Hey there, my fabulous listener, welcome to episode 225 of the Small Business Made Simple Podcast.

Thanks for joining me back here for another episode. And thank you for lending me your ears today – I know you have lots of choices, so I sincerely appreciate me being one of them!

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Don’t forget you can get the show notes for this podcast at www.socialmediaandmarketing.com.au/225

Just before we get into chatting with my amazing guest Therese Tarlinton around partnerships and collaborations, just wondering if you listened to last week’s episode around Word of the Year?  If not, please head back there.  And if you did, what’s your word of the year?  So many have reached out and told me their word of the year – which has been amazing and very inspiring!  So, head back after you’ve listened to this one and listen to episode 224.

So, this week, like I said I have an amazing guest – the first one for 2023 – Therese Tarlinton – who is a serial startup, a speaker, an author and a heck of an expert when it comes to Partnerships and Collaborations – which is what she’s chatting to us about today.

Different types of collaborations, what they are, examples of how they work and ones that have worked well and so much more.

If your marketing budget is low or if you are looking to extend into other audiences or if you want to create something amazing in 2023 – then think partnerships and listen up!

Here’s Therese and all her amazingness:

INTERVIEW WITH THERESE TARLINTON

Website: https://www.theresetarlinton.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theresetarlinton/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/therese-tarlinton/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theresetarlintonauthor/

Buy the book here: https://www.theresetarlinton.com/swap

How fantastic was that? Did it inspire you to think outside the box?  Take a look around at your business friends and acquaintances – who would be a great person for a collaboration or partnership?  Who has an audience like yours but isn’t a competitor who you could do something within 2023?

What’s the best way to get a collaboration or partnership off the ground, you might be asking – and my BEST advice is – ASK!  Sorry, I know it’s so simple, but if you think Mary or Jonathan would be a great person to collaborate with but you’re not sure if they would think the same about you – well, there’s only one way to find out and that’s to ask!

Therese had some great advice in the podcast around this – so maybe listen again and take some  notes if need be.

Partnerships and collaborations are brilliant and you will definitely be seeing me doing more of them in 2023 as part of my marketing strategies.

But that’s all for today’s episode, let’s chat inside my Like Minded Business Owners Facebook group – maybe let me know. Like I said, come into my Facebook group – Like Minded Business Owners and tell me your word of the year and if partnerships/collaborations are on your radar for 2023.

My amazing listener, I’ll catch you next week for episode 226

I’ll be here to help, wherever I can.

Big Podcasting Love, and

……..remember small business peep, as my opening song says, there’s no point in dreaming small!