Make Space For More

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   1. How a Virtual Assistant Can Help You Achieve Consistent Sales Growth

   Episode SummaryIf you’ve ever experienced the “feast or famine” cycle in business, you know how painful it can be. Many business owners struggle to find a balance between consistent sales efforts and handling new business as it comes in, which leads to big swings in revenue and profitability. In today’s podcast, Melissa Swink discusses the “feast or famine” cycle, its impact on sales and growth, and six strategies to combat it with the help of a virtual team. She shares personal experiences and

   Jun 25,2024 18:51
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   2. How to Leverage Time Blocking to Get the Results You Want

   Episode SummaryHow would you like to cut your work week in half? It’s possible - with the power of time blocking your schedule.In this episode, Melissa Swink shares a quick guide to leveraging time blocking to increase your productivity as a CEO. She discusses three easy-to-implement strategies for time-blocking your weekly calendar, including scheduling email checks, consolidating availability for meetings, and reserving time for needle movers. She also shares how she shifted her own schedule t

   Jun 25,2024 15:04
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   3. How to Onboard Virtual Team Members: A Step-by-Step Guide

   Episode SummaryWhile many entrepreneurs can accept the idea of needing team members in order to grow and scale their businesses, most are leery about the onboarding process. In this episode of “Make Space for More,” Melissa Swink dives deep into how to onboard and cross-train team members effectively. Melissa first addresses the anxiety and overwhelm that many entrepreneurs feel when it comes to onboarding and training, and then shares her best practices. She also discusses her team's tools to m

   Jun 18,2024 26:38
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   4. How to Hire Awesome Team Members for Your Small Business

   Episode SummaryAre you ready to hire team members to grow and scale your business, but don’t know where to start? Today’s episode of “Make Space for More” provides your blueprint!In this episode, Melissa Swink discusses her best practices for hiring a team. She first shares her personal experience of how hiring a team has led to increased 20x revenue and 5x profitability, all while maintaining a weekly work schedule of 20-25 hours. She then provides a step-by-step guide for hiring team members,

   Jun 11,2024 24:32
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   5. How to Scale Your Business from Solopreneur to CEO

   Episode SummaryHow are you going to grow your business to its first $100,000 or $1,000,000? The answer is by building a team. In this episode, Melissa Swink breaks the news that a one-person operation is not scalable and limits your ability to make more money. Learn the steps to calculate what your time is worth and the return on investment you can expect by hiring help. Melissa provides examples of tasks that can be delegated, such as social media management, invoicing, bookkeeping, and website

   Jun 04,2024 19:33
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   6. Minimize Manual Work by Simplifying and Automating Your Business

   How much time do you spend on manual, repetitive computer tasks in your business? The answer may surprise you. In today’s episode of “Make Space for More,” Melissa Swink discusses the third step of the Make Space for More framework, which is to simplify and automate your business. Melissa highlights the negative impact of manual work on business owner productivity and teaches how to use tools and resources to streamline and automate repetitive tasks. Work smarter - not harder! Listen to hear exa

   May 28,2024 26:38
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   7. How to Declutter Your Business for Better Alignment

   Do you feel like your business is too much? Too many offers, too much busy work, too many projects that aren’t really aligned with your greater vision? In this episode, Melissa Swink discusses step two of the Make Space for More framework, which is decluttering your business. Tune in for real-life examples and success stories of decluttering in business, including products/services, clients, team members, and unnecessary meetings. This is a must-listen for business owners who need to declutter a

   May 21,2024 23:30
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   8. Structuring Your Calendar for Maximum Productivity

   As the leader of your company, you should control your calendar - not the other way around! In this episode, Melissa Swink discusses the first step of the “Make Space for More” framework, which is redesigning your role as the CEO of your company. She emphasizes the importance of dividing your time between working IN your business and working ON your business. Melissa guides listeners through three steps to redesign their role: identifying personal non-negotiables, sorting and prioritizing tasks,

   May 14,2024 30:21
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   9. What to Do if You Can’t Afford to Hire a Team

   Join Melissa Swink as she addresses common objections that she hears from business owners about hiring a team and investing in systems to streamline their operations. Most say that they can’t afford to hire team members or invest in systems, and they don’t have time to train or implement! You’ll learn from real-life stories of business owners who took the leap, including how they made it work from a financial standpoint. Melissa also reveals her strategic approach to financial management using t

   May 07,2024 19:59
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    10. How to Scale Your Business Without Working More Hours

    Join Melissa Swink in the latest episode of “Make Space for More” as she delves into the challenges and triumphs of scaling a business. Melissa discusses her initial hesitation to build a team and empathizes with other entrepreneurs who face the same fear. She then covers the importance of making investments so you can scale, putting effort into areas like team building, technology upgrades, and business coaching. Going deeper into her team-building process, Melissa shares how to delegate tasks,

    May 07,2024 25:41
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    11. Obstacles to Business Growth & Scalability

    This is a must-listen episode for any entrepreneur who is feeling overworked and overwhelmed! Tune in as Melissa Swink introduces her Make Space for More framework, which focuses on strategies for growing and scaling a business. She discusses the concept of making space for what we want and shares her own journey as an entrepreneur. Prepare to take notes as Melissa outlines the five-step framework, which includes redesigning your role, decluttering, simplifying and automating, building a team, a

    May 07,2024 10:59
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    12. Your Business is Limited if You’re a Solopreneur

    Dive into the inaugural episode of “Make Space for More”! In this episode, Melissa Swink shares her journey of starting and growing her Virtual Assistant Services company, Melissa Swink & Co. She explains the challenges she faced as a solopreneur starting out, as well as the limitations any business owner faces when they operate all on their own. Melissa then walks listeners through how she transitioned to working with a team and the BIG benefits it brought to her business! She highlights the op

    May 07,2024 12:57
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    13. Are You Ready to "Make Space for More"?

    Join us to learn about our host, Melissa Swink, and what the Make Space For More podcast is all about!

    Apr 29,2024 04:39