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Fix the Profit Leak: How Auto Repair Shops Can Catch Unbilled Parts

Are unbilled parts quietly draining your auto repair shop’s profits? In this episode of Kaizen Time, part of the Blood, Sweat & Business ...

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How to Motivate Employees WITHOUT MANAGING

How do you motivate employees without constantly managing them? In this episode of Kaizen Time, Mark and Clay dig into what really drives team...

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5 Smart Money Strategies Every Small Business Needs in 2025

Want to keep more money in your business and stay ahead in 2025? These five smart financial moves will help you optimize taxes, boost savings,...

Blood, Sweat & Business presents Kaizen Time: Best Way to Use Subcontractors - An episode by Kaizen CPAs + Advisors focused on effective subcontractor management tips. Featuring boxing gloves as a symbol of strength and preparedness in business.

Working with Subcontractors: Do It the Right Way

What are the best practices when working with subcontractors? Some may come into your business to do work, but others may be representing you....

Kaizen Time podcast cover titled 'Expanding Business Red Flags,' featuring insights from Kaizen CPAs + Advisors on avoiding common pitfalls in business expansion, buying another company, and identifying red flags before acquiring assets. The image shows a suited person with boxing gloves, symbolizing the challenges in business acquisitions.

Top Red Flags to Watch for in Business Expansion and Acquisitions

Looking to expand your business? Before you make any big moves, get familiar with the red flags! Buying a business or acquiring assets can be...

Kaizen Time: How to Manage Your Downtime

How to Manage Your Downtime

Small Business owners don’t get much downtime, but what about when it does happen? Clay Hamlin, a partner at Kaizen CPAs, discusses the steps...

Kaizen Time: Recession Proof Your Business

How to Recession Proof Your Business

Are we heading into another recession in 2024 or 2025? There are signs, but even if that isn’t the case it never hurts to have a plan. Don’t be...

Kaizen Time: Maximize Your Real Estate Taxes with Cost Segregation

Maximize Your Real Estate Taxes with Cost Segregation

Your property is one of the most valuable assets your business may ever have. You are constantly building equity, but can you get even more out...

Kaizen Time: Explore the future of work and small business to help futureproof your business.

What is the Future of Work & Small Business

No one knows exactly what business is like in the future, but one thing is for sure… it will NOT be the same as it is today. The workplace and...

Kaizen Time: Learn how to give your small business a competitive advantage and stay ahead of the competition.

Give Your Business a Competitive Advantage

There is plenty of competition out there and to stay ahead you need a competitive advantage. What is yours? How to do you determine what that...

Kaizen Time: Learn How to Measure Your Company's Growth. Stop guessing and start analyzing your progress.

How to Measure a Company's Growth

Do you know how much your company is growing? Is your small business making leaps and bounds or baby steps? Stop guessing and learn the real...

Kaizen Time: How to Build Strategic Partnerships to grow your small business

Create and Leverage Strategic Partnerships

It is likely your small business is already working with strategic partners, but there are MANY more out there. Strategic partners have the...

Grow your business in a safe in sustainable way with simple but effective techniques.

How to Build a Scalable Business

Too often businesses are focused on the here and now and that loses sight of the future. Grow your business in a safe in sustainable way with...

Kaizen Time: When To Stop Doing Your Own Books

When to Switch From Doing Your Own Books to Hiring a CPA

Are you unsure if it is time to hire a CPA or accountant? How involved should that person be in your business? Is it worth the price? On this...

Kaizen Time: How Your POS System Impacts Your Business

How Your POS System Impacts Financials

Your POS system should be the central hub of your business data, collecting information on every transaction. This data is essential for...

Kaizen Time: Should You Buy Real Estate for Your Business?

Should You Buy Real Estate for Your Business?

On this episode of Kaizen Time, we discuss the financial and strategic advantages of owning your own building. Learn how buying can be a smart...

Get an update on BOI reporting for small businesses in this episode of Kaizen Time.

What has changed with BOI reporting?

Uncertain future of Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting (BOI) for small businesses. This episode of Kaizen Time discusses what BOI...

Learn how to smoothly transition ownership of a small business.

How to Smoothly Transition Ownership of a Small Business

Unsure where to start with transitioning your small business? There are four main options for transitioning a business: selling to a private...

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