Businessing with Pat Miller: daily answers for owners

What Should I Be Looking At on My P&L?

Your P&L has five parts. Here’s what each one tells you, what to check every month, and how to use it to pay yourself more.

CEOs say AI has done nothing for productivity. Here’s why small business owners see results faster, and how to ask AI for what you need.

Should you speak for free? Yes, if you ask for practice, an endorsement, promotion, and video of you on stage. Here’s how to ask.

Fired up on Monday and fried by Wednesday? Four questions a business owner should answer before the week starts, so the week stops running hot.

Should a small business owner take work email off their phone? Yes. Here’s why clients expect late replies and how to get your evenings back.

People buy what happens to their business after they work with you. Here’s how to describe your offer by the result so it sells.

You don’t need every new AI tool. One multi-million dollar business runs on five. Pick one or two, go deep, and stop paying for the rest.

A client just fired you. Pause, get objective about the job to be done, act swiftly, then reflect. Pat Miller’s steps for handling bad news.

Should you start an email newsletter? Yes, if there’s a compelling reason to read it. Here’s how to pick a theme and earn your first subscribers.

Back to school marketing means tying your offer to the season your customers are already living, even if you don’t sell a single school supply.