Do you worry that after everyone and everything else in your business is paid, there will be nothing left for you? Have you been taught to believe that the first several years of your business must involve constant financial struggle? Well, it doesn’t have to be that way!Mike Michalowicz—author of five amazing business books, including The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur and Profit First—knows firsthand how important it is to ensure that you get paid each and every day. And in this episode, he teaches how to make sure that you’re profitable in your businesses from day one.Mike tells us his story of entrepreneurship highs and lows. After two early successes, he found himself in dire straights, not bringing in enough money to pay his bills and falling into depression. But it was these struggles that made him realize that there was a better way of running his businesses—a way that would ensure that he could take care of his family while his businesses would continue to grow.The formula is simple, even if it’s not obvious. Mike breaks it down step by step, so that even the most skeptical among us will realize that immediate business profits are just a simple mindset shift away. He helps us realize that profitability in our business is already “baked in” and that by changing our habits, we can start extracting it TODAY!And make sure you listen for Mike’s business-changing idea: start slow, let it grow.Check him out, and subscribe to the BiggerPockets Business Podcast so you won’t miss our next show!

In This Episode We Cover:

How Mike discovered his vocation despite his big failure

Why you don’t have to be a billionaire to be successful

The significance of the profit first formula

The 5 foundational bank accounts

Why you should start slow, and let it grow

How one company switched to profit first and innovated their way to earning more

What companies with debt should do

The Parkinson's law

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

The Savannah Bananas

Check the full show notes here: http://biggerpockets.com/bizshow30

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