Home Business Podcast
206 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingStart-up, grow and succeed in your own home-based business. Thrive working from home. Interviews with top experts in the home business industry. Entrepreneur profiles and business spotlights. Sponsored by Home Business Magazine. Richard "Capt'n" Henderson, Publisher.
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Digital Ad Tune-up – GeoFencing & Other Promotional Tactics
December 20, 2023 19:59 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBInterview with Leading Advertising CEO Jeff Swartz Are you ready to learn how Geofencing and other Digital marketing tactics can grow your business? Then let’s say hello to Jeff Swartz, CEO of Ethic Advertising Agency (www.ethic-ads.com). Jeff Swartz is also an advertising entrepreneur, ad tech creator, and Founder of Qujam. Established in 2014, Ethic Advertising delivers hyper-targeted digital advertising solutions. They’re ranked among the 50 best agencies in the U.S [caption id="atta...
Dynamic Duo – Mother-Daughter Team Soar in Owning Done & Done Home
July 14, 2023 19:14 - 14 minutes - 19.9 MBInterview with Ann Lightfoot and Kate Pawlowski [caption id="attachment_160570" align="alignright" width="300"] Ann Lightfoot and Kate Pawlowski are the Dynamic Duo behind Done ^ Done Home[/caption] Do you want to learn more about the social media success secrets and BIZ-building story of this mother-daughter dynamic duo? Done & Done Home is a professional organizing and decluttering business owned by mother-daughter team Ann Lightfoot and Kate Pawlowski. Whether getting ready to put ...
AI Your Brand – Karen Tiber Leland Helps Get Your Business Ready for Artificial Intelligence
June 07, 2023 22:21 - 19 minutes - 26.7 MBThe online competition for attention and engagement has never been more intense. And the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence - AI - is exponentially increasing the challenge. To stand out from the crowd and compete, home business owners must get their business - and its brand - AI-ready. Nothing is going to shock up our home business world more than Artificial Intelligence. And who better than Karen Tiber Leland to help get us ready for AI? Karen is founder of Sterling Marketing Group (...
James Rosseau – Achieving Success on Your Own Terms
May 26, 2023 15:40 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MBOn the Home Business podcast, we love entrepreneur success stories. James Rosseau hits that target. James Rosseau is a hip-hop media owner, CEO and author of the new book Success on Your Own Terms: 6 Promises to Fire Up Your Passion, Ignite Your Career and Create an Amazing Life. (www.jamesrosseausr.com) James shares an inspiring blend of personal setbacks and triumphs, smart strategies, and lessons learned on his way from a North Philadelphia neighborhood to a Fortune 100 boardroom. Su...
Efficiency Bitch – Melissa Leon on How Ambitious Women Can Have It All
May 17, 2023 17:34 - 17 minutes - 23.8 MBEfficiency Bitch! There, I said it. But before you think I’m bad-mouthing my guest, Melissa Leon, know that she is the author of Efficiency Bitch - How Ambitious Women Can Have It All Without Doing It All. She uses the letters B.I.T.C.H. as an acronym to define the five areas she focuses on to live the life she designed: Bank, InBox, Time, Connection, and Harmony. Melissa has even trademarked the phrase! Melissa Leon is a 20-year corporate finance professional, a mother of three, an autho...
Wonderhell - Laura Gassner Otting on Achieving Greater Business Success
April 13, 2023 16:20 - 23 minutes - 34.2 MBHave you had a “Wonder Hell” moment? That time when you have achieved success, which gives you an increased hunger for something bigger? Which leads to a great deal of uncertainty, self-doubt, anxiety and stress. According to best-selling author, international speaker and renowned life coach Laura Gassner Otting (www.lauragassnerotting.com), success is wonderful, but it's also “Hell.” So she has a new book Wonderhell, Why Success Doesn't Feel Like It Should . . . and What to Do About It. ...
Instagram Unleashed – Corey Walker Talks Latest Marketing with Social Media
April 04, 2023 17:55 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBAre you using Instagram to maximum marketing effect in your Home-Based Business? Let’s let Corey Walker, author of Instagram for Business for Dummies, show us the way. Instagram is a dominant social media platform, particularly for businesses. Instagram also seems to be challenging the longtime dominance of Facebook. A few questions to ask: what are effective ways to use Instagram, why should we invest in Instagram, and what is a good posting frequency? Richard “Capt’n’” Henderson intervi...
