Rebel Entrepreneur

Should you start a side hustle? Is it time to start making some extra money? Join Alan and Simon as they work through a conversation to help you decide if you should start a side hustle, if so what type of side hustle should you start, and their best tips on how to get going quickly. The final section of the podcast covers why you shouldn't start a side hustle and is super critical to listen to! You truly can make money doing something you love, the question is: "Are you willing to pay the price in time, energy and discomfort to do it?"

Twenty percent of ALL retails sales happen in the six weeks leading to Christmas with Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the Christmas push. Adam from Craft Box Club is gearing up for Christmas, setting up the website, creating the marketing materials, and wondering if the Christmas sales will come or not. Join Alan and Adam as they discuss the frustration of taking all the "right" actions and not seeing the results as soon as they would like to!

After finding out the loan Peter started his business with was interest only, and realizing he still has a huge debt after the income is long gone, we work to understand how we got here, come up with a plan to get out of debt, and put to bed the past issues. This episode is all about debt and how to dig your way out of it. Join Alan as he talks about how to negotiate on debt and the Debt Attack Strategy that he and his wife Katie created together to help people crush debt in the quickest possible timeframe.

Alan received a disturbing message from Adam on Whatsapp saying "I am wondering if this is still a business?" Join Alan as he finds out what is going on, works with Adam to think about the business and positives and whether it's worth pushing through with this business and seeing if Christmas will bring the presents that Adam really wants.

You started your business with a business plan and a loan. You took out debt to build your business! But what if it doesn't work out? What if it goes wrong? Join Alan as he works with Peter from the Rebel Business School Charleston event and helps him tackle the aftermath of a failed business. This is a crucial episode to listen to and share with anyone thinking of building a business the traditional way with loans and debt. There are some CRITICAL LESSONS that we can all take away from this podcast.

After looking into the website traffic numbers on Google anayltics Adam has realised the traffic to his website has fallen dramatically since last year. Join Alan as they attempt to diagnose the business problem, uncover the cause, and work out what to do next. When things going wrong you need to become a detective and work to really understand the numbers.

When you start your business there is only one of you. Just you on your own. Maybe you will have a friend or two to help but it is all up to you. This is daunting and exciting because you have complete autonomy over what you do. The question is how do you get the most out of your week? How do you make sure you get the key things done? How do you make progress? In this episode Alan is joined by Demir Bentley who has spent 10 years as a productivity coach, they start by exploring venture capital and angel investors before getting into the keys to getting things done and making progress.

Last week, we talked to Adam from Craft Box Club about mindfulness exercises and visualizing success for the business. This week, we check in to see how those exercises have been going. Adam, like so many entrepreneurs, is facing a lull. For his crafting business, his challenge is the warmer weather luring people outside instead of crafting indoors. But lulls (seasonal or otherwise) are something all entrepreneurs face. We talked about how to figure out when it's time to cut and run, how to think more positively, and how to weather the lull that he's in - both practically and mentally.

Is selling a product different to selling a service? Join Alan as he meets CheyAnne the founder of Shine Athleisure and they figure out together the best way to sell her products. CheyAnne could sell directly or she could work to sell through retailers. What is the right approach? How will she find the customers she needs? Answer the questions Alan asks alongside CheyAnne and this episode will help you diagnose where you are with your sales process and where to go next! Links: https://www.shineathleisure.com/

Are you a pessimist that looks for everything that could go wrong and always looks at the worst case scenario? Or are you a dreamer with your head in the clouds, always looking at the moon shot possibilities and wondering about the size of your imminent success? How do you balance the two in your business? You need to protect from the downside and the risk but you also need to push forward with energy, enthusiasm, and optimism if you are ever to reach your dream. This episode is about balancing pessimism and optimisim within your business.