--- title: Small Business Coaching, Resources & Tools | EMyth Blog (6) description: The EMyth blog is the go-to resource for small business owners looking for help. You’ll find practical advice and simple tools to build a world-class business. (6) --- ![Smart Business Coach](https://www.emyth.com/hubfs/Smart-business-coach.png?auto=compress&fit=max) ## Request a free coaching session with a Certified EMyth Coach [![Talk to a Coach](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/411995/14924c09-8a82-42d7-90b9-55a5c68c5989.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/411995/14924c09-8a82-42d7-90b9-55a5c68c5989) [Business Systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-systems) 5 min read ### [Think Systemically. Act Systematically. Build a Better Business.](https://www.emyth.com/inside/systemic-vs-systematic-perspective-in-business) When was the last time you thought about why your business does what it does? Every business exists for a singular purpose: to produce a certain result—a service or a product. But have you ever asked yourself, "Why do we do it this way?" This question is the essence of strategic thinking. And strategic thinking is... ![EMyth Team - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/INSIDE-EMyth-300x300px.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) EMyth Team [Work-Life Balance](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/work-life-balance) ### [A complete roadmap to a business that works](https://emyth.com/the-emyth-roadmap-2019) To build a business with intention, you need a clear plan. Our New EMyth Roadmap offers an overview of our system for developing your business—which includes over 115 processes covering every aspect of your business from front to back. [Get Started](https://emyth.com/the-emyth-roadmap-2019) [EMyth Approach](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/emyth-approach)[Small Business Leadership](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-leadership) ### [Work ON it, not just IN it](https://www.emyth.com/inside/work-on-the-business-not-in-the-business) The phrase “Work On It, Not Just In It” has been part of business vernacular for more than 35 years, ever since Michael Gerber coined it in The EMyth Revisited. Its message speaks to so many entrepreneurs who can’t see any other way to do business than to build a business around their own ability to get things don... ![Ilene Frahm - EMyth](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/bccfbf08d81171b066439619e9e012a6?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Ilene Frahm [Business Coaching](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-coaching) 5 min read ### [What is business coaching?](https://www.emyth.com/inside/what-is-business-coaching) Business coaching has become a common and important practice for CEOs and business owners who want to advance themselves and their companies. Still, many business leaders don’t truly understand what coaching actually is. In short, business coaching is a collaborative relationship between a business owner or CEO an... ![Tricia Huebner - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/headshots/THuebner_450.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Tricia Huebner [Business Systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-systems)[Free EMyth Resources](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/free-emyth-resources)[Start Now](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/start-now) ### [How do your business systems compare?](https://emyth.com/free-business-assessment) Before you’re able to improve your business—and track progress—you need to understand where you’re starting from. Our Business Assessment will score you in each of the seven core areas of your business so you can see how you compare with owners like you—and where you have room to grow. [Get Started](https://emyth.com/free-business-assessment) [Small Business Organization](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-organization) 2 min read ### [5 free tools to organize your business](https://www.emyth.com/inside/business-organization-tools) For most of us, the start of a new year stirs up a sense of momentum. In life and in work, we find ourselves imagining everything we’d like to do differently in the many months ahead, and setting a plan in motion. This year’s no different. Though, with all the disruption of 2020, the need to reset and move forward... ![Kirstin Fulton - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/kirstin-fulton.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Kirstin Fulton [Business Systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-systems)[Small Business Management](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-management) 4 min read ### [How to eat an elephant](https://www.emyth.com/inside/how-to-eat-an-elephant) There’s an old joke that goes: How do you eat an elephant? Well, one bite at a time of course! ![EMyth Team - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/INSIDE-EMyth-300x300px.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) EMyth Team [Entrepreneurial Mindset](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/entrepreneurial-mindset) ### [The seven favorite blogs of 2021](https://www.emyth.com/inside/emyth-top-blogs-2021) How do you make the shift to working on your business instead of in it? How can you better negotiate, and meet your customers where they’re at? And what exactly is business coaching? These are some of the topics that small business owners like you wanted to read about most this year. So, in case you missed them (o... ![Kirstin Fulton - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/kirstin-fulton.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Kirstin Fulton [EMyth Approach](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/emyth-approach) 6 min read ### [An owner’s perspective on the assumptions that keep us stuck](https://www.emyth.com/inside/overcoming-challenging-assumptions-as-a-small-business-owner) As 2021 winds down, I’m sure you’re reflecting on how your business has done this year and what you want to achieve in 2022. I’m reflecting quite a bit. I’ve spent the last 2+ months working with EMyth’s leadership team on our annual ritual to build our strategic plan for next year. The process always reminds me h... ![Ilene Frahm - EMyth](https://app.hubspot.com/settings/avatar/bccfbf08d81171b066439619e9e012a6?