Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!Fan-favourite, Gavin, returns to the podcast to talk about his role as a mortgage broker and how the industry has changed during hi

Episode 40 | How to make the most of networking and collaboration

Jan 17th, 2023 15m 40s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!The accountants are back for episode 40. This week, Oz and Sam discuss the importance of networking and getting the most out of the

Episode 39 | Creating a vision for your business

Jan 10th, 2023 15m 19s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!To kick off 2023, our accountants are back together to discuss how to set goals and create a vision for your small business.You'll

Episode 38 | The top 3 things to monitor in your financial statements

Dec 20th, 2022 24m 40s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!This week, our accountants team up for an accountants-only episode as they discuss financial statements.Financial statements are a

Episode 37 | How to avoid burnout as a business owner

Dec 13th, 2022 20m 29s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!As we approach the end of the year, it's as good a time as any to talk about burning out in the world of business ownership.We outl

Episode 36 | The risks of taking on debt in your business

Dec 6th, 2022 23m 43s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!Debt is a great servant but a terrible master.Every business needs access to capital in order to survive. But whilst taking on debt

Episode 35 | Tips to sharpen your sales skills

Nov 29th, 2022 24m 37s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!If you're anything like us, getting sales is one of the least enjoyable parts of being a business owner. Luckily, you don't have to

Episode 34 | Becoming a leader in your workplace

Nov 22nd, 2022 25m 53s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!The skill we are discussing this week is leadership.Strong leadership is one of the biggest driving forces behind a successful busi

Episode 33 | How to make big improvements to your customer service

Nov 15th, 2022 22m 28s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!There are few things more important to your business than the customer service you provide. Research has found that 81% of customer

Episode 32 | What Elon Musk's Twitter takeover taught us about business

Nov 8th, 2022 18m 10s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!Today, we're going topical and tackling the takeover of Twitter by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk.In his first week in charge,

Episode 31 | The apps every small business owner needs to use

Nov 1st, 2022 29m 36s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!Using the right apps will make your life as a business owner so much easier.From your emails to your to-do lists, we list the onlin

Episode 30 | Wages vs Dividends: What's the difference?

Oct 25th, 2022 19m 30s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!Today, Shey and Oz are back together to tackle an important accounting topic. If your business operates as a company, you'll need t

Episode 29 | Eight tips for running a business with a newborn (feat. Sam Draper)

Oct 18th, 2022 32m 8s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!It's a special episode of the podcast for mums and dads! Shehan is joined by Sam Draper to discuss the trials and tribulations that

Episode 28 | Driving good workplace culture (feat. Gavin Hepponstall)

Oct 11th, 2022 20m 13s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!Tune in to another special episode of the podcast where we welcome Gavin Hepponstall for the first time on the pod. Gav is in charg

Episode 27 | Marketing essentials; Google, social media, direct

Oct 4th, 2022 18m 28s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!Ned and Oz finish off their marketing chat this week by discussing the last three pillars of a successful marketing foundation.You'

Episode 26 | The first two steps for building your marketing foundation

Sep 27th, 2022 20m 46s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!It's a special episode this week! For the first time, we are joined by our in-house marketing guy, Ned, to chat about the key pilla

Episode 25 | How to use 'goodwill' to boost your business's sale price

Sep 20th, 2022 21m 29s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!"Goodwill' refers to the value of your business outside of your tangible assets. This essentially means that maximising the goodwil

Episode 24 | An Elephant update: How's our business going?

Sep 13th, 2022 26m 39s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!This week, we wanted to take you inside our business and share what we're working on at the moment.You'll hear where we're at on ou

Episode 23 | Borrowing for your business: Tips from a mortgage broker

Sep 6th, 2022 30m 38s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!Borrowing can be significantly more complex and difficult for small business owners than it is for employees.To help you understand

Episode 22 | Our six best tips for retaining quality employees

Aug 30th, 2022 23m 1s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!There's nothing worse for a small business than losing a quality staff member.In today's episode, we share the best tricks for keep

Episode 21 | Our best advice for managing successful business partnerships

Aug 23rd, 2022 28m 21s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!In today's episode, we talk about business partners and share our best tips for ensuring your joint success.Whilst 70% of business

Episode 20 | So you're thinking about offshoring...?

Aug 16th, 2022 24m 9s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time!Take it from us, hiring offshore can be a fantastic and cost-effective way of bringing specialised expertise into your business.But

Episode 19 | Hiring your first employee

Aug 9th, 2022 29m 1s

Welcome to the Elephant on Business Podcast, improving our small business journey together one episode at a time! Today, we discuss taking that big leap and having the courage to make your first hire. On the agenda, we give our tips on:- Knowi

Episode 18 | What does a recession mean for small business?

Aug 2nd, 2022 17m 27s

In this episode, we tackle the topic of an impending recession and what this will mean for small business owners.Whilst the R-word does sound scary, it shouldn't be seen as the end of the world for your business. We discuss the reality of a re

Episode 17 | Can your business and personal life stay separate?

Jul 26th, 2022 18m 39s

Welcome back to the Elephants on Business podcast.This week, Shey and Oz talk about one of the biggest challenges of being a small business owner; managing your personal and business life simultaneously.They discuss the impact it has on your ti