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With over 25 years of frontline experience Tom Shay is America's leading small business management expert. He's a "Must Have" for your next event.

Sample videos from Tom Shay and Profits Plus

We offer several video samples of Tom Shay presentations. They are 20 minute snippets from some of Tom Shay's most popular presentations. Because of the length, please allow time for the videos to load onto your computer.

You can hire a manager but you can't hire an owner is Tom Shay's insight into the appropriate tools for an owner to profitably and efficiently operate the business. It begins with determining what are the exclusive responsibilities of the owner and what can be delegated to employees.

 

This presentation, What it takes to be a 5 star business!, is a workshop that can vary in length from one hour to one day. It helps a business owner to identify the challenges and opportunities within their business.

 

This presentation, Team UP for Success!, teaches the participants how to develop their format for teaching their employees. Everyone will agree that the sales staff should be better at selling, but how do you teach that? This is the session that teaches how to teach retail.

 

Creating a business plan is a very important component of a small business. With a business plan you will find you have fewer mistakes in hiring; improve the products and services being offered; and do a better job of marketing to your target customers. In this session at the PRI show, Tom Shay explains why an owner should create the business plan instead of using online programs or someone who does so as a consultant.

 

This presentation, Power Promoting, is Tom Shay's "posters" presentation. As a result of the popularity, we have Power Promoting 1 and Power Promoting 2. The two presentations do not have to be given in sequence; the second presentation is an extension of what was shared during the first one.

 

This presentation, Keys to Building Strong Retailers, was given to the directors of a state level Main Street program. In addition to this presentation which is directed to directors and volunteers of Main Street programs, we have several other programs in this same direction as well as many presentations designed for the businesses within a Main Street district.



Three Steps to Increasing Your Profit Margin was presented to an association of golf stores. This video includes the video as well as the powerpoint presentation as their association is using this video as a part of their continuing education program.

Have you seen a "TED talk?" They are short presentations, under 18 minutes, which are designed to inspire an individual to examine a topic in a different light.

Here is Tom Shay giving a TED presentation on Are you trying to be something you aren't?

 

Here is Tom Shay giving a TED presentation on How to Become Obsolete in One Easy Lesson.

 

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MAY 2024
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The May Small Business Advisory is titled "Planning for a successful accountant" and is appropriate for many with the April 15 tax deadline having passed.

 

Did you work with your accountant? Or, did you just give them a bunch of papers and wait to receive a completed tax return?

 

Successfully working with an accountant requires a partnership. This month's Small Business Advisory gives suggestions of how to make this happen in 2024.

Small Business

News

Top Story

We see that many small business owners have too much of a focus on the "top line" of their income statement.

 

Increasing revenue is great, but it is not a cure all for any challenges your business is facing. And sometimes, incresing revenue can create a challenge.

Article of the Month

Who is your customer? Some small businesses have no focus. Their customer is whoever calls or walks in the door.

 

And some small businesses have determined which customers, in sufficient numbers, they should spend their efforts to attract.

 

The article of the month shares an old Southern rhyming couplet about business; "The bertter you niche, the more you get rich."


Book of the Month

Lean Startup by Eric Reis is our suggested book for May.

 

As the title suggests, the reader of the book would be someone that is starting their business. However, we see more value than just that.

 

Perhaps you have been in business for many years. We think this book could give insight to items, and methods, that a small business owner should think about with their business today.

BOOK US

With over 25 years of frontline experience Tom Shay is America's leading Small Business Management Expert. He's a "Must Have" for your next event.

Small Business

Advisories

The May Small Business Advisory is titled "Planning for a successful accountant" and is appropriate for many with the April 15 tax deadline having passed.

 

Did you work with your accountant? Or, did you just give them a bunch of papers and wait to receive a completed tax return?

 

Successfully working with an accountant requires a partnership. This month's Small Business Advisory gives suggestions of how to make this happen in 2024.

Small Business

News

 

Top Story

We see that many small business owners have too much of a focus on the "top line" of their income statement.

 

Increasing revenue is great, but it is not a cure all for any challenges your business is facing. And sometimes, incresing revenue can create a challenge.


Article of the Month

Who is your customer? Some small businesses have no focus. Their customer is whoever calls or walks in the door.

 

And some small businesses have determined which customers, in sufficient numbers, they should spend their efforts to attract.

 

The article of the month shares an old Southern rhyming couplet about business; "The bertter you niche, the more you get rich."


Book of the Month

Lean Startup by Eric Reis is our suggested book for May.

 

As the title suggests, the reader of the book would be someone that is starting their business. However, we see more value than just that.

 

Perhaps you have been in business for many years. We think this book could give insight to items, and methods, that a small business owner should think about with their business today.