Small Business Success Coaching

Learn the secrets used by Scott Miller's numerous Fortune 100 clients and the fundamentals Fran Tarkenton employed to build over 20 successful companies.

Growth Coaching

Use our experience and resources to develop the vital skills you need to generate explosive growth and profits. Our sources include highly acclaimed CEOs and thousands of successful entrepreneurs.

Expert Advice When You Need It

Stumped on how to reach the next level of success? Our staff of experienced and dedicated business specialists is at your disposal and their mission is to guide your success.

Marketing, Sales & Lead Generation

We'll help you capitalize on more opportunities, close more deals, win more customers and build your business faster. Â

Live Weekly Coaching Sessions

Join Fran & Scott live via webcast EVERY WEEK to get the motivation needed to get one more customer! Replays are available on demand 24/7.

On-Demand Video Library

Build success on your time and schedule with our extensive on-demand video collection. Pick up tips from robust coaching sessions, training videos and interviews applicable to businesses of every size.

CRM Sales & Marketing Automation

StarterCRM is an easy to use yet powerful platform that helps drive sales and execute marketing initiatives to achieve rapid and profitable growth.

Search Engine Marketing

Drive traffic to your website by harnessing the power of Google without paying by the click.

Website Design

Created and supported by our web specialists, we offer one of the most innovative and easy to use tools on the market for designing and maintaining a profitable Internet presence.

Social Media Marketing

It's nice to have followers and likes, but how does that convert to sales? It's how you use your following to find a customer that counts.

Industry Trends

Fran & Scott will share insider information on relevant industry trends and news, giving you an unfair advantage.

Meet Fran Tarkenton

Meet Scott Miller

Fran Tarkenton knows better than most what it takes to succeed in a competitive arena. As one of the NFL's all time great competitors, his leadership skills have been tested time and time again. He was inducted into the National Football League and Collegiate Football Halls of Fame. He was an All-American athlete at the University of Georgia. As quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings, Fran took his team to the 1973, 1974 and 1976 Super Bowls. He set the all-time NFL passing records for the most touch-downs (342), the most yards gained passing (47,003) and the most completions. Those records stood for 17 years.

Fran is a hands-on entrepreneur. His companies are the result of his ideas and his direct day-to-day involvement. He funds the start-ups, develops the business plans and executes the strategies to build thriving businesses. Fran launched 20 companies over the last 25 years, the largest one reaching revenues of $142 million. He was a founding board member of Coca-Cola Enterprises. He also served on the Board of Directors of Sterling Software, Blimpie International and Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.

Since 1996, Fran's mission has been to be the trusted spokesperson for Small Business in America. He founded and still owns GoSmallBiz.com, a leading small business portal and consulting service provider. He also owns StarterSuccess.com, which provides a suite of cloud-based productivity applications for small business. The applications include CRM, HR, Web Builder and Business Plan tools. Fran is also a founding partner in one of the fastest growing conference call companies in the U.S. and is chairman of Tarkenton Financial, which focuses on insurance based retirement planning.

Fran is invited on a regular basis to appear on television news programs as an authority on matters related to small business. He has recently completed a book with co-author Scott Miller, entitled "One More Customer", which deals with the entrepreneurial mindset and sets out straight-forward messaging about the means to success in today's economy.

At age 70, Fran continues to advise and counsel businesses. He helps identify new opportunities in fast changing environments and develop innovative channels of distribution. Above all, he believes his work should embody his vision, values and his passion. His philosophy is that there is only one reason for a business to exist -- to provide products and services that enhance and improve the quality of life of its customer.

After graduating from Washington & Lee University in 1967, Scott Miller began a career in advertising and political consulting. As Creative Director of McCann-Erickson in New York, where he worked for such clients as Coca-Cola, Miller Brewing and Exxon, Mr. Miller won every major award for creative excellence in the advertising industry, including many Clio Awards and a Lion d'Or from the Cannes Film Festival.

In 1979 he founded Sawyer/Miller Group with David Sawyer. This strategic consulting group developed communications strategy for many political campaigns, corporations and institutions. Among Sawyer/Miller Group's clients: Corazon Aquino, Vaclav Havel, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Miller Brewing, Boris Yeltsin, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Kim Dae Jung, Goldman-Sachs, Apple Computer, Virgilio Barco, USA for Africa/Hands Across America, Lech Walesa and The Better World Foundation. Sawyer/Miller also advised over 40 U.S. candidates for Governor or Senator and several Presidential campaigns.

In 1988, Sawyer/Miller Group was acquired by True North (now Interpublic Group) and Mr. Miller founded Core Strategy Group with Sergio Zyman. At Core, he worked on developing communications, marketing and branding strategies for clients like McDonalds, Verizon, CitiGroup, Microsoft, Coca-Cola, Google, News Corp., The Tribune Company, Highfields Capital, Rio Tinto, Cox Newspapers, Women & Co., The Newspaper Association of America, Knight-Ridder, The Southern Company, The Home Depot and The Walt Disney Company. He has also helped develop strategy for the successful political campaigns of Kim Dae Jung and Vicente Fox. In the 2004 U.S. election, Mr. Miller worked as a strategist for the Bush-Cheney campaign and the National Republican Senate Campaign Committee.

