Roger Pierce

Small business expert, podcast host & author of The Unsure Entrepreneur.

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

Can you build a business you end up resenting?
According to workforce expert Lisa Taylor, absolutely.

We discuss entrepreneurship, career growth, AI, and the future of work in the latest episode of The Unsure Entrepreneur Podcast.

Listen now.

https://t.co/r3p4P2Odt3

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

About 70% of Americans have thought about starting a business.

Only 6% do so.

A lot of people dream about starting a business.
But should they?

In this episode of The Unsure Entrepreneur Podcast, Leigh Mitchell @changemakerco interviews me about my book, The Unsure Entrepreneur.

We talk risk, freedom, pressure, burnout, and the decision before the leap.

If you're thinking about #startingabusiness have a listen.
https://t.co/ko3hNSMmrj

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Good to meet with the Leader of the Opposition @PierrePoilievre & Deputy Leader @MelissaLantsman in Ottawa today. Canada is facing an entrepreneurial drought - with more business closures than openings over the past year.

We spoke to the need for immediate action on tax and regulatory policy to help small businesses succeed.

[Big Ideas for Small Business® @BigIdeas4SB]

5 Ways to Shield Your Personal Assets as a Small Business Owner - Strategies you can easily use to protect what's yours https://t.co/bmDIPYBXFr #smallbusiness #businessowners #assets #protection

[Dan Kelly @CFIB]

Small business confidence falls steeply in May https://t.co/1PCel57XtB

[Big Ideas for Small Business® @BigIdeas4SB]

Hope you don't miss this new eBook especially for #smallbusinessowners -
https://t.co/KTEEY9YBVo #smallbusinessowners #taxterms #lexicon #businessterms #eBook #taxlanguage

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

Today's finance teams are being asked to move faster, improve visibility, tighten controls, and somehow do it all without adding headcount.

That’s why AP automation has become such a big focus going into 2026.

I'm hosting a webinar joined by Martin Bartosek, CPA, CMA, MBA, SSGB, founder of The Bartosek Group and an expert with deep experience in finance, analytics, and technology leadership, along with Evan Guilbault from @QuadientFinAuto, for a live discussion on what AP leaders are actually prioritizing right now, where teams are struggling, and what high-performing finance teams are doing differently.

We’ll also show a live demo of Quadient AP in action.

Can’t attend live? Register anyway and we’ll send the recording.

https://t.co/oRwXq9tfPz?
#Quadient #Financeautomation #Financeoffice #APAutomation #AccountsPayable @Quadient

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

New from The Unsure Entrepreneur Blog...

Could schools be doing a better job at educating young students about entrepreneurship?

Who's teaching them how to try, fail, and try again?
How to become a really good salesperson? Because without that, a new business is dead in the water.
And to #Believe in yourself?

Check out my conversation with one of the top entrepreneurship experts out there: @EvanCarmichael

https://t.co/tJtF95khsR

#smallbusiness #startup #entrepreneurship #startingup #education

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

Two thirds of students want to be entrepreneurs.

80% learn nothing about it in school.

So where do you learn?

My latest podcast with @EvanCarmichael breaks it down.

Listen here:
https://t.co/KdJqRUt4Dg

#Believe #Entrepreneurship #Startup #Smallbusiness #UnsureEntrepreneur

[Lunix Twin @LunixTwin]

MrBeast reveals why he is creating his own Bank called MrBeast Financial

"Yeah, people saw the trademark we filed. It was literally there was a tweet with 30 million impressions and it started going crazy."

I get news NBC literally covered it. You can throw it up on the screen yesterday on national television. So people have been talking about "is MrBeast launching a bank?

Is MrBeast launching a bank?"

"Yes, um, I- uh we deal a lot with money in our videos and I actually have this fun story of when I was younger, there's this YouTuber called WoodysGamertag. He was a Call of Duty YouTuber, but, you know, when I was younger I loved Call of Duty, but this guy would also give life advice while talking over Call of Duty."

"And so I was watching him for Call of Duty, but he was like weirdly giving me life advice. And one time he did a video of his investment portfolio and he showed uh- 'cause he's older- showed how money he invested when he was younger turned into a couple million dollars and he showed like the power of compounding. And I remember when I was like 13, I was like "What?"

"He- he put like $10,000 but that turned into like $100,000 and and then he kept doing that and turned into millions of dollars."

