The Small Business Radio Show

SEGMENT 1 with Stoyan Kenderov, starting at 0:00: Credit cards have existed for 70 years, yet 85% of suppliers don’t accept cards because the cost of acceptance is high. Stoyan Kenderov is here to share why this doesn’t stop you from using your credit card to make a payment.SEGMENT 2 with Aygemang Clay, starting at 18:30: A lot of people may not know that over half of the products purchased on Amazon are actually sold by the millions of small and medium businesses that sell through Amazon. In the U.S. alone, there are over half a million small and medium businesses selling on Amazon. Aygemang Clay is here to share his experience using Amazon for his company ATLEXO.SEGMENT 3 with Victoria Jones, starting at 36:30: Your business probably looks like a series of siloed departments rather than a company. The departments run software that can’t talk to each other and the same customer appears separately in both your CRM system and your accounting system. That means your sales people don’t have a clear picture of your customer’s journey before they call. How do we solve this? Victoria Jones is here with a solution.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

SEGMENT 1 with Jose Palomino: To increase sales, a lot of small business owners jump to hiring more sales people. Jose shares why this almost never works and what small business owners need to do first to increase sales.SEGMENT 2 with Shawn Hill: What if you didn’t have to rely solely on your marketing budget to grow your reputation among customers, prospects and your community? Shawn shares how companies can turn internally and empower their employees to grow their reputation and maintain a connection with the community. SEGMENT 3 with Whitney Eckis: Many entrepreneurs create products as a result of trying to solve a problem for themselves and learn that others have the same issue. Serial entrepreneur Whitney Eckis shares how her anxiety disorder led her to create Get Supr, an instant coffee infused with hemp extract.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

SEGMENT 1 with Joe Sanok: Although COVID is waning, the idea of people working 5 days a week in the office is a thing of the past. Is the 5-day work week also out? Joe Sanok shares how small business teams can actually get more done in less time with a 4-day work week. SEGMENT 2 with Inbal Claudio: Influencer marketing tactics are the future of marketing for small businesses. But what happens when you can’t afford to pay $20,000 for a sponsored post? Inbal Claudio is here with a solution.SEGMENT 3 with John Bischof: What tools do small business owners need to invest in to support the hybrid workforce that’s here to stay? John Bischof helps small businesses think through the technology considerations for having a productive and secure team no matter where they work.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

SEGMENT 1 with Gene Marks: Is an employee ownership plan a key to increasing company profits and retention of employees? Gene Marks is here to share more so you can decide if offering an employee ownership plan is right for your business.SEGMENT 2 with Natasha Pearl Hansen: Breaking up with your spouse or your business partner is hard, but Natasha took those lemons and turned them into lemonade by turning her cancelled wedding into a comedy special and a new business venture to help people going through similar situations.SEGMENT 3 with Bill Reidy: Customer referrals are a key revenue generation tool for any small business, but Bill Reidy believes that the traditional referral process - even with hard work and a commitment to managing the process - still yields very little ROI. He is here to share a better way to get referrals.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

SEGMENT 1 with Asha Tarry: It’s called the Great Resignation. People are leaving their jobs after 18 months of COVID because they are stressed and burnt out. How can small business owners help their team through this time?SEGMENT 2 with Victoria Jones: Small businesses usually implement software solutions piecemeal - they implement one system for accounting, one for sales, one for production, and so on. But what happens when those systems can’t share information? SEGMENT 3 with Dr. Karyn Gordon: With all the competition to find top talent, it’s as important as ever to retain your staff. Being a great leader is a big part of retaining your employees, but most small business owners were never taught these skills. Where do they start?Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

