![078: Employee to Entrepreneur: Preparing to Make the Transition [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/employeetoentrepreneur.jpg)
Are you thinking about moving from employee to entrepreneur? Over 50% of Americans want to start a business. And when you get to those in their 20’s and 30’s, that number increases to about 65%. Other countries have similar statistics. So if you are thinking about...
![077: What Kind of Entrepreneur do You Want to Be? [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/77WhatKindofEntrepreneur.jpg)
Everyone is an entrepreneur - technically speaking. The question is, what kind of entrepreneur are you? And perhaps more important, what kind do you want to be. You make money to live, and depending on who you are and what you want, how you make money and who you...
![076: Leading with What You’ve Got [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ep76.jpg)
A few years ago I took a leadership position at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Not in so many words I was told, “You have no money, no people, and no resources, but congratulations, you are in charge.” When I speak to leaders at all levels, I get the...
![074: Why Does Everyone Want to Start a Nonprofit? [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/nonprofit-coo-74.jpg)
It is an epidemic. Everyone seems to want to start a nonprofit. They want to serve the inner city, the poor, the boys without fathers, those who cannot read, and many other causes. Yet, when I hear nonprofit, my heart sinks. It is not that nonprofits are bad, but...
![065: How to Get a Book Published | Interview with Chad Allen [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/ChadAllen-BookProposalAcademy.jpg)
If the first American dream is home ownership, the second is getting a book published. When someone learns that I have published a book, they immediately begin to tell me about their book. Some are just ideas. Others are books actually in the works, or even finished....
![060: Five Takeaways from Boost Leadership Conference [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BoostConfjpg.jpg)
Last week I went to Dallas to assist Michael Nichols with the Boost Leadership Conference. It was a great time to connect with him and others (most who are part of my mastermind group), but in the conference I learned a few things about leadership and relationships. I...
![058: Five Ways to Start a Business for Less than $1000 [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/StartaBusiness.jpg)
Did you know you can start a business for less than $1000? When we started our homeschooling business, we spent about $7000. But, of that $7000, most of the money was not needed and mistakes we made going in. Instead, when I look at what we really needed to do and...
![057: Online Coaching Business Startup | Lauren Gaggioli of Higher Scores Test Prep [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/LaurenGaggioli-HigherScoresTestPrep.jpg)
Ever thought of starting and online coaching business? Maybe if you are like Lauren Gaggioli you will. But her path to online coaching went through some unusual and disappointing turns. Did your first career move work out? Did what you planned to do in college make...
![056: Do I Need a Business License to Sell Online? [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/DoINeedABusinessLicense.png)
Recently I was asked this question by a client, “Do I need a business license to sell online?” If you go to the bookstore and pickup a book on how to start a business, you will invariably find that they tell you to first get a business license. This is a mistake in...
![055: Is My Business Idea Good [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ismybusinessideagood-Ramunas-Geciauskas.jpg)
How do I know if my business idea is winner or a loser? Whether developing a new product, service, or entire business, we all wonder if it is a hit or a miss. And we should! The question is often answered with long and detailed product and market analysis. Larger...
![054: Getting Started in Business | Why You Need to Build an Email List NOW [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/WhyYouNeedanEmailList.jpg)
In todays podcast I will tell you why you need to build an email list. And, why you need to start now. If you have created your website, as I described in establishing authority episode 52, now it is time to take this next step. Do not make the mistake I did, and so...
![052: Getting Started in Business | Establishing Authority [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/GettingStartedinBusiness.png)
There are two times you find yourself getting started in business and struggling: 1) When you are struggling with what to do because you have too many ideas or, 2) you have started a business and have income, but feel like you cannot grow. There is a lot of advice on...
![049: Dealing with Ineffective Team Members | Are You Making These Mistakes? [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/DealingwithIneffectiveTeamMembers.png)
I bet dealing with ineffective team members is something you struggle with constantly. Whether you are on a team, leading a team, or leading a group of teams, one of your greatest challenges is not getting the work done, but instead dealing with those team members who...
![048: How to Create and Run a Mastermind Group | Interview with Jonathan Milligan [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/JonathanMilligan.png)
Mastermind groups are the magic bullet for success. I have found the only people who do mastermind groups, and continue to do them over time, succeed. But, over the years I have struggled to find good groups. Most people do not want to commit or will bail out soon...
![047: Making a Living from Amazon FBA | Interview with Kendall Davis [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/AmazonFBAWinners-KendallandLindaDavis.jpg)
The other day I was in a coffee shop and ran into Kendall Davis. Kendall had attended a Career Focus class I help teach at my church. At the time of the class, Kendall was between jobs and trying to determine what to do next. So, naturally I asked him if he found a...
![046: How to Create Your First Information Product in 30 Days | Releasing the Product [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/InformationProduct30Days.png)
This is part 4 of the series called How to Create Your First Information Product in 30 Days where I promised to let you look over my shoulder as I create a product. Here is the final part, releasing and marketing the product. This is where the money starts to flow....
![045: How to Create Your First Information Product in 30 Days | Creating the Product [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CreatingtheProduct.png)
This is part 3 of the series called How to Create Your First Information Product in 30 Days where I promised to let you look over my shoulder as I create a product. Today I will actually go over the product creation process and offer you a simple guide to creating...
![044: How to Create Your First Information Product in 30 Days | Writing the Sales Copy [Podcast]](https://dalecallahan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/SalesCopy.png)
This is part 2 of the series called How to Create Your First Information Product in 30 Days where I promised to let you look over my shoulder as I create my own information product. At this point I have decided on the product I will create. Today I will write the...