Business Building Tips
Practical ideas for building and growing a business

Business Building Tips

Business Building Tips is a podcast for people who want to build a business and keep it growing. Each episode covers practical, actionable ideas you can use straight away, from finding customers and building relationships to marketing, sales, systems and leadership.

The show also covers network mar...

#3 Talking to People: Overcoming the Fear of Making Calls
Business Building Tips
#3 Talking to People: Overcoming the Fear of Making Calls

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Nov. 7, 2026

#3 Talking to People: Overcoming the Fear of Making Calls

In this episode of Business Building Tips, Roy Coughlan and Anil Ramcharitar talk about the fear of making calls and talking to people about your side hustle. Roy shares how delivering newspapers and cutting grass taught him that every no brings you closer to a yes. Anil explains why you do not need to cold call, and how to start with the people you already know, such as your dentist, mechanic and everyday contacts, and ask them for referrals. He tells the story of building an Apple computer bus
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Nov. 7, 2026

#1 Welcome to Business Building Tips

In the first episode of Business Building Tips, Roy Coughlan, known as The Podfather, introduces his co-host Anil Ramcharitar and explains what the show is about. Anil shares how he grew up in the Caribbean, moved to Canada as a teenager, overcame a stutter and shyness, and became a serial entrepreneur who now works remotely from anywhere. Roy talks about washing cars and delivering newspapers as a child, why he left employment, and why every business he runs is now online. Together they discuss
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Nov. 7, 2026

#2 Why It Makes Sense to Have a Side Hustle

In this episode of Business Building Tips, Roy Coughlan is joined again by Anil Ramcharitar to talk about why it makes sense to have a side hustle. Roy describes the time he had all his eggs in one basket and the basket fell. Anil explains why he never liked having a job and how he learned to build a business alongside it. Both share their experiences of working for others, from early paper rounds to long hours and refused holidays, and how being in control of their own time let them look after