--- title: Small Business Coaching, Resources & Tools | EMyth Blog (8) description: The EMyth blog is the go-to resource for small business owners looking for help. You’ll find practical advice and simple tools to build a world-class business. (8) --- ![Smart Business Coach](https://www.emyth.com/hubfs/Smart-business-coach.png?auto=compress&fit=max) ## Request a free coaching session with a Certified EMyth Coach [![Talk to a Coach](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/411995/14924c09-8a82-42d7-90b9-55a5c68c5989.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/411995/14924c09-8a82-42d7-90b9-55a5c68c5989) [Managing Employees](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/managing-employees) 5 min read ### [How employee benefits help your business](https://www.emyth.com/inside/how-employee-benefits-help-your-business) As you grow your business, it’s hard enough to know when it’s the right time to bring on that next employee or how to compensate them. When you add benefits to the equation, these employment questions are among the most complicated issues business owners have to address. Benefits can be expensive. It’s easy to fee... ![Ilene Frahm - EMyth](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/bccfbf08d81171b066439619e9e012a6?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Ilene Frahm [Lead Generation](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/lead-generation) ### [Discover your ideal customer](https://www.emyth.com/inside/discover-your-ideal-customer) Seth Godin once said, “Everyone is not your customer.” And he’s not wrong. While your potential market may consist of everyone in theory, not everyone is your ideal customer. For small business owners, the idea of turning away customers can feel foolish. Why would you narrow down the pool of people who may want to... ![Tricia Huebner - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/headshots/THuebner_450.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Tricia Huebner [Small Business Finance](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-finance) ### [Work ON it: From financial crisis to profit](https://www.emyth.com/inside/small-business-financial-turnaround) Most business owners don’t start off with expert knowledge in business finance. In fact, many owners we speak with still manage their books out of a checkbook register. (If this sounds like you, don’t worry—you’re in good company.) There are plenty of things that hold people back from diving into finance—fear, dis... ![Kirstin Fulton - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/kirstin-fulton.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Kirstin Fulton [Business Systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-systems)[Small Business Organization](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-organization) 2 min read ### [How to start systematizing your business](https://www.emyth.com/inside/how-to-start-systematizing-your-business) As a business owner, sometimes the hardest part of the job is knowing what decisions to make. Maybe you look to other businesses you admire and wonder: How do they do it? How are they finding the right customers, or building such a recognizable brand—and doing it with the same unwavering efficiency every single ti... ![Tricia Huebner - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/headshots/THuebner_450.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Tricia Huebner [Client Stories](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/client-stories) ### [Learn to be a great manager](https://www.emyth.com/inside/aria-studios-management) If there’s one thing most business owners struggle with (okay, aside from creating a budget), it’s the transition from managing no one to managing everyone. Most clients who come to us simply don’t want to deal with management responsibilities—period. They hope (and act on the belief) that if they hire good people... ![Kirstin Fulton - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/kirstin-fulton.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Kirstin Fulton [Business Coaching](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-coaching) ### [The only business coaching model that works](https://www.emyth.com/inside/does-business-coaching-work) If you’re reading this, chances are you already know a bit about business coaching. You may even recognize that you need something like coaching. At the very least, you know that some change or transformation has to happen in your business, because it’s just not performing how you want it to or giving you the free... ![Remy Gervais - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/images/Remy_Gervais%20_Blog%20Author_image%20100x100.png?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Remy Gervais [Business Vision](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-vision) ### [Work ON it: Develop your vision](https://www.emyth.com/inside/how-to-develop-a-vision-for-your-business) If you’re familiar with the “E” in EMyth, you know that most businesses aren’t started by Entrepreneurs at all. Entrepreneurs are people who go into business with a vision of a company that doesn’t rely on their own ability to make, sell and deliver it. Most businesses are instead started by Technicians. Technicia... ![Kirstin Fulton - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/kirstin-fulton.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Kirstin Fulton [Small Business Finance](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-finance) ### [The unhealthy financial behaviors that damage your business](https://www.emyth.com/inside/the-unhealthy-financial-behaviors-that-damage-your-business) Business owners aren’t finance experts. It’s a sweeping statement, but as a business coach and business owner myself, I know the truth of it. One of the beautiful things about owning a business is that you don’t have to be an expert in everything—you just need to have the right experts at your fingertips. This is ... ![Kirstin Fulton - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/kirstin-fulton.