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The SmallBizChat Podcast: Finding Business Funding with Kedma Ough

December 2, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Kedma Ough is a small business superhero, keynote speaker, bestselling author, and business funding expert. After rebuilding her credit score from 420 to 820 through obscured grants and free resources, she now applies her knowledge to help others. Kedma has helped thousands of businesses and entrepreneurs find business funding and level up their dream. In 2019, she published … ⟶

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Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: benefits of target funding, cash flow management, debt management, financial mistakes, small business credit score

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Building a Collaborative Small Business Ecosystem with Pamela Slim

November 25, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Pamela Slim is a small business coach, author, and speaker. In her early career, Pamela worked for Barclays Global Investors as the Director of Training and Development. She then went on to work as a consultant for companies such as Cisco Systems, Chevron, and HP to create training programs. In 2005, she shifted her focus to the startup business market and helped thousands of … ⟶

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Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: customer retention, discover new customers, growing a customer base, scaling your business, targeting customers

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Reflecting and Planning in the Final Quarter

November 18, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

  The fourth quarter of the business year is a great time to reflect and plan. Looking back on the past year, what were your wins? Whether you achieved some lofty goal or simply kept going through these challenging times, it’s important to celebrate the big successes and the small ones. It’s also time to start planning what’s next. You can easily get caught up in the … ⟶

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Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: 2022 business vision, evaluating your business, plan for 2022, reduce your tax liability, reflect on 2021

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Achieving Optimal Physical Health with Sheila Brown

November 11, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Sheila Brown is a lawyer, speaker, personal strategic planner, and divine health coach. She is on a mission to change common misconceptions about soul food and encourage people to embrace the vegan lifestyle. After confronting her issues with food and spirituality, she found ways to address anxiety and problems in her life and does the same for others through her coaching. … ⟶

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Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: eating habits for entrepreneurs, health and wellness industry, healthy changes, small business owners lifestyle, weight loss journey

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Digital Marketing with Andy Seeley

November 4, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Andy Seeley is a master in sales and digital marketing and the CEO and Co-Founder of Creatively Disruptive, a team of e-commerce superheroes working with clients to supercharge online sales. Originally from New Zealand, Andy moved to the US and honed his skills through various sales and marketing roles. He and his team specialize in helping small business owners get a return … ⟶

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Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: different types of digital marketing, improving your website conversion, online ads, online marketing strategies, online presence strategy

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Long-Term Thinking in a Short-Term World with Dorie Clark

October 28, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Dorie Clark is a strategy consultant, keynote speaker, leadership expert, and executive coach. She teaches for various institutions, including Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business, IE Business School (Spain), HEC-Paris, and North Carolina’s Kenan-Flagler School of Business. She has received many accolades, including being named one of the Top 50 Business … ⟶

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Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: apply long-term thinking, long-term thinking, saying “no” to good opportunities, short-term world, strategies for maximizing time

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Master Your Marketing with Wake Up Warrior Garrett White

October 21, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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Garrett White is the founder of Wake Up Warrior and Warrior Week. Wake Up Warrior is the world’s leading training system for modern married businessmen. He teaches men how to get out of their own way and break free from the person they used to be to finally step into their greatness as a man. He is the author of the Warrior Book: How to Master the Art and Science of Having It … ⟶

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Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: achieve greatness, marketing strategy, mastering your marketing, reconnect your happiness and wealth, solve your marketing problems

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Marketing that can’t be Ignored with Mike Michalowicz & John Lawson

October 14, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Mike Michalowicz is an author, speaker, and the founder of Profit First Professionals. He works with small business owners and financial professionals to help them differentiate themselves in the market and attract more customers. Mike has written many business books, including Profit First, The Toilet Paper Entrepreneur, and The Pumpkin Plan. His latest book, Get Different, … ⟶

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Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: advertising, effective marketing, latest social media trends, online sales and marketing, sell online, social media marketing

The SmallBizChat Podcast: The Knowledge Economy with Rick Shant Koletavitoglu

October 7, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

Rick Shant Koletavitoglu is the Founder and CEO of 150birds, an omnichannel marketing platform assisting small businesses through tailored strategies. Rick founded CreatorDen, which became a leading marketing program working with brands such as Netflix, Wella, Pantene, and Procter & Gamble. While working as a freelance marketing consultant in Silicon Valley, Rick spotted a … ⟶

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Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: customer journey map, effective marketing strategies, knowledge economy, marketing tools, top reasons marketing activities fail for small businesses

The SmallBizChat Podcast: Ultimate Performance and Productivity with Joseph McClendon III

September 30, 2021 By Melinda Emerson Leave a Comment

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  Joseph McClendon III is a doctor of neuropsychology and an ultimate performance specialist. He taught at the University of California, Los Angeles for seven years and has lectured at Harvard University and many Fortune 500 companies in the US and around the world. Joseph has been working with best-selling author, Tony Robbins, since 1986 and has delivered hundreds of … ⟶

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Filed Under: The SmallBizChat Podcast Tagged With: control your inner voice, elevate their performance, maximize productivity, overcome fears, small business productivity

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