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Twin Falls Well & Pump Service Thrives: Floyd Lilly Company’s Growth Story

August 6, 2024

Joe took over the Floyd Lilly Company in 2017 with an excited attitude and willingness to learn, having already thought of his goals for his customers,team, and company. Floyd Lily Company offers water wells, pumps, tanks, hoses, pipe, tubing, fittings, and sprayers, as well as 24-hour emergency well and pump services. He believes that a part of his business’s success is his ability to retain great staff, who focus on the customer needs and strive to achieve higher customer service; this success has given Joe the opportunity to focus on including a great health care program for his staff, complete with a retirement program.

5 Powerful Steps to High-Impact Financial Coaching for SBDC Advisors

July 19, 2024

By Barbara Nuss, CPA
Founder, Profit Soup

Some SBDC advisors are confident supporting clients with operational issues, marketing and brand strategies but struggle with conversations about financial goals and KPIs. Like the clients they support, not all advisors have strong financial backgrounds. But armed with a structured approach and some basic foundational knowledge, all SBDC Advisors can positively influence financial discipline and results.

The best financial coaching leads advisors and clients to collaboratively create insights, goals, and action plans that improve financial performance.

An SBDC advisor who has a solid framework, a curious mind, and collaborative spirit can outperform one who relies on subject matter expertise to solve problems for their clients. When the measure of success is improved financial performance, it’s the process, not the advice, that influences results.

Here is a 5-step coaching framework that works for any problem-solving process, including financial coaching. The key is to have a robust supply of thought-provoking, open-ended questions that guide the client to discover issues and solutions.

Cravin’s Candy Emporium: From Franchise to Local Gem with SBDC Help (Boise, ID)

July 16, 2024

Debbie and Joe Glordano purchased the Powell’s Sweet Shoppe franchise in 2006 and opened January 2007. They rebranded as Cravin’s Candy Emporium in 2016. Cravin’s Candy Emporium is a neighborhood of candy stores and gelato shops where the aim is to create a fun experience for all ages. Cravin’s Candy Emporium is a ‘Main Street’ type of business – all products are locally made and shown through creative displays.

Home Gym Transformation: House Call Personal Training Brings Fitness to You

July 2, 2024

In a fitness landscape dominated by bustling gyms, Daniel Hill recognized a segment of individuals underserved by the industry. These were people who, for various reasons, couldn’t or wouldn’t set foot in a gym, but still had health and fitness goals crucial to their well-being. This realization led to the birth of House Call Personal Training, LLC.

At the core of House Call Personal Training’s mission is a commitment to meet clients where they feel most comfortable – their own homes. Whether they have a home gym or need equipment brought to them, Daniel ensures a personalized training experience. The guiding principle is simple: bring the resources needed to their doorstep and get them started on their fitness journey.

Future Business Leaders Start Here! Penn Hills Charter School Partners with Duquesne SBDC

June 28, 2024

The Penn Hills Charter School of Entrepreneurship provides a hands-on, engaging program designed to bring entrepreneurial and economic concepts alive for students. The lessons related to the Pennsylvania Core Curriculum of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies incorporate the basic economic and entrepreneurial concepts for the students. These are the future leaders of small business in the community who start learning Entrepreneurship in Kindergarten!

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