Funnel Fury – Tara Lassiter on Lead Generation in Your Biz
March 17, 2023 19:43 - 17 minutes - 24.7 MBAfter 12 years of modeling on the QVC channel, what is a model to do? Tara Lassiter decided to trade fashion modeling for funnels. Tara found that by launching an online business with the help of funnels, this helped her escape what she calls her “golden handcuffs.” Today Tara Lassiter helps entrepreneurs achieve time freedom by packaging their talents into digital products, building life-first businesses, & growing impactful personal brands. Richard “Capt’n’” Henderson interviews Tara (w...
Gin-Preneur Triumphs – Adam Von Gootkin Breathes New Life Into an Old Industry
December 01, 2022 21:59 - 15 minutes - 22.8 MBOn the home business podcast, we love business start-up stories. Our listeners love to hear profiles of other entrepreneurs. Over the years we have covered many different types of entrepreneurs: Mom Preneurs, Dad-preneurs, crypto-preneurs, zoom-preneurs. But a Gin-Preneur? We didn’t know that the drink known as Gin was still even around! But Adam Von Gootkin, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Highclere Castle Spirits, proves otherwise. Adam as carved out an impressive market niche i...
Vote-Preneurs – Tech Experts’ ActiVote App is Helping to Make Democracy Work
October 03, 2022 18:53 - 25 minutes - 35 MBAfter selling their successful supply-chain software-development business, these tech experts didn’t know what to do with their lives. But Sara Gifford and Victor Allis shared a common passion to make democracy work better. So they co-founded ActiVote, a first-of- its-kind non-partisan app, to simplify elections and empower U.S. citizens to vote. With America now sailing into the mid-term election cycle, what better subject to talk about than this App and an entrepreneur who helped develo...
De-Clutter – An Easy Way to Increase Home Office Productivity – Christina Giaquinto Interview
August 24, 2022 18:58 - 31 minutes - 43.2 MBAs business owners, we all know how important it is to set up our home offices for success. Our workspace plays a pivotal role for how efficient and productive we are each day. There are easy things you can do right now to de-clutter your workspace and to increase home office productivity. To help us get our offices’ better organized, Richard “Capt’n” Henderson interviews Christina Giaquinto. She is a Professional Organizer and Brand Ambassador for Modular Closets (DIY customizable closet...
Amazon Seller – How to Increase Your Revenue
May 27, 2022 14:33 - 31 minutes - 43.7 MBInterview with Amazon Sales Guru Lesley Hensell Whether you love Amazon or hate it, Amazon is an 800-pound Gorilla in the small business/home business arena. Just about every home-based entrepreneur will be involved in Amazon selling, one way or another. It could be a small Amazon side hustle, a related product for your core business, or a core business itself as an Amazon Seller. For example, at Home Business Magazine, we have to sell our Start-up Guide exclusively through Amazon. As w...
Work Easier – Make Things Better in Your Biz Life
May 13, 2022 18:21 - 31 minutes - 43.8 MBFrustration! We've all felt it at some time; particularly running a home-based business. Sometimes it feels like HARD is a habit. But it doesn't have to be. Let's face it: work and business are challenging. Have you ever wondered if you are on the right path? And what can you do to break out of old habits, and start seeing things in a new way? A way that makes things easier. Richard “Capt’n” Henderson interviews Chris Westfall (www.WestfallOnline.com), who wants to help YOU Discover your ...
Business Talk – Erin Joy Advises Women Entrepreneurs
May 06, 2022 15:48 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBInterview with “Talk Business” Radio Host Erin Joy After almost three decades of advising women business leaders, Erin Joy has learned what opportunities and challenges women in business encounter. She knows what they are thinking and the best failproof practices for business success. With a knowledge base this wide, it’d be a shame not to sit down with the brightest female minds in business and share it with the world. That’s how the “Erin Joy Talks Business brand” was born; which she di...
Your Inner Matrix – Succeed by Mastering Emotions
April 29, 2022 17:53 - 34 minutes - 47.1 MBInterview with “The Inner Matrix” author Joey Klein Success in a home business cannot just be achieved by building and delivering a better mouse trap. Entrepreneurs are under constant pressure and stress, and that can get in the way of achieving your business goals. Having a mastery of one’s emotions under this pressure can mean the difference between a home business owner’s epic success or miserable failure. Richard “Captain” Henderson and Shelby Cara Henderson interview Joey Klein (ww...
Women Overwhelmed – Ditch that Feeling of Being Over-Inundated
April 22, 2022 16:03 - 23 minutes - 32.5 MBInterview with Productivity Consultant Megan Sumrell Most women are finding it hard to squeeze everything into one day and feeling more overwhelmed than ever. Running a home-based business part-time can greatly increase that pressure. Are you ready to ditch that feeling of being overwhelmed, and find work Life harmony? Today’s guest, Megan Sumrell, believes that the majority of time management and productivity strategies on the market are failing women. Richard “Captain” Henderson in...
