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Common Myth – Anyone Can Start a Small Business



Adam Sonnhalter recording Dirty Secrets of Small BusinessWelcome to Dirty Secrets of Small Business…this show’s mission is to give you the knowledge, tools and power to achieve success whether you’re starting a small business or already have one. Jack Mencini and Adam Sonnhalter of Maximum Value Partners are the radio show’s hosts.

Each week they will be talking business—small business. Drawing on their collective experience having owned and operated 20 small companies and coached and advised for hundreds more, Dirty Secrets of Small Business will debunk the common myths of business ownership, expose the impact of government regulation, share small business success stories and reveal the Dirty Secrets of Small Business.

In this radio show, they will be focusing on:

  • A common myth that anyone can start a small business
  • A dirty secret: How to fire someone eventually
  • How come communications within a small business is so hard?
  • What do you do when you are handed the keys to run your family’s small business that is not doing so well?

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What is more important: Sales or Profits?



Jack Mencini recording the Dirty Secrets of Small BusinessWelcome to Dirty Secrets of Small Business…this show’s mission is to give you the knowledge, tools and power to achieve success whether you’re starting a small business or already have one. Jack Mencini and Adam Sonnhalter of Maximum Value Partners are the radio show’s hosts.

Each week they will be talking business—small business. Drawing on their collective experience having owned and operated 20 small companies and coached and advised for hundreds more, Dirty Secrets of Small Business will debunk the common myths of business ownership, expose the impact of government regulation, share small business success stories and reveal the Dirty Secrets of Small Business.

In this radio show, they will be focusing on:

  • What is more important: Sales or Profits?
  • You are never “off” from working on your small business
  • How can communities help create jobs for small businesses?
  • How to fire a client on your own terms

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2 Fatal Small Business Mistakes



Jack and Adam recording Dirty Secrets Radio ShowWelcome to Dirty Secrets of Small Business…this show’s mission is to give you the knowledge, tools and power to achieve success whether you’re starting a small business or already have one. Jack Mencini and Adam Sonnhalter of Maximum Value Partners are the radio show’s hosts.

Each week they will be talking business—small business. Drawing on their collective experience having owned and operated 20 small companies and coached and advised for hundreds more, Dirty Secrets of Small Business will debunk the common myths of business ownership, expose the impact of government regulation, share small business success stories and reveal the Dirty Secrets of Small Business.

In this radio show, they will be focusing on:

  • Risk versus rewards of owning a small business
  • Two fatal mistakes small businesses make
  • The cost of being politically correct
  • The Seven Keys to Success
  • The benefit of letting go of a bad employee

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