The Business Behind Small Business Roundtable
About this Event
The Business Behind Small Business Roundtable
The BBSB Roundtable is the implementation room for The Business Behind Small Business. Each month, a small group of DMV owners meets for about 90 minutes to move from listening to doing — a short framework, honest peer discussion, and live "hot seats" where members work through a real challenge with the room. It's not networking and it's not a lecture; it's owners at a similar stage building businesses that can run without them.
Proudly sponsored by the Old Town Fairfax Business Association.
Second Tuesday of every month · 8:00–9:30 AM · Common Culture Specialty Coffee & Brunch · 3955 Chain Bridge Rd, Fairfax VA
Agenda
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
When Good Employees Go Bad (May 12)
Info: The hire who started off great. The one you used to brag about. The one who, somewhere along the way — slowly, quietly, in ways you can't quite name — has gone sideways.
Maybe they've checked out. Maybe the role outgrew them. Maybe they outgrew the role. Maybe you've been telling yourself "they're just going through something" for the third quarter in a row.
This month at the BBSB Roundtable, we're walking through the honest diagnosis most owners avoid (it has four questions, not three), the four paths forward, and the one change you'll make to your next hire so this doesn't happen again.
You'll walk away with:
A clear diagnosis of what's actually going on with your underperformer
The decision: coach, transfer, manage out, or fire
The opening sentence of the conversation — scripted, so you don't soften it in the moment
A 30-day plan, on one page, that you'll start Monday
One change to your hiring process that prevents the next bad hire
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
The Room You're Not In (June 9)
Info: How to network without burning out, wasting time, or collecting cards that go nowhere.
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
What Do Your Numbers Say? (July 14)
Info: Financial clarity for owners who feel like they're doing well — but can't prove it.
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Are Your Clients Actually Happy? (September 15)
Info: Customer satisfaction, retention signals, and the feedback you're probably not hearing.
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Building a Team That Works When You Don't (October 13)
Info: Culture, accountability, and the systems that make a team run without the owner in the room.
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
The Experience Is the Product (November 10)
Info: Elevating your client-facing brand, delivery, and the moments that make people refer you.
🕑: 08:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Charge What You're Worth (January 12)
Info: Pricing confidence, difficult rate conversations, and raising prices without losing clients.
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