{"id":97699,"date":"2025-01-06T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hbbadmin.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/?p=97699"},"modified":"2025-01-06T12:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:43:09","slug":"small-business-trends-for-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/small-business-trends-for-2025","title":{"rendered":"Small business trends for 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/hbbadmin.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/89-blog-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-97700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/89-blog-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/89-blog-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/89-blog-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/89-blog-1536x1189.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/hbb.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/89-blog.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s undeniable that 2025 will be a major year of shifts for business owners, but what does that mean for your business? 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The client journey is getting longer<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>People need more time to decide if they want to work with you. It\u2019s not just about finding the right service, it\u2019s about finding the right person. Clients want to know that the person they\u2019re working with understands them and can deliver what they need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, people want to see receipts now more than ever\u2014knowing that what you offer is proven, repeatable, and will work for them.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All of this means that you as the business owner have to start thinking beyond quick wins. You have to think about planting seeds, nurturing your audience, and building trust over time. It\u2019s about showing up consistently and providing value to your community. Go deeper instead of wider.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clients are looking for reassurance every step of the way, so you have to meet them where they\u2019re at and be patient. 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The rise of passive income<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Honeybook recently released the <a href=\"https:\/\/hbbadmin.dev.reliablepenguin.com\/lp\/growth-guide?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=content&amp;utm_campaign=MSP_growth_guide\">2025 Growth Guide<\/a>, which revealed that the main thing top earners were doing to make their income was taking advantage of passive revenue sources. There are so many ways to create new streams of income, which is amazing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can you lean into passive income in 2025? Personally, I\u2019m creating a course and leaning into selling templates. 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So we thought that the perfect episode, the way to kick off the new year is to talk about some of the entrepreneurial trends that we are going to be seeing this year and what that means for our businesses. So I&#8217;m really excited to just dive in and unpack a lot of these because these are certain things I have seen based on conversations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>things that I&#8217;m noticing and trends that I&#8217;m noticing amongst guests who have been on the independent business podcast. So now let&#8217;s get ready to unpack some of these tips. And I promise this is not about overwhelming you. This is about helping you learn what&#8217;s happening in the industry so that you can do what&#8217;s best for you and your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s get into the episode. Hey everyone. This is your host, Akua Konadu, and you&#8217;re listening to the Independent Business Podcast. More people than ever are working for themselves and building profitable businesses in the process. So on this show, I get to sit down with some of the most influential authors, entrepreneurs, and creators to break down the science of self made success so that you can achieve it too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trend number one is. that the client customer journey is getting longer. And I say this because I feel like people need more time to decide whether they want to work with you. And it&#8217;s not even just any more about finding the right service. It&#8217;s truly about finding the right person, right? Somebody that they feel really confident in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They want to know that the person that they are working with understands them and can deliver what they need. Yeah. I have said this so many times is that people want receipts now more than ever. They really want to make sure that your process, what it is that you offer is proven and repeatable and it&#8217;s going to be able to work for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So like I said, people are taking their time to make that decision. And so what does that mean for you as a business owner? This means that we have to start thinking beyond just quick wins, right? Like you are planting seeds. You really have to lean into more of nurturing your audience. And I think we honestly have to nurture them a little bit more than we did before and really build that trust over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s about showing up consistently, whatever that looks like in your business. So that is like providing value in your email list, regularly nurturing your list, sharing valuable content, finding different ways to really interact with people, with your community on social media. So you want to think more about going deeper instead of wider, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So how can you make these deeper connections with your clients so that when you are selling something, they are going to quickly hit that buy button. Clients are looking for reassurance every step of the way. So we need to meet them where they&#8217;re at. We have to be more patient, be more consistent, and focus on creating moments that make them say, Yes, this is exactly what I&#8217;ve been looking for.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so I just want to remind you that this is a process. And that is one that&#8217;s going to lead to stronger, long term relationships that is going to help you see success. Okay, trend number two. Another thing that I have been seeing, and I think it&#8217;s also going to really increase over 2025, is people are wanting more of a hands on experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You know, I think These days people want more than, you know, if you&#8217;re selling a course just to purchase the course and be on their way, right? They want to feel like they&#8217;re a part of the process. It&#8217;s really not enough to just hand them something and just literally say, here you go, right? They&#8217;re looking for that connection, the back and forth where they can Truly feel seen and heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So for us as business owners, it&#8217;s really about creating opportunities for collaboration with your client. So maybe that could look like working more closely with your clients and, or customize something and offering