck) appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

    “By 2003, every fool was getting into real estate. The checkout girl at my local supermarket handed me her newly printed real estate agent business card” ~Robert Kiyosaki  Ooh! a little harsh Robert. I mean that is what the world was telling everyone to do back then. Become a property expert in some capacity. Less than five years later recession came along and temporarily ripped the bottom out The post Grow Your Estate & Lettings Agency: 8 Characteristics that Differentiate the Successful Ones from the Rest appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Welcome to the new season of the show If you have ever felt beaten down by the sheer amount of things you have to get done? Do you feel down and disappointed by what you see as your failure to cope with running your business and your life? You may even feel as if you are having a nervous breakdown from all the anxiety. Yes?! Then today’s show is especially The post Overwhelmed? How to Bounce Back from Business Burnout appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

  This is the last show of the current season. I will return in January with lots great new topics to share with you. With Christmas around the corner I wanted to finish this season concentrating on the family and family life. My guest last week was the wonderful Elizabeth O’Shea who gave so many great tips on what is like to parent a teenager who is struggling, and how The post Vagina Dialogues – From Mother to MD in 16000 Nappy Changes w/ Lis Allen appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

I find myself having some of the most personal conversations with my clients that ensure that I never forget that while we may talk about business strategy or plans, tactics, processes, staff, financials. Behind it all is you, the person. And that person has relationships, responsibilities, stresses, doubts. Nothing can highlight those as much as money does. Over the next couple of weeks the Firmer Figures Show is taking a The post Help My Teenager Steals from Me w/ Celebrity Parenting Expert Elizabeth O’ Shea appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Would a lender give you a business loan? While getting investment is a goal for many small business people; the reality is that the majority of micro and small businesses are just not investible, or not at investment ready. So the option for them is still the traditional business loan or overdraft; unless you are lucky enough to have a rich relative. Bear in mind that to a bank; they The post Campari & Ice – Not Just a Drink, But a Way to Get Money appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

  One of the big fall-outs of the 2007/2008 financial crisis was the way the banks stopped lending. If you imagine the banks as a castle, there were all these companies who had been waiting outside for the drawbridge to come down and rescue them, but instead they watched it get pulled up abruptly, without them on it. And at the very time they were at their most desperate. Even The post 12 Ways to Raise Business Funds without a Bank Loan appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

I am a great fan of bootstrapping, but there are some business models that just require cash more than others. Product-based businesses are an example. Bootstrapping does not often give you the reserves quick enough to act on an opportunity. Before you consider borrowing I would urge you to possibly rethink your business model and/or the opportunity you want to go after. You can assess whether you can approach things The post How to Increase Your Chances of Borrowing if You Are Self-Employed appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

If you haven’t listened to the two previous episodes where I tell the stories of how I messed up with my first 2 attempts at renting premises, I would say to do that before this one. This is more of a to-do list. While it is essential to have knowledge, the reasons why you need the knowledge is just as, in fact maybe more, important. Because it will remind you The post Hidden Costs of a Business Premises that could Ruin You appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Did you catch part 1 of My Horrendous business premises mistakes? You know what I am going to say don’t you? Go listen. Today I will tell how I got it wrong again. This time it was a combination of things. But still a steep learning curve and though I joke, it was a very dark time in my life. So I will give you the story and I will The post Serious Fraught Office – My Business Premises Mistakes No.2 appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

  Today I am going to share with you How to I rented my first premises from a “gangster” Why we had to quickly park up and leave secretly one night What is was like to find information when the internet was young Why you should be careful who you trust in business [spp-tweet tweet=” Who ever met a crook that told you they were a crook? Confessions of a The post Midnight Escape – My Horrendous Business Premises Mistakes appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Finding the right office or premises is one of the most important decisions a business owner ever makes. If you get it wrong, you can be left with a problem that can break your business. But the right premises can greatly improve how you are perceived by your customers, suppliers, investors, etc. If you have a good working environment you will be able to get and keep good staff. And The post Tips for Choosing a Business Premises appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

  So you want to go into business with someone else or a number of people. Maybe you are looking at merging your business with another one. Partnerships, are they a great way to run a business or a disaster waiting to happen? I am talking about legal partnership arrangements, not to be confused with joint ventures, which can include temporary deals, collaborations and affiliations. That is a subject all The post The Horror Stories of Going into Business Partnership appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Today is an Entrepreneur Speak Spot episode and today my guest is serial entrepreneur Baiju Solanki. He has created income from direct sales, property, restaurants and coaching and consulting. Today you will hear a mixture of practical tips as well as mindset advice. You will also hear How personal development guru Tony Robbins was the push he needed to stop procrastinating How to deal with the reaction of friends and family The post FFS011:From Lecturer to Entrepreneur TV – How Baiju Solanki Financed His Escape from Employment appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.

Some things you probably didn’t know about Licencing. Welcome to part 2 of my look at Franchising and Licensing v going it alone. This is from the point of view of someone who wants to buy a franchise or licence as opposed to wanting to create their own. If you missed part one then I would suggest you go there first. The link is financialgymforbusiness.com/009 I gave practical and emotional The post FFS010:Franchising v Licencing v Going it Alone appeared first on Financial Gym for Business.