Mr. Miller provides commentary on political and corporate communications on the major television networks, and often lectures on communications, branding and insurgent strategies. He wrote Building Brandwidth with Sergio Zyman and The Underdog Advantage with David Morey for McGraw-Hill. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He was included on several Who's Who lists over the years, before realizing the listing is basically a marketing scam. Nevertheless, to his great embarrassment, he bought one faux marble plaque.

Scott Miller lives in Atlanta, Georgia and Carmel, California with his wife Denise and sons Tyler and Brett.

Who We Are

Just One Thing

There's just one thing. No matter what anybody tells you or tries to sell you, there's only one thing that matters. All you need to start and grow your business is a customer. Sounds easy; it isn't. If you don't wake up each morning with that goal, driving you forward, you'll find yourself out of business.

We Help You Win

The more years I live, the more aware I become that people don't talk to one another & don't share experiences or take the time to ask questions or probe, don't take the time to read or learn. We're going to talk with you. We're going to share our souls with you. Can we make you rich? NO! But we can give you the knowledge and the strength of our lifetime experience in building businesses from the dirt to success. Simply put, we'll give you a better chance to make it. Here's our hand; take it. It's time for one more customer, one more time!

Who We Are

Here are a few of the most important principles we'll be sharing, demonstrating, and discussing:

The Mission of Business is to Help People. The mission of business is not to make money. That isn't a sustainable mission. If you go into business with the mission of making money, you'll compromise your principles and eventually lose your business, too. If your mission is to help people, you'll develop products and services that have value, you'll tell the truth, and you'll end up making money as a byproduct.
People Have to Talk to People. Nobody has a completely original idea. Everything we learn is based on what we hear, what we see, and what we read. We want to bring you the best, most current information that you can use to stay ahead of the curve. If you're not engaging with other people and new ideas, you'll fall behind.
You Have to Read the Signs. The signs are around us every day, and the signs reflect reality. See what your customers are seeing, and what your competitors are seeing. It's important for you to avoid obstacles and take advantage of opportunities & learning how to read the signs will help you do that.
Partnerships are Powerful. The right partners are critically important to our successes. To be successful, you need to learn how to choose the right partners, and how to make those partnerships work. We'll show you how.
Nothing Can Take the Place of Hard Work. We've never found anyone to be successful in any field, whether it's sports, business, politics, or anything else, without realizing the value of hard work. You have to be willing to get out there and act. You can get all the best information and know all the best strategies, but if you're not willing to put in the effort it's all wasted. We'll show you how to enjoy working harder.
There Are No Silver Bullets. One of the biggest reasons small businesses fail is that they spend all their time chasing after silver bullets and magic formulas. There is no cure-all, and we'll show you how to stop chasing after bogus remedies.
Don't Sell. There are people who say I'm a great salesman, but I don't believe in selling. I don't believe people want to be told what to do. If your product, your service, and your customer experience are all where they need to be, then you won't need to sell. You just have to communicate these benefits to your customers. We'll teach you how to do it.
Have a Sense of Desperation. If you're going to have the success that you want, you must knock down barriers and break through walls. You have to think and act with the passion of a challenger & with a sense of desperation. From a sense of desperation you will elevate your discipline and speed to act & allowing you to set the pace in your business and amongst your competitors.
Relationships Matter. Relationships are at the foundation of everything we do, and are absolutely necessary to succeed in business. Take the time to cultivate strong relationships built on trust with your partners and your prospects.
Reinvent Yourself Every Day. Don't get caught doing the same old thing just because that's the way it's always been done. Look for new ways of doing things, ways to improve and get better. If you don't reinvent yourself every day, you'll become stagnant and watch innovative people pass you by. Most companies never change. They stop looking for ways to push the envelope. Those who live in the past, die.
You Learn More from Failure than from Success. Don't be afraid to take a chance just because you might fail. Our most important lessons all come from failure: when we step back and look at why something didn't work, and how we can do it better next time. When we win, we start to think that we have all the answers, but that's a delusion. Our mistakes, our failures, our bad shots, our bad decisions are where we learn valuable lessons that will help us when we get back up and try again.

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Coaching

Q: Who provides the coaching services?

A: While Fran Tarkenton and Scott Miller are the exclusive coaches, you'll also experience coaching from special guests such as industry experts and some of America's most successful entrepreneurs. You can read more about Tarkenton and Miller here.

Q: Are the coaching sessions live?

A: Yes. Each month, participants will view a live scheduled coaching and chat session with Fran Tarkenton, Scott Miller and guest(s).

Q: Are the coaching sessions recorded and archived?

A: Yes. Every coaching session, chat session and Q&A session are recorded and posted to the participants account for on-demand viewing. You must log into your account to view the archives.

Q: Do I get to have one-on-one access to the coaches?

A: At this time, no. At this time we only provide coaching to a group of participants. In the future, we may expand our service offering to include executive mentoring services.

Q: Will there be material for me to use and/or review?

A: Yes. From time to time, a coach or special guest will provide material relevant to the topic they're presenting. These documents will be available for download in the webcast interface.

Q: Is the coaching and mentoring program a month-to-month service?

A: Yes. You only pay month-to-month and can unsubscribe at any time with no penalty.

Q: What do I get in the daily "what we're reading" email?

A: Monday through Friday, Fran & Scott will share relevant industry trends, news, book reviews, motivational messages, and information with you via email. The material shared is the best of what Fran & Scott are reading.

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