Small Business Owners Community

The weekly show

Businessing with Pat Miller

The weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning.

“Nobody taught you how to run a business, so you’ve been guessing. Guessing is expensive. The Small Business Owners Community is where owners get help from other owners. Every Thursday, a room full of them works your problem with you. Owners only, nobody pitching, nineteen bucks a month. It’s your dream. Don’t grow it alone.”

Pat Miller

What the show is

A new episode every Monday morning. Four things happen.

Businessing with Pat Miller is a weekly show for people who own a small business. A new episode comes out every Monday morning on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. I started it because nobody taught any of us how to run a business, and the fastest way I know to figure out what to do next is to work a real problem out loud with other owners.

Every show has the same four parts.

  • The Businessing Big Story of the Week. One thing happening in the world that matters to an owner, and the action to take on it this week. Not a news recap. An answer.
  • The guest. A conversation with an owner who’s been where you are.
  • From the Idea Slam this week. What came out of Thursday’s Idea Slam, with names left out. One owner’s real problem, what the room said, and the one thing they’re doing next. Every Slam is written up, anonymized, for members only, so the room gets smarter every week.
  • The AI Story of the Week. What changed in AI this week and what a non-technical owner should do about it, so you stay on top of the biggest change for business owners since the internet.

It’s for the person who signs the checks. Solo, or a team of twenty. Not for employees, and not for anybody whose first move is a pitch. If that’s you, you’ll fit right in. Businessing is the weekly show where small business owners figure out what to do next. New episode every Monday morning. Hosted by Pat Miller, founder of the Small Business Owners Community, where owners get help from other owners.

Also available as a podcast.

Pat Miller

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Questions about the show

When is Businessing on?

New episode every Monday morning, on YouTube, Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

Where can I watch or listen?

On YouTube at youtube.com/@BusinessingShow, or as a podcast on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Every episode also gets its own page on this site with the full transcript.

Who is the show for?

People who own a small business, from solo to about twenty employees. It is not a show for employees or for people thinking about starting a business someday.

What is an Idea Slam?

The Idea Slam is the SBOC’s weekly meeting where a room full of small business owners works one owner’s real problem with them, live on Zoom. Every Slam is written up, anonymized, for members only, so the room gets smarter every week.

How do I get my problem on the show?

Bring it to the Thursday Idea Slam. Members bring problems every week, and any member can bring any business owner to one Idea Slam as their guest. If you’re not a member, join the SBOC or come as a member’s guest: https://smallbusinesscommunity.com/idea-slam/

Is Businessing free?

The show is free. The Small Business Owners Community is $19 a month.

Where to watch and listen

New episode every Monday morning.

  • Watch it here: YouTube
  • Listen to it here: Apple Podcasts and Spotify

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The show is the front porch. The community is the house.

  • On the show, I work one owner's problem out loud.
  • In the group, the owners work yours.
  • Owners only. Nobody pitching.