The Business Behind Your Business - Real Advice to Help Small Business Owners Build, Lead and Thrive
Conversations to help your business grow and thrive — like having your own board of expert advisors in your pocket.
The Business Behind Your Business is the go-to podcast for small business owners who want practical guidance, clearer decision-making, and strategies that actually work in the real world.
Hosted by Paul Sweeney, each 15–30 minute episode takes you behind the scenes of how small businesses grow, lead teams, manage money, and solve the problems that keep owners up at night. Whether you’re running a team of one or twenty, you’ll find relatable stories, expert insights, and tools you can put into action straight away.
From improving cash flow and pricing for value to building systems, reducing overwhelm, and preparing for long-term success, our guests share straightforward advice without the jargon.
What you’ll learn:
* How small businesses make money — and where they lose it
* Leadership and team-building strategies that actually work
* Smart marketing ideas for busy owners
* Financial planning and forecasting explained simply
* How to scale without burning out
* What successful businesses do differently behind the scenes
If you want your business to run better, grow stronger, and give you more freedom, this show gives you the practical steps and confidence to make it happen — one smart decision at a time.
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The Business Behind Your Business - Real Advice to Help Small Business Owners Build, Lead and Thrive
Scaling Your Start-Up for Success
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What's the difference between a 'start-up' and 'starting a business'? A start-up is all about scale, it's about creating a business that is built to grow quickly.
We are joined by Meryl Johnston from Bean Ninjas. Meryl looks at start-ups and ways you can scale your business. She also looks at supports for businesses such as mentors and strategies for determining if your business idea would even make a successful business.
Links to the books referred to by Meryl:
Company of One by Paul Jarvis
Built to Sell by John Warrillow
Traction: Get a Grip on Your Business by Gino Wickman
The 7 Day Startup by Dan Norris
Meryl Johnston is a Chartered Accountant who specialises in cloud accounting software Xero. She founded Bean Ninjas in July 2015 with $1,000 following 7 Day Startup methodology.
Bean Ninjas has been operating for 5+ years and they have 20+ staff.
Meryl is also a mentor at Rob Walling's accelerator Tiny Seed and has been featured in articles by Xero, Chartered Accountants ANZ as well as popular podcasts including TMBA, SuperfastBusiness and Pat Flynn's Ask Pat2.0.
Meryl believes in people over profit, the power of buildling systems, remote work and being a coach rather than a manager.
When not out transforming how services businesses operate, Meryl can be found surfing at a local Gold Coast beach or hanging out with her partner and baby daughter.
www.beanninjas.com
LinkedIn in/meryljohnston
Twitter @johnston_meryl
Podcast beanninjas.com/podcast
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