SEGMENT 1 with Jane Hanson: Effective communication has always been the key to being a successful small business owner. But now with most of our communications happening online, have the rules of being a powerful communicator changed? Here to help small business owners become powerful communicators in every medium is long-time TV anchor and communication coach, Jane Hanson.SEGMENT 2 with Shawn Hill: A lot of small business owners think that the only time you can get a review is after the customer has purchased from you. But what if you could get a review at multiple points in the customer’s journey to increase your chances of getting a great final review? Shawn Hill is here to share how small businesses can utilize reviews and reputation marketing to grow their business.SEGMENT 3 with Andrea Kayne: Now is the time to think about how your company can fit into the personal lives of your employees, not the other way around. The pandemic has caused people to reject “universal truths” and “shoulds” that don’t reflect their values. If your company’s lifestyle doesn’t work for them, they’ll move on. Andrea Kayne is here to help small business retain their team members by re-centering on work-life balance and finding their inspiring why.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

SEGMENT 1 with Yaro Starak: A lot of small business owners think they need to be at the center of everything in their company, but in reality, the best scenario is that you get out of the way so your company can grow without you! Yaro Starak is here to share why and how to make it happen.SEGMENT 2 with Kerry Hatch: While financial payment systems have been going digital in the past 5 years and are now sped up by COVID, so many B2B transactions are behind and it’s hurting the growth of small businesses. Kerry Hatch is here to share a powerful solution that will give you more choices for how you handle business transactions.SEGMENT 3 with Monique Golden: In this ever-changing world, we need innovation and evolving skillsets to adapt to it. That’s one of the reasons why XPRIZE was born. XPRIZE is a non-profit organization that designs and hosts public competitions intended to encourage technological development to benefit humanity. Monique Golden is here to tell us more about it.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

SEGMENT 1 with Gloria Feldt: What will it take to achieve gender parity and propel more women to leadership roles? Gloria Feldt, a nationally recognized social and political advocate of women’s rights, is here to share how we can move toward gender equality.SEGMENT 2 with Zeke Bronfman: How do you start a beverage company from your dorm room? Zeke Bronfman, grandson of the late Seagram CEO Edgar Bronfman, and his roommate Nate Medow did just that, and Zeke is here to share their story.SEGMENT 3 with Libby Hikind: What grants are available to small businesses and nonprofits that are not well known? Libby Hikind, founder of Grantwatch, is here to share tips for finding and applying for grants to help fund your organization.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

SEGMENT 1 with Tim Higgins: For a lot of entrepreneurs, people like Elon Musk are their hero - they buck current trends and can be brash against the establishment. What is Elon Musk really like and how did he build Tesla? Journalist Tim Higgins gives us the inside story.SEGMENT 2 with Pamela Slim: What if dozens of your ideal clients were easy to find? What if you could show up in networks that really wanted what you are offering? Pamela Slim shows us how to discover new customers that are right in front of us.SEGMENT 3 with Jonathan Friedman: We are facing a mental health crisis in this country. People are more anxious and overworked than ever. Jonathan Friedman shares what you can do to take care of your mental wellbeing and that of your employees.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.

SEGMENT 1 with Mary J. Nestor: Communication with team members has always been a tough part of any small business owner’s job. Working remotely has made it even tougher. What will happen when we head back to the office? Mary Nestor is here to help us communicate authentically at work.SEGMENT 2 with Tony Drockton: Under the Obama Administration, the SEC began allowing small businesses to crowdfund investments or go public directly to consumers and investors by using the legal process called Regulation A+. Regulation A+ is for rapid growth firms and has a high bar to be approved directly by SEC, but it allows you to raise up to $75M. Tony Drockton is here to share his current experience raising money through Regulation A+ for his company, Hammitt. See offering circular: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1769693/000110465921114370/tm2127162d1_253g2.htmSEGMENT 3 with Ken Rusk: With the new infrastructure bill before Congress, what effect will this have on blue collar jobs and opportunities in the US? What do we need to do to fill the shortage of blue collar workers? Here to give us his insight is blue-collar construction business entrepreneur, Ken Rusk.Sponsored by NiceJob and Plastiq.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-small-business-radio-show--3306444/support.