"And it like blew my brain! I never, I mean, I'm sure obviously I would've learned about compound interest and investing later, but this guy who was playing Call of Duty and I wasn't even watching him to learn about finances ended up teaching me a lot about investing and kicked off a lot of my passion about just, you know, building business and things like that."

"And so I think it would be fun to start weaving in more, um, you know, tones in our videos where we educate people and probably also on a separate YouTube channel since not all of it would fit on the MrBeast channel, but educating people on investing and showing them "what is a Roth IRA" and just like taking my younger audience through a similar experience I had with Woody back in the day. You probably could find that video where he talked about investing."

"Um, and so I'd love to make financial..."

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

Cheers to Small Business Week!
Terrific numbers here on the impressive impact of US small businesses.

[Big Ideas for Small Business® @BigIdeas4SB]

WELTMAN: Three Cheers for Small Business! - Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council https://t.co/2BbnUacQdT #SmallBusiness #smallbiz #NSBW

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

@newstart_2024 Hmmm — who should I believe — Sting or Jeff Bezos??

https://t.co/bBsWlCqCP2

[Dustin @r0ck3t23]

Jeff Bezos just told everyone to stop worrying about AI taking their jobs.

Then he said something most people completely missed.

Bezos: “I am not worried about this. I find that people, all of us, we are so unimaginative about what future jobs are going to look like.”

He’s not dismissing you. He’s challenging you.

Every generation has been terrible at predicting what comes next.

Nobody in 1995 was planning to become a YouTuber. Nobody in 2005 was dreaming of managing a Shopify brand from their kitchen table.

Those jobs didn’t exist until the world shifted and someone with imagination filled the gap.

That’s the pattern Bezos is pointing at.

The jobs that AI creates won’t look like anything we’d recognize today. They never do.

What changes is that the barrier between wanting to do something and actually doing it is about to collapse.

The person who always wanted to build but couldn’t code will build. The person who always wanted to create but couldn’t afford a studio will create.

AI doesn’t eliminate ambition. It removes the obstacles standing in front of it.

The people who thrive next won’t be the most technical. They’ll be the most imaginative. Bezos isn’t warning you. He’s telling you the door is wide open.

[Big Ideas for Small Business® @BigIdeas4SB]

Yelp’s updated AI assistant can answer questions and book a restaurant or service in one conversation https://t.co/U5O4TqJ3rE #customers #reviews #reservations #technology #AItools

[Erin O'Toole @erinotoole]

Interesting perspective and a reminder to never rest on your laurels.

[William Shatner @WilliamShatner]

Some people use the Force… 🤨 I prefer a well-timed toast and a five-year mission. 🥂
May the Fourth be with you… if you must but let’s be honest; I’ve been boldly going since before it was cool. 😉🚀

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

Taxes, record keeping, insurance, banking....
are like building blocks to a strong foundation for your new business.

The stronger your base, the more likely your #smallbusiness will rise up to achieve success.

Tax expert, attorney, and author Barbara Weltman from Big Ideas for Small Business @BigIdeas4SB shares her advice on how to build your business strong from the very beginning.

https://t.co/GKD4ifYwgV

#smallbusiness #startup #smallbusinessweek #smallbusinesstaxes #entrepreneurs @brianmoran @SBECouncil

[Harrison Ford @HarrisonFordLA]

May the fourth be with you

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

What's the best way to build a successful business?Model the masters.

On The Unsure Entrepreneur Podcast, @EvanCarmichael talks about how startup entrepreneurs can learn from founders who've already made it big.

Listen:
https://t.co/PHG9KyaX1Z
Watch:
https://t.co/Qi6rgbtClD

#Believe #Entrepreneurship #Startingabusiness #ModellingSuccess #Startup #Smallbusiness

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

What's the best way to build a successful business?Model the masters.

On The Unsure Entrepreneur Podcast, @EvanCarmichael talks about how startup entrepreneurs can learn from founders who've already made it big.

Listen:
https://t.co/PHG9KyaX1Z
Watch:
https://t.co/Qi6rgbtClD

#Believe #Entrepreneurship #Startingabusiness #ModellingSuccess #Startup #Smallbusiness

[Roger Pierce @RogerPierce]

Excellent article here today from Barbara Weltman @BigIdeas4SB

[Big Ideas for Small Business® @BigIdeas4SB]

WELTMAN: Three Cheers for Small Business! - Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council https://t.co/2BbnUacQdT #SmallBusiness #smallbiz #NSBW