Episodes 40
Avg. Duration 25m
Activity Dormant
Apple Rating 5.0 (10)
Since Jan 2025
Latest Episode Oct 2025

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Schedule
Weekly
Format
Episodic
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feeds.captivate.fm

About This Podcast

Simple business strategies for entrepreneurs. Ignite your entrepreneurial spirit with the ultimate blend of fun and powerful discussion on small business BS (AKA, Business Strategies). Each week, Adam Witmer and Jeff Gargas bring you actionable BS, creative marketing ideas, and clever growth hacks—all delivered with their signature energy and passion for small businesses. Whether you're launching a side hustle or scaling your brick-and-mortar store, join us for simplified but effective strategies to take your company to the next level.

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#40: Email Marketing - Types of Newsletters

Oct 13, 2025 28m

In this episode, we discuss the many different types of email newsletters, how they can fit into your overall marketing plan, and why every business can likely benefit from email newsletters.

#39: Using the 80/20 Rule to Overcome Perfectionism (and make money, too)

Oct 06, 2025 24m

In this episode, we discuss the 80/20 rule and how you can use it to overcome perfectionism, focus your time, energy, and resources on what's important, and increase revenue and success for your…

#38: Down-selling - Sales Techniques for Your Small Business

Sep 15, 2025 33m

In this episode we discuss down-selling as part of our mini series on selling and sales techniques.

#37: Cross-selling: Sales Techniques for Your Small Business

Sep 08, 2025 24m

In this episode we discuss cross-selling as part of our mini series on selling and sales techniques.

#36: Upselling - Sales Techniques for Your Small Business

Sep 01, 2025 28m

In this episode we discuss upselling as part of our mini series on selling and sales techniques.

#35: Different Ways to Sell for Your Small Business

Aug 25, 2025 33m

Let's talk about a few different ways you can sell for your small business. Hard selling, soft selling, assumptive selling, helping to sell, and selling to help.

#34: When to go full time with your side hustle.

Aug 18, 2025 30m

In this episode, we discuss the many considerations and things you should have in place before making the lead to go full time with your side hustle.

#33: The Evil Mind of an Entrepreneur

Aug 11, 2025 22m

In this episode, we discuss the ways in which the minds of entrepreneurs and small business owners are different than most people's. We chat through some ways you can harness that "evil" power to…

#32: What to Look For in an Email Marketing Platform

Jul 28, 2025 32m

In this episode we dive into all the things you should be looking at, and thinking about, when selecting your email marketing platform.

#31: 10 More Email Marketing Mistakes to Avoid

Jul 21, 2025 30m

In this episode we discuss 10 MORE common email marketing mistakes, following up on episode 30's 10 mistakes. We identify issues such as not including a clear call to action, using overly salesy or…

#30: 10 Email Marketing Mistakes to Avoid (And DYK: MySpace is still a thing?)

Jul 14, 2025 30m

In this episode we discuss 10 common email marketing mistakes you should avoid...and e also talk about how MySpace is apparently still a thing.

#29: Hope Marketing - What it is, why it doesn't work, and how to avoid falling into the hope marketing trap.

Jul 07, 2025 25m

In this episode, we explore the idea of Hope Marketing. We discuss what hope marketing is, why many business owners and entrepreneurs fall into the trap of relying on it, and how you can avoid this…

#28: Content Marketing Part 6 - Search Engine Optimization (SEO) For Small Businesses

Jun 30, 2025 28m

In this episode, we wrap up our series on content marketing, diving into Search Engine Optimization (SEO). We explain what SEO is, why it's important, how AI is impacting SEO, and provide some real…

#27: Content Marketing Part 5 - Types of Content

Jun 23, 2025 30m

We continue our series on content marketing this week - Join us as we dive into all the different types of content you can create for your business.

#26: Content Marketing Part 4 - Email Marketing Basics - What it is and why it's important.

Jun 16, 2025 22m

In this episode, we continue our series on content marketing, focusing this week on email marketing basics.

#25: Content Marketing Part 3 - Lead magnets - What they are, why they are important, and how to create lead magnets that work.

Jun 09, 2025 35m

Lead magnets are free resources offered in exchange for contact information, used to build email lists and nurture potential customers. Lead magnets are different than discovery tools like podcasts.…

#24: Content Marketing Part 2 - Marketing & Sales Funnels - What actually matters to your business.

Jun 02, 2025 28m

Part 2 of our series on content marketing focuses on marketing and sales funnels. We discuss what their actual purposes are, why it's important to think about them, how to approach creating them, the…

#23: Content Marketing Part 1 - What is content marketing?

May 26, 2025 19m

This is Part One of our series on content marketing. In this episode, we explore what content marketing is and why you should be using it for your business.

#22: Single Most Effective Marketing Tool for a Brick & Mortar Business

May 19, 2025 23m

In this episode, we argue about what the single most effective marketing tool is for a brick & mortar business. Since I (Jeff) upload these episodes, I get to state for the record that I was…

#21: The Roller Coaster: Staying level, staying calm, and recognizing your success.

May 12, 2025 24m

In this episode, we discuss the inevitable emotional roller coaster all entrepreneurs, creators, and business owners will need to deal with. How do we survive the ups and downs of business successes…

Frequently Asked Questions

How many episodes does Small Business BS have?

Small Business BS has published 40 episodes since January 2025, covering topics in Business, Education.

Is Small Business BS still active?

Small Business BS is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 25m.

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