Business Partner Partners

Nov 13 2024 56 ep. 38 mins 2
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Hi, we’re Chrissy and Ryan McCrary, spouses and business partners running a coffee shop and bar in Greenville, SC called Mountain Goat. We’re here to bring you along for the roller coaster of running a business together. We’ve experienced firsthand the loneliness of running a business - even together. We’re here to help you feel less lonely in your journey. Whether you run a business with your partner, on your own, or are just thinking of starting your journey. Join us for a behind-the-scenes look at not only our business but of other partners' businesses together and those that are on their own.

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Small Business Finances from a CPA: The Pigs Get Fat, the Hogs Get Slaughtered.

Nov 13 2024 37 mins  
Scott Karr, Mountain Goat's CPA, sits down with Chrissy to offer his time and wisdom with small business accounting. We discuss everything from what expectations you should have of a CPA, how to avoid tax problems, and biggest mistakes small business owners make with their finances. This is a must listen for any small business owner because the practicality is priceless in this one

Rabbit Crest Farms: Farmer Florists, Hot Sauce to a Full Farm, A Power Point Business Plan, and Volunteering to Learn.

Nov 06 2024 45 mins  
Sarah and Elijah Kivett own and operate a small organic, no-till farm near Greenville, SC that has grown from 20 to 100 fifty foot beds in a little over a 2 year span where they grow vegetables and flowers that are sold at local farmer's markets and through u-pick opportunities on their farm. We discuss many topics in this episode including selling everything you own to invest in y

Counseling-ish 2: The Deep Marital Dynamics of Running a Business Uncovered.

Oct 31 2024 44 mins  
Chrissy and Ryan are back at it with one of their best friends and pastor, Lee McDerment. We clarify early on that Lee is not a licensed counselor, so do not treat this information as such, but it could be useful to hear. The questions of "how is your soul?" and "what do you rate your marriage from a 1-10?" are answered and picked apart and we probably went a little deeper/more vul

Q4: Make it the Best Quarter of the Year with these Strategies to Maximize Profit.

Oct 23 2024 20 mins  
Chrissy and Ryan chime in with some plans and ideas for how to end 2024 with a bang. We discuss pending price increases, capitalizing on the holidays, merch plans, email marketing, and social media. The end of the year feels like a sprint, but with proper planning it can be your best quarter of the year. Join us in discussing our plans and make some plans of your own.insta: @busine

Hurricane & A Small Biz: Our Story, the Aftermath, and Moving Forward

Oct 16 2024 27 mins  
A serious storm hit the southeast United States late September leaving some people and businesses in a really bad place. Parts of Western North Carolina, about an hour north of us, fully lost their buildings, but for us, we lost power for a bit over a week which means we lost revenue for over a week. That’s a big hit for a small biz and we discuss how we handled it, the steps we

The Daisy, a Husband and Wife Owned Restaurant in Santa Barbara, California: Naming a Restaurant, Learning to Trust Yourself, and Falling into the Restaurant Business.

Oct 09 2024 47 mins  
Dominic and Carmen started as friends who liked to sit together at parties in Los Angeles and after much time (8 years!) fell in love and got married. They decided to take a year sabbatical in Scotland where Carmen first began to discover her love for cooking. Dominic began courses to learn the business side of running a restaurant and they started with a small restaurant in Santa

Watershed: Rent or Buy for your Business, Advantages of Using a Broker, The Whole Process of an Idea to a Physical Space, Selling a Business

Oct 02 2024 41 mins  
Today we're joined by Joseph Fuduric and Cameron Smith of Watershed, a commercial real estate broker that supports independently owned businesses by providing a personal and friendly approach to buy, sell + lease commercial real estate in Upstate SC. We hit them with all the small biz questions about renting versus buying a property, the process of signing a lease and what to look

Another Round: New Business Follow up Episode! Pivots, Marketing, Challenges, and Looking Forward.

Sep 25 2024 45 mins  
Our first ever repeat guests, Corinne and Cory Wickline, join us to chat about Another Round- their disc golf shop and taproom which opened in Greenville, SC in April 2024. We first chatted with them 3 weeks into their business, and now we're following up with them 6 months into owning and operating their business. Their perspective is interesting and also exciting and we talk abou

Would You Rather: Business Edition

Sep 18 2024 27 mins  
Join in on this fun episode with Chrissy and Ryan as we play the classic game of Would You Rather, but with questions about our business. Both Chrissy and Ryan prepared would you rather questions in advance to surprise the other one which led to some solid debates on the answers. This is a good one to listen to not feel alone in the struggles you have as a couple and the way we alw

Lumineux Chocolate: Two Culinary Grads, Virtual Chocolate Tastings, The Process of Chocolate, Adding an Additional Brand

Sep 11 2024 42 mins  
Ben and Becca Snyder started their ethically sourced chocolate business in 2020 after falling in love with chocolate and seeing a hole in the Greenville market. They were discovered when Ben went on a podcast, The Pitch, and talked about Lumineux Chocolate which was a huge stepping stone for their growing business which started out of their apartment. Now operating out of Traveler'