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The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Get Started in the World of Franchising with Rebecca Monet

August 11, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Rebecca Monet is CEO and chief scientist of Zorakle Profiles and co-host of The Franchise Woman podcast Where Passion & Purpose Collide. Rebecca has been in the franchise consulting and psychometric assessment business since 1993. Known for her uncanny ability to draw performance correlations, she is fascinated with neurology, neuroeconomics, and human performance as it […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: benefits of franchising, franchising, high-performing franchisees, potential franchisor, tips for success for franchisees

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Mastering Marketing and Sales with Darren Moffatt

August 25, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Darren Moffatt is the founder and Chief Nerd at Nerdsofbusiness.com and the Host of The Nerds of Business Podcast. An award-winning entrepreneur with a proven track record of online success, he is an insightful digital strategist, an in-demand speaker at business events on the topic of online marketing and digital disruption, and regularly features […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: advantage of retargeting ads, b2b vs b2c, building a sales funnel, making a good pitch, Tips for lead generation

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Get a Government Contract without Writing a Proposal with Sirena Thomas

July 14, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Sirena Moore-Thomas is a “mompreneur,” author, and business strategist. She is the CEO and Founder of The Highmark Group LLC, a management and federal contracting and consulting firm that has partnered with industry leaders, former procurement officers, and sought-after consultants to support businesses looking to provide goods and services to the federal government. Sirena is […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: contracting, federal contract, federal contracting, federal government, Simplified Acquisition Procedure, small contractors

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Becoming Change Masters with Barry Moltz

July 7, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Barry Moltz is an entrepreneur, business expert, and family business advisor dedicated to getting small businesses unstuck. He is the author of several small business books, including You Need To Be a Little Crazy and How to Get Unstuck. His latest work, ChangeMasters, is the winner of the 2022 International Book Award and the 2022 […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: accountability partners, change, change masters, money management, Time management, train your brain to change

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Grow Your Business Leadership with Molly Gimmel

July 21, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Molly K. Gimmel is co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Design To Delivery Inc. (D2DInc), an award-winning firm providing program and acquisition management support services to Federal government agencies. Molly has been working in the field of government contract and acquisition management since 1991. Before co-founding D2DInc in 2001, she spent eight years working in […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: acquisition management, government contract, grow as a leader, imposter syndrome, self-talk

The SmallBizChat Podcast: How to Build a Business Transition Plan with Laurie Barkman

July 28, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Laurie Barkman is the founder and CEO of SmallDotBig LLC, a strategy advisory firm for business owners to maximize the value of their company anticipating a future ownership transition. Additionally, she is a Partner with Stony Hill Advisors, an M&A​ ​firm representing companies on the buy-side or sell-side of transactions. During her 25+ year career, […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: business transition, mergers, sell your business, selling process, value estimation for your business

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Pricing Tips and Other Strategies for Service-Based Businesses with Bridget Brown

June 30, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Bridget Brown is the Owner and Lead Web Developer of Pages and Post, a digital design agency based in Alabama. Bridget—a mechanical engineer by profession—served in the energy and aerospace industry before founding Pages and Post. She served as an engineer for the Southern Company and as a staff engineer and flight controller for the […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: hiring employees, pricing, pricing strategy, Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program, Word-of-mouth Marketing

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Strategies for Running Effective Remote Teams with Liam Martin

June 23, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Liam Martin is an entrepreneur and speaker, as well as the Co-founder and CMO of Staff.com and Time Doctor—one of the most popular time tracking and productivity software platforms for top brands. An advocate of remote working, Liam has been published in several publications, including Forbes, Inc, Mashable, TechCrunch, Wired, and others. Liam is […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: hybrid working set-ups, manage remote workers, managing remote teams, remote teams, remote work force

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Traditional and Self-Publishing 101 with Stephanie Chandler

June 16, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Traditional and Self-Publishing 101 with Stephanie Chandler

Stephanie Chandler is a small business influencer and the CEO of Authority Publishing, a specialist in custom book publishing for business, self-help, memoir, and other non-fiction books. Stephanie is also the Founder and CEO of the Nonfiction Authors Association—a vibrant community for writers—and the Nonfiction Writers Conference. A professionally-trained speaker, Stephanie has been featured in […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: custom book publishing, marketing a book, podcasting, self-publishing, traditional book publishing

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Ecommerce Strategies for Small Biz Success with John Lawson

June 9, 2022 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Ecommerce expert, John Lawson, is the go-to authority for online selling success. He is the author of the best-selling social marketing book, Kickass Social Commerce for Entrepreneurs. He is a multi-award-winning social commerce strategist and sought-after keynote speaker who has traveled to five continents to address thousands of business leaders and entrepreneurs. John has achieved […]

Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: Amazon, ecommerce business, online selling success, sell your product, social marketing

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