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Ilene Frahm [Hiring Employees](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/hiring-employees) ### [The 6 do’s and don’ts of hiring](https://www.emyth.com/inside/the-6-dos-and-donts-of-hiring) Have you ever brought on a new employee only to later find they’re a bad fit? They didn’t match the company culture, or they dragged down the productivity of everyone around them. When this happens, it’s usually a result of moving too quickly or hiring for the wrong reasons—and whatever time and resources you migh... ![EMyth Team - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/INSIDE-EMyth-300x300px.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) EMyth Team [Entrepreneurial Mindset](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/entrepreneurial-mindset) 2 min read ### [6 blogs to fuel your entrepreneurial mindset](https://www.emyth.com/inside/top-blogs-on-the-entrepreneurial-mindset) For over 40 years, business owners everywhere have been using The EMyth Approach to create a business that works. So, what’s at the heart of it? What’s the essence of our approach that supports everything else? Simply put, it’s having an entrepreneurial mindset: seeing your business—rather than the commodity that ... ![EMyth Team - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/INSIDE-EMyth-300x300px.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) EMyth Team [Entrepreneurial Mindset](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/entrepreneurial-mindset) 5 min read ### [3 keys to making real change in your business and life](https://www.emyth.com/inside/3-keys-to-making-real-change-in-your-business-and-life) Even when your business is flourishing, the hustle to keep it going can still manage to hold you back. Rather looking ahead at what's next, you become caught up in the here and now: Maybe you have a hazy vision for growth, but can't seem to step away. Or, maybe you're only able to think about how to keep afloat in... ![Tricia Huebner - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/headshots/THuebner_450.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Tricia Huebner [Lead Conversion](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/lead-conversion) 5 min read ### [How to generate repeat business](https://www.emyth.com/inside/how-to-generate-repeat-business) When you started your business, you likely had a vivid and promising picture of how gratifying it would be to satisfy your customers, to serve them in a way that not only met expectations, but exceeded them. In that way, they’d hopefully become “regulars”, returning again and again, and encouraging others to do th... ![EMyth Team - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/INSIDE-EMyth-300x300px.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) EMyth Team [Time Management](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/time-management)[Small Business Management](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-management) ### [To manage your business, manage yourself first](https://www.emyth.com/inside/self-management-as-a-business-owner) Finish this sentence: “I don’t have time to…” What comes to mind for you? We hear this phrase every day from our clients—things like: I don’t have time to work on my business, focus on leading my team, see my kids, take a vacation. Every business owner struggles with time management. It’s hard not to when you’ve i... ![Remy Gervais - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/images/Remy_Gervais%20_Blog%20Author_image%20100x100.png?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Remy Gervais [Business Systems](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/business-systems)[Small Business Marketing](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/small-business-marketing) ### [4 tech strategies to boost marketing and sales in your small business](https://www.emyth.com/inside/improve-your-martech-stack) When in-person connection all but disappeared in early 2020, small businesses were hit hard, particularly in their Marketing and Lead Conversion Systems. Like other business owners, you likely grappled with big questions about growing or even maintaining your sales and revenue: Without field marketing and face-to-... ![Jeff Wechsler - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/Headshots/Hubspot%20Author%20Images/Jeff%20Wechsler%20Headshot_V1.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Jeff Wechsler [Product Strategy](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/product-strategy) ### [Develop an informed product strategy for your small business](https://www.emyth.com/inside/how-to-develop-a-product-strategy-for-small-business) Any entrepreneur who’s had to pivot their business during the pandemic can attest: Hardship breeds innovation. We’ve seen many EMyth Clients make critical creative shifts in their business or delivery model in order to meet their customers where they were—and to keep their company alive. But now that life is slowl... ![Tricia Huebner - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/headshots/THuebner_450.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Tricia Huebner [Lead Generation](https://www.emyth.com/inside/topic/lead-generation) ### [3 steps for choosing the right lead generation channels](https://www.emyth.com/inside/3-steps-to-choosing-effective-lead-generation-channels) When it comes to effective lead generation, the channel you choose is as important as your message. And it’s better to forgo lead generation than to use a channel that doesn’t align with your target market—and potentially waste resources. Take for example an EMyth Client named Melissa who recently reached out. She... ![Tricia Huebner - EMyth](https://emyth.imgix.net/headshots/THuebner_450.jpg?w=80&h=80&fm=jpg&q=&fit=max) Tricia Huebner