Putting Your Business On The Map
Teaching small business owners and organization leaders in surveying and GIS.
Episodes
24 episodes
Episode #24: Finding Good Clients - Qualifying Leads And Controlling Proposal Costs (Part 2)
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Episode 24
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55:21
Episode #23: Finding Good Clients - Qualifying Leads And Controlling Proposal Costs (Part 1)
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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52:23
Episode #22: Domain Expertise Versus Business Expertise (Why Surveyors Suck At Running Their Shop)
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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1:02:22
Episode #21: Finding New Clients - The Differences In Business Development And Marketing
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Episode 21
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41:28
Episode #20: Lead From The Front - Should Your Senior Land Surveyor Be In The Field (Part 2)
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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39:55
Episode #19: Lead From The Front - Or Should Your Senior Land Surveyor Be In The Field (Part 1)
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59:39
Episode #14: Creating An Effective Profit Sharing Program For Your Survey Business
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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44:08
Episode #1 (Redone): Our 3 Biggest Challenges Of Our First 3 Years In Business
When you start a small business you have to overcome many challenges. A land surveying business is no different. In this episode, I talk about the 3 biggest challenges of my first 3 years running a land surveying business.These challeng...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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34:29
Episode #2 (Redone): Firing My Worst Client Of The First 3 Years
When do you need to fire a client? In this episode, I'll tell you about the worst client we had at my business during the first 5 years. This includes the early warning signs the client was destructive and the 3 things that finally nailed the c...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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35:08
Episode #11: Can Clients Rely On Your Deliverables?
In this episode, Landon talks about a recent court decision that determined investors couldn't hold an audit company liable for a negligent audit certification. This court decision by the Second Circuit Court Of Appeals created an uproar, as it...
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44:48
Episode #10: Calculating The Hourly Rates For Your Surveying And Mapping Business
In this episode, its all about the money baby! Landon teaches you how to calculate hourly rates for a surveying and mapping business. This includes explaining the four (4) components of an hourly rate:Direct labor (wages).
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44:27
Episode #9: From The Trenches - Creating A Strategic Plan For Your Surveying And Mapping Business
In this episode of the podcast we return to the topic of strategy! Landon explains why having a strategic plan for your organization is important and he reviews one possible structure for a strategic plan. He also provides a few tips to help yo...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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37:43
Episode #8: When Should You Hire Your First Employee (And Your Second Employee)
In this episode, Landon talks about when (and why) you should hire your first (and your second) employee. This includes reasons NOT to add employees to your survey business, the burdens that come with employees, the benefits that come with empl...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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46:49
Episode #6: Evaluating Team Performance In A Small Business
Teamwork is more important to small businesses than ever, but we still recruit, retain and reward individuals. How does an organization shift from solely evaluating individual performance to evaluating team performance?In this epi...
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Episode 6
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37:07
Episode #5: Should You Outsource Your CAD Work?
Should you outsource your CAD work as a surveying and mapping organization?In this video, Landon considers the pros and cons of outsourcing CAD work. He discusses the implications of this for surveying organizations, and how the calculu...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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44:41
Episode #4: From The Trenches - Managing Cashflow In A Small Survey Business
How do you manage cash flow in a small survey business? Why is this important? Why is it so hard?In this episode, Landon answers those three (3) questions and talks about his own struggle to improve cash flow management at Redefined Hor...
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Episode 4
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39:42
Episode #3: In The Trenches - The 3 Pleasant Surprises From My First 5 Years In Business
Running a small land surveying business isn't all bad. There are painful lessons - but there are also pleasant surprises. In this episode, I talk about 3 pleasant surprises from my first 5 years running a land surveying business. Those surprise...
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Episode 3
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34:27