Small Business | Big Insights

About Small Business | Big Insights

You’re busy. We know! We cut through the BS and give you straight talk advice whether you're a seasoned entrepreneur or just starting out. Small Business | Big Insights dives straight to the point on key topics and features interviews with industry experts and successful small business owners who share their deep insights. Tune in each month to gain new ideas and inspiration for your own business. Hosted by Eric Saumure, CPA, CA (https://ericsaumure.com) Send us any questions you've got to (podcast@zenbooks.ca) Check out our website at (https://zenbooks.ca/resources/podcast/) Sponsored by Zenbooks (Leading online accounting firm - https://zenbooks.ca/solutions/accounting/)

Publisher

Eric Saumure

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

18 Jul 2023

Latest episode

2 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

34 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   2 Feb 2026

   Scaling Secrets: What High Growth Entrepreneurs Know That You Don’t - With Annika Friesen

   Send us a text In this episode of The Small Business Big Insights Podcast, Eric sits down with leadership coach and former consultant Annika Friesen to unpack what truly drives sustainable growth for entrepreneurs. Annika shares why fast-scaling businesses prioritize intentionality over volume, consistency over intensity, and long-term relationship building over transactional networking. Drawing from her experience in global consulting and executive coaching, she explains how clarity in decis...

2. 

   16 Dec 2025

   From Refugee to Luxury Brand CEO: Neri Karra Sillaman's Blueprint for Immigrant Entrepreneurs

   Send us a text In this episode of The Small Business Big Insights Podcast, Eric Saumure sits down with globally recognized entrepreneur, author, and Oxford lecturer Neri Karra Sillaman to explore the ideas behind her book Pioneers and what immigrant entrepreneurs do differently when building businesses that last. Drawing from her lived experience as a former refugee and founder of a luxury fashion brand, Neri shares why resilience, optimism, and reframing failure are not just personal traits ...

3. 

   17 Nov 2025

   Contracts, Clients, and Costly Risks: The Legal Advice Every Small Business Owner Needs to Hear with Margot Pomerleau from MBC Law

   Send us a text In this episode of The Small Business Big Insights Podcast, Eric sits down with litigation lawyer Margot Pomerleau to explore the legal risks that small and medium business owners often overlook. Margot shares why documenting deals matters more than most entrepreneurs think, how failing to get proper advice early can cost you significantly more later, and the most common mistakes she sees in contracts, hiring, firing, and business partnerships. She breaks down what actually hap...

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 35 / 100

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Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

68

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