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Buying an eCommerce Business Instead of Starting One
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Buying an eCommerce Business Instead of Starting One

with Michael SimpsonfromDiscount Catholic Products

After 18 months of searching and evaluating 40 businesses, Michael Simpson purchased an 18-year-old eCommerce store using an SBA loan, rather than building one from scratch. Four years later, he candidly shares that the $30,000 failed migration, the cashflow challenges that forced him to stop paying himself, and why buying an established business trades startup risks for inherited constraints. His daily cash flow forecasting and mastermind support kept the business alive through survival mode—proving that staying in the game matters more than explosive growth.

Learning Is Not the Same as Implementation
Matt Edmundson

Learning Is Not the Same as Implementation

Matt Edmundson confronts an uncomfortable truth: after 200+ episodes interviewing experts, he's only implemented about 5% of what he's learned. Drawing from his £38 million business lesson—when a supplier relationship decimated revenue from £6 million to £1 million—Matt argues that we're all drowning in good advice whilst our businesses stay the same. This solo episode marks a shift for the eCommerce Podcast, introducing focused implementation episodes and free peer cohorts to bridge the gap between learning and doing. His challenge: stop taking notes, start taking action.

Turn Your Small Business into Big Money
Elaine Pofeldt

Turn Your Small Business into Big Money

In this episode of the <em>eCommerce Podcast</em>, host Matt Edmundson interviews business journalist Elaine Pofeldt, discussing her books <em>Tiny Business, Big Money</em> and <em>The Million-Dollar One-Person Business</em>. Elaine shares insights into the growing trend of million-dollar businesses run by small teams or solo entrepreneurs, exploring how increasing relevance of professional services and eCommerce businesses reaching seven figures, touching on the evolving digital landscape, including the rise of AI, and how entrepreneurs can thrive by going "rogue" and embracing innovation.

Ecommerce Entrepreneurship: Master Time, Money, Relationships, Purpose
David Braithwaite

Ecommerce Entrepreneurship: Master Time, Money, Relationships, Purpose

Most ecommerce entrepreneurs get trapped on a hamster wheel where business growth equals more stress and less freedom. David Braithwaite reveals the Four Freedoms framework that transforms entrepreneurship from exhausting hustle into sustainable success. Learn why you should schedule rest before work, take only what you need from your business, and build the support systems that prevent burnout whilst creating genuine wealth and life satisfaction.

Beyond Tired: Secrets to Beating Burnout in eCommerce
Mario Lanzarotti

Beyond Tired: Secrets to Beating Burnout in eCommerce

Mario Lanzarotti reveals why eCommerce entrepreneurs burn out and shares his Zenpreneur framework for scaling businesses without sacrificing wellbeing. From recognising burnout symptoms to implementing service-first approaches and building essential support systems, discover how prioritising wellbeing actually enhances business performance rather than competing with it.