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What Small Business Owners Need to Know About FinCEN Now

Why is the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) department of the Treasury coming after your small business (LLC or S Corp)? Carol Roth answers some of your questions in this important video.  Please note: This applies to you if you have a business entity that makes less than $5M per year and has fewer than […]

2024 Small Service Business Guide

As is always the mission here at CarolRoth.com, to shine the spotlight on small businesses, we have put together a fabulous 2024 Small Service Business Guide, only highlighting services from small businesses! These small service-based businesses were all provided by our amazing contributor network of small business owners, experts, advisors and entrepreneurs and are presented […]

Little Things Make a Big Impact on Corporate Culture

In the 14 years I have spent doing career transition coaching, I have learned first hand what makes people unhappy at work and why they quit. What I learned while I was writing my book is that much of what causes stress and disengagement in the workplace is more easy to fix than you might […]

Ways to Create Recurring Revenue For Your Business

Any business, whether services or goods, will benefit from predictable, recurring revenue. I am dipping back into the archives for this conversation with Carol Roth because the suggestions she shared are still relevant and might spark something for you.  Carol shared that you can think of almost anything “as a service.” You’ve probably heard of […]

That Problem of Getting Paid as a Consultant

I love the ping of PayPal in the morning! There is nothing better than waking up to money in your account. I was hoping that would happen this morning, but no such luck.  Last night I sent out a bunch of emails to clients who have used up their coaching packages, and knowing that we […]

How To Maintain Self-Discipline as an Entrepreneur 

Sometimes I have to write what I need to read. That is definitely the case with this post. My motivation is lagging, we’re having signs of spring, and I just don’t feel like working as much as I should.   In case you are struggling as well, here are a few ways you can maintain self-discipline […]

Just Build It For One Person First 

I have the absolute joy of talking with Mark J. Carter and Joe Martin at a monthly meetup I attend. I’d call it a networking group, but that would give you the wrong impression. This is a group of incredibly smart professionals with giant hearts. Martin and I got into a deep discussion one time […]

Lessons From Launching a Membership Community

Yesterday, we launched our new membership community, Sanctuary: A Respite From 2024, and it was glorious.  Membership communities were all the rage a few years ago. Creating a membership community is a way to leverage your time and content, but it also puts you on a timeline and a required content cadence. Depending on what […]

Creating Online Courses With Lorraine Minister

Making money while you sleep is wonderful if you can make it happen. If you are a coach, consultant, or thought leader, at some point you will be advised to create an online course. Just like writing a book, people can buy your course and engage with it on their own schedule. Online courses showcase […]

Let’s Stop Saying This in Enrollment Calls

If you’re a coach, at some point in your sales process you will have a “strategy session” or an “enrollment call” where you talk to a prospect about what working together would look like and how much it would cost.  This can be an awkward conversation for a new coach. They may need to work […]