spaces where they can learn and gather and connect and support each other. And so it&#8217;s not about doing everything for them, but it is about walking alongside them and showing them what&#8217;s possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, you know, and I think it&#8217;s. That&#8217;s a great way to make sure to keep your clients motivated. So even for me as I build my storytelling course, I just completed my beta round, and one of the things that people shared was that they loved coming back every single week because I was with them every step of the way because I held them accountable for their goals and what it was that they wanted to accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I really created that space to make sure that they could do the work and interact with each other and interact with me. So I do really believe that people are going to want more hands-on experiences. So. Really take the time to think of how you can be that touch point for your clients while they&#8217;re purchasing the, your products or services, whatever it is that you offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trend number three, having systems. You have to have systems in your business. Honestly, at this point, it truly is a must have one of the biggest things that I have noticed as host of this podcast. And as I have interviewed, you know, six figure multi six figure, some of them even seven figure business owners, the main thing that has truly led to their success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is having systems in their business. And I say it all the time and I&#8217;m going to say it again. Systems aren&#8217;t sexy. Well, actually now they are sexy when you hear cha ching in your bank account. Right. When you hear that cha ching in your honey book account. So, you know, I really do think that we need to make it more of a priority to have systems in our business, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are what keeps things running smoothly, especially when you&#8217;re busy or when life happens. So. Yes. Like I said, they&#8217;re not sexy, but they are necessary. So from automating emails to ongoing workflows, it is about creating structure so you don&#8217;t have to make decisions about the same things over and over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for me, I am recovering currently from decision fatigue. So this year was something I leaned into more heavily with my systems to really alleviate those small decisions that I had to keep making every single day. Cause that&#8217;s time those things build up. And so I really, really do think it&#8217;s important to look at your workflow Refine them, see what works, what didn&#8217;t work and make it work for you and your clients for your business because your business will thank you in the long run.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, your business will be here tomorrow because you have these systems in place. So I think that is like if you were like, Hey, I want to hit six figures this year. Look at your systems or if you&#8217;re like, I&#8217;m already at six figures and I want to, you know, be more like, you know, I have a, I&#8217;ve made a hundred thousand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I want to make 200, 000. Look at your systems because that truly will dictate what, whether you&#8217;re going to hit your revenue goals or not. So again, I just really want to hone in on that about having systems is a must have in your business. Number four, this trend, I, this is something that I personally believe and I have started to see slowly little conversations about this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so, yeah, I&#8217;m really curious if you listen to this episode, definitely send me a DM to let me know your thoughts. But I feel like VIP experiences is going to be a big thing. A major thing in 2025, like I feel like one to one work is going to be making a comeback. Now I&#8217;m not sitting there saying that one to one work just fell off the map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It never did. I just think that there&#8217;s going to be more of an emphasis on it because people truly want to feel like they matter. Like you truly understand what they need. And it&#8217;s not about, you know, cramming in as many clients as you can. 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So I think again, like if you were somebody that was like, okay, maybe I let like leaned into a different area in my business, I think this could be an opportunity for you to really go back and look at your one to one offers and see if that&#8217;s something that you can really make better and see how that can work in your business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So that is another trend that I think is going to be prominent in 2025. Okay, trend number five. Now, you know me as a storytelling strategist. Y&#8217;all should not be surprised by this next one, but I think that storytelling is more important than ever. And I truly do not think, you know, I feel like a lot of the times we kinda, you know, used storytelling strategies as Like, okay, like I&#8217;m just going to use it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Like we have a choice. I think now we no longer have a choice. I think it&#8217;s no longer a trend. I think it&#8217;s truly a way of connecting with people. 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And that&#8217;s what I&#8217;m going to consistently lean into because every single day I&#8217;m gaining some type of experiences that&#8217;s truly molding me as a business owner, as a human being. And that&#8217;s what I lean into to build my business, to share and connect with my audience so that I can find also to the right clients that align with my values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And so. That is something I think, especially with the rise of A. I. And you know, it&#8217;s so quick now to create content. Storytelling is never going to go away. And I think if you are really wanting to stand out, if you really want to make an impact, uh, really leaning more into storytelling, truly, like I, it&#8217;s never going to go away.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And I think now it&#8217;s so essential to have it in your strategy. So that is trend number five. All right, trend number six. I also think, which kind of very similar to some of the trends that I&#8217;ve already talked about earlier, but customer service is really going to be key. Like customer service client experience again, like that is going to be such a major thing in 2025 because, you know, just really think of a time when.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Someone has made you feel really seen like somebody has really made you feel special. Like they didn&#8217;t just do the bare minimum. They went out of their way above and beyond to make you feel very, very valued. And that&#8217;s what client experience is all about. And honestly, like I said, it&#8217;s going to be huge this year because here&#8217;s the thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It doesn&#8217;t have to be this over the top or super complicated thing. I think sometimes. You know, really amping up our client experience or that customer service. It really is all in the details. 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