Business Bootcamp Podcast is made for small business owners.
My name is Mike Andes. I started college at the age of 13 with full intention of going to medical school. I went to school for an MBA and now I own a landscaping company, an Anytime Fitness gym, and 3 online businesses. I share my highs, lows, and experiences being an entrepreneur. You can learn from my mistakes and identify with the day-to-day struggles of a small business owner.
Call in or ask a question online and get concrete advice about your company. If you are looking to START, GROW, OR SAVE your business I want to help you! Learn from business people and seasoned entrepreneurs as they share their personal stories and experiences on the interview portion of the show.
Entrepreneurship has become a label. To many people, they attribute a life of luxury, wealth, and lavish living with being a business owner. Today, I talk about the realities of being a small busines…
I know what it is like to start at zero... I know what it's like to hire your first employee... and I know what it is like to run a business that makes less than $1M in annual revenue. Today, I share…
If your business is small or you're just starting out, don't shy away from your truth. Be authentic to who you are, and use marketing to tell customers your story.
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Today, I interview the godfather of LEAN, Paul Akers. Lean is a concept in business and life of cutting waste and making processes more efficient. Paul is the owner of a renowned manufacturing facili…
For many of the small business owners I talk about there is ONE thing holding them back from getting to the next level. No it is the economy, competitors, or access to capital... Is something I call …
Yesterday, I fired one of my employees... after his second day on the job. Why? You will have to listen to this episode.... but at the end of the day FIRING is what dictates your company culture.
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Create content. That's it. Those two words sum up the entire episode. I share how I have used content to grow my online businesses... but more importantly how I am using content creation to grow my l…
Do you have this syndrome? It's called NSTS (New Shiny Thing Syndrome).
Be Patient. Focus. Be attentive to the business you are building NOW!
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I recently hired a few people for my business... it took me 30 interviews to get those successful candidates. Here are 4 of the things I use in my interview process to find and hire great talent whil…
The role I play at my landscaping company is changing. In order to work on strategy, hiring, culture, and branding I am delegating the other functions of my day-to-day role. If you want your business…
In this episode I share the goals I have for all by businesses in 2019 and recap what took place in 2018. Going into the new year, my ONE WORD will be "impact."
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Here are my tips for all small business owners that feel their business is underachieving. PLEASE listen to this episode if you are considering starting a business... this will save you years of frus…
Have you ever heard what your employees think about you? Have they ever heard what their coworkers think about their performance?
Here is what doing annual reviews did for me and my business. I encou…
The stock market has been volatile the past few months which has investors talking about a eminent recession. Are you and your business ready to capitalize on the economic contraction? You can actual…
No it's not clickbait... I really do believe that you should tell your employees exactly where every dollar of the business is going.
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I am not a perfect boss or leader... yesterday highlighted that fact. A business owners we must learn that as we build a Team and delegate tasks, we cannot step in and make everyone trip over us as t…
Innovation is an overused word in the world of startups and tech moguls; however, it is important to change and evolve as a small business. Today, we discuss the importance of learning from other ind…
We have made our pricing at the gym and landscaping company very transparent recently. Here is the upside of sharing your prices online... you got nothing to hide!
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Today, I share an online tool I use for all my design needs. I also talk about a powerful mail marketing tool and the books I am listening to right now. I share the video tactics we have used to clos…
Here are three things I have learned in the past few years in the evolution of my entrepreneurial career. I've changed my mind on topics such as building a team and time management.
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