Mark LeBlanc, President of Small Business Success and author of Growing Your Business! And Never Be The Same joins me today. He shares his story of growing as an entrepreneur, like you and I, and of the practical tips he uses as he coaches and consults small business owners who want to grow their business. Mark graciously has shared an ebook copy of Growing Your Own Business! with Voice For Fitness Professionals listeners. You can reach Mark for the book or for more information about how to grow your business at www.smallbusinesssuccess.com or www.Markleblanc.com

When competing with a large organization, corporation or big box is out of the question for your budget it's time to reorganize. Your small business has an attraction that a big organization does not. Finding the blend of personal and professional is key to allowing your customers, your next customers, to get to know you. Shelia Ray, owner of ReformingU joins the podcast today. Sharing her unique history of cancer, motivation to share the cooking movement along with her personal training services she does it from a rural Texas location. Hear what she's found most effective in attracting new customers to her site and how she is marketing and advertising on a low to no budget. 

We're all in it to win it. Fitness is going to get bigger and your budget of time as a personal trainer or an owner and manager is going to get smaller. You can't afford to offer one-time wonders but need sustainable, profitable programs that you will market as revenue streams for years to come. If it doesn't pass the litmus test of time, it probably shouldn't earn a way into your calendar. Ten quick programs that have proven successful that you can match to your services, tweak current or add to your menu for expanding profit.