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Kirstin Fulton [Small Business Finance](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-finance) ### [The three relationships you need to build your Finance System](https://www.emyth.com/inside/small-business-financial-relationships) Business owners aren’t finance experts. It’s a sweeping statement, but as a business coach and business owner myself, I know the truth of it. One of the beautiful things about owning a business is that you don’t have to be an expert in everything—you just need to have the right experts at your fingertips. This is ... ![Paul Bauscher - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/email-images/Paul_Bauscher_Coach_Profile_Image.png?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Paul Bauscher [Business Systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-systems) 2 min read ### [How strong are your business systems?](https://www.emyth.com/inside/7-essential-business-systems) When small business owners find a moment to catch their breath and take a look at where everything stands, they'll sometimes find that there’s a gap between what's happened in their business and what they hope's to come. As a business coach, I often help my clients build the bridge between those two points, helpin... ![Tricia Huebner - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/headshots/THuebner_450.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Tricia Huebner [Client Stories](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/client-stories) ### [How to get off the gerbil wheel: The Otterbox story](https://www.emyth.com/inside/business-owner-burnout-the-otterbox-story) If you own a business, you’re probably familiar with the feeling of being stuck on a gerbil wheel. It’s that perpetual state of expending all your energy just to keep your business running without ever making forward progress. It’s a feeling all business owners face at some point, and unfortunately most get stuck ... ![Kirstin Fulton - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/kirstin-fulton.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Kirstin Fulton [Small Business Leadership](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-leadership) ### [You have an annual plan. Now what?](https://www.emyth.com/inside/hitting-strategic-business-objectives) The first month of 2021 is behind us, and I’ve spent a good deal of it meeting with clients to revisit the annual plan they created late last year. If you haven’t sat down to review your own goals for the new year, now’s a great time to pause and check in. And it’s not necessarily to check progress on those goals,... ![EMyth Team - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/INSIDE-EMyth-300x300px.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) EMyth Team [Hiring Employees](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/hiring-employees) 5 min read ### [Start employees off strong with a stellar onboarding process](https://www.emyth.com/inside/employee-onboarding-process) When you’re a small business owner, you know all too well that the only constant is change. And chances are, you’ve had to make some major shifts in your company in response to the pandemic. One of the biggest areas of change universally has been adapting how we build, train and manage teams—all remotely. And that... ![EMyth Team - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/INSIDE-EMyth-300x300px.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) EMyth Team [Small Business Finance](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-finance)[Small Business Leadership](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-leadership) ### [3 tips for simplifying your PPP application process](https://www.emyth.com/inside/round-two-ppp-funding) Last April, like many of you, I applied for the first round of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) funds. My company had taken an immediate hit in revenue from the shock of the pandemic, and there was no certainty that it would rebound anytime soon. The only point of comparison I had was the 2009 financial crisis, a... ![Ilene Frahm - EMyth](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/bccfbf08d81171b066439619e9e012a6?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Ilene Frahm [Small Business Leadership](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-leadership) ### [5 things business owners learned about leadership in 2020](https://www.emyth.com/inside/5-things-business-owners-learned-about-leadership-in-2020) For better or worse (or both), 2020 has been an eye-opening time for business owners. As we close out a year that’s disrupted our lives and livelihoods in so many unexpected ways, we’d like to share some light. With all the challenges business owners have faced, there have been some equally remarkable lessons. Our... ![Kirstin Fulton - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/kirstin-fulton.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Kirstin Fulton [Business Growth](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-growth) ### [The three best ways to prepare your business for 2021](https://www.emyth.com/inside/grow-your-business-to-the-next-level) ![Ilene Frahm - EMyth](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/bccfbf08d81171b066439619e9e012a6?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Ilene Frahm [Small Business Finance](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-finance) ### [Create a profit plan for your small business](https://www.emyth.com/inside/how-to-create-an-operating-budget) In my last five years as a business coach, only two of my clients have had an operational budget in place when I started working with them. Let that sit for a moment. Of my dozens of clients, most of whom run successful businesses that are turning profits, only a fraction of them had any idea how that profit was h... ![Paul Bauscher - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/email-images/Paul_Bauscher_Coach_Profile_Image.png?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Paul Bauscher