Growing your business through collaborations, with Chad Jenkins
Fri Feb 21 2025
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Collaboration is an often overlooked driver of business growth.
It can spark innovation, expand your market reach, and turn challenges into opportunities in ways you might not expect.
Yet, many small businesses struggle to find the right partnerships.
So what do you need to do to start collaborating effectively to propel your business forward?
What are the strategies that can help you turn obstacles into opportunities?
And how can you spot and secure the right partnerships for lasting success?
In this episode, Chad Jenkins and I discuss the power of business collaborations and how they can significantly boost your company's growth. We also explore practical strategies for identifying and forming the right partnerships to drive success.
Chad is the President & CEO of SeedSpark and a lifelong entrepreneur who possesses a knack for uncovering unconventional opportunities within traditional businesses. His passion lies in understanding how businesses operate and reshaping them for remarkable
returns.
We discuss: (timestamps)
02:23 How do you grow a business through collaborations?
04:25 Making your product-based business stand out from competitors?
07:57 Practical steps to implementing collaborations in your business
15:31 Common collaboration mistakes
17:45 Challenges in entering the collaboration space
18:56 Key factors to consider when vetting potential partners
20:07 Case study: success through business collaborations
24:41 Developing a new revenue stream through collaboration
32:30 Documenting collaboration efforts for strategic decision-making
38:34 Actionable steps to take to start collaborations in your business
Resources:
Chad Jenkins, President & CEO, SeedSpark
https://seedspark.com/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadtjenkins/
LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/company/seedspark/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/SeedSpark/
Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSD-HmywcGJP4VaDa828dQ
Author:
Just Add a Zero: Remove the Film, Outperform your Competition, and Grow Exponentially through Collaboration
Kathy Svetina, Fractional CFO:
https://www.newcastlefinance.us/
Blog post | Growing Your Business Through Collaborations
https://www.newcastlefinance.us/listen/growing-your-business-through-collaborations/
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Comments? Suggestions? Text the show here! Collaboration is an often overlooked driver of business growth. It can spark innovation, expand your market reach, and turn challenges into opportunities in ways you might not expect. Yet, many small businesses struggle to find the right partnerships. So what do you need to do to start collaborating effectively to propel your business forward? What are the strategies that can help you turn obstacles into opportunities? And how can you spot and secure the right partnerships for lasting success? In this episode, Chad Jenkins and I discuss the power of business collaborations and how they can significantly boost your company's growth. We also explore practical strategies for identifying and forming the right partnerships to drive success. Chad is the President & CEO of SeedSpark and a lifelong entrepreneur who possesses a knack for uncovering unconventional opportunities within traditional businesses. His passion lies in understanding how businesses operate and reshaping them for remarkable returns. We discuss: (timestamps) 02:23 How do you grow a business through collaborations? 04:25 Making your product-based business stand out from competitors? 07:57 Practical steps to implementing collaborations in your business 15:31 Common collaboration mistakes 17:45 Challenges in entering the collaboration space 18:56 Key factors to consider when vetting potential partners 20:07 Case study: success through business collaborations 24:41 Developing a new revenue stream through collaboration 32:30 Documenting collaboration efforts for strategic decision-making 38:34 Actionable steps to take to start collaborations in your business Resources: Chad Jenkins, President & CEO, SeedSpark https://seedspark.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadtjenkins/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/seedspark/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SeedSpark/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaSD-HmywcGJP4VaDa828dQ Author: Just Add a Zero: Remove the Film, Outperform your Competition, and Grow Exponentially through Collaboration Kathy Svetina, Fractional CFO: https://www.newcastlefinance.us/ Blog post | Growing Your Business Through Collaborations https://www.newcastlefinance.us/listen/growing-your-business-through-collaborations/ Is your growth causing financial headaches? Sales up, but profits lagging? Financial practices stuck in entry level mode? Don't worry, it's not you—it's your financial setup. Introducing NextGen Finance Blueprint by NewCastle Finance. This CFO-led roadmap: • Brings fuzzy finances into focus • Gives you a clear money picture • Creates a step-by-step action plan Ready to level up? Visit newcastle.finance/blueprint