Expansion 101 – Have You Diversified Your Business Today?
February 27, 2022 19:24 - 23 minutes - 32.9 MBThe biggest reason why small businesses fail is lack of revenue. Looked at another way, the best you can ensure your small business success is to maximize your revenue. What better way to do that than to diversify your business and your income streams? And who better to talk with us about business diversification than Sara Bendrick (https://SaraBendrick.com). Richard “Captain” Henderson and Shelby Cara interview Sara Bendrick; a HGTV “Lawn & Order” star, TV host, author of Big Impact Land...
Tax Time Terror – Get Ready for this Dreaded Season of the Year
February 14, 2022 21:20 - 27 minutes - 37.7 MBIt’s that dreaded season of the year. It’s tax time. So what does that mean for you, as a small business owner? It’s time to get ready. The most important tax thing you can do right now is plan out what you need to do! Getting ready for tax time isn’t a big thing, it’s a lot of little things, little things that relate from one to the next. Richard “Captain” Henderson and Shelby Cara interview Barbara Weltman (https://bigideasforsmallbusiness.com), to help us get ready for tax time. Barbar...
Government Auctions – A Great Resource for Your Business or as its Own Start-up
February 01, 2022 22:02 - 26 minutes - 36.4 MBInterview with Greg Berry Founder/CEO of Municibid Did you know that most municipalities and government agencies auction off big ticket surplus items that are no longer needed or in service? Business owners can benefit from buying vehicles, heavy equipment and other big items they need through government auctions. Government auctions can also open up a lucrative side business buying and selling auction items. Richard “Capt’n” Henderson interviews Greg Berry, the CEO and founder of Munici...
Being Un-Receptive – A Better Way to Sell – Tom Stanfill
January 20, 2022 17:55 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MBInterview with Author and Sales Training Guru Tom Stanfill. The number of customers who would rather talk to a bot or do a Google search than talk to a seller has more than doubled in the past three years. That explains why – even with all the advances in sales enablement tools – the number of sellers “hitting their quotas” continues to decline. Traditional approaches to selling are backfiring on the growing population of “unreceptive” deciion makers. Richard “Capt’n” Henderson intervie...
Spruce-Ups – Improve Motivation by Making Your Home Office More Inviting
January 13, 2022 21:00 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBAre you feeling a little “down” today or need more motivation? Maybe it’s time to look no further than your own home office. Yes, your home workspace could be the source of flagging motivation. Simple and inexpensive upgrades and changes to your home office could make all the difference. When it comes to the home office, we too often consider its layout, furnishings or location for ways to improve it. Jeanelle Ditto working with a client at her interior design office.[/caption] Richar...
Law of Pain – Grow Through Conquering Painful Situations
December 28, 2021 18:31 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBInterview with Business & Life Coach Bill Goodwin We’ve all heard the term – no pain, no gain. Every small business owner struggles through difficult times and situations. It’s part of the process of succeeding as an entrepreneur. The truth about pain is that No one likes difficult times - but we can choose to embrace the lessons we learn from pain. Done successfully, conquering your painful situations can even help your business achieve greater success. Who better to help us triumph fr...
Digital Transformation – Ray Blakney Operates an International Language Business
December 01, 2021 23:15 - 26 minutes - 36.7 MBInterview with Digital Transformer and CEO Ray Blakney Nowadays, the world we live in is ever-more online. People are constantly scrolling down their social media feeds on their smartphones, buying products at ecommerce websites, launching fully virtual businesses… what does this all mean? Well, one thing this trend points to is the need for businesses to prioritize digital transformation. Just ask Ray Blakney, CEO and co-founder of the Live Lingua online language school (www.LiveLingua.c...
Biz Revolution - Martha Krejci is Revolutionizing Home-Based Careers for Women
November 10, 2021 19:49 - 27 minutes - 38 MBPushed upward by increased bandwidth, smarter smart phones, new ideas about work, and even workplace shakeups from Covid, we are in a home-based revolution. Every year brings an increasing number of people working from home and operating home-based businesses. Balanced right, you can create multiple income streams from your home and still have time for what matters most in your life. So, who better to comment on this explosion than Martha Krejci, author of the new book “The Home-Based Revol...
Heart-Centered – Personal Fulfillment Helps This CEO Grow 14 Businesses
November 05, 2021 18:58 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBToo many business owners think that achieving financial success must be the ultimate goal in their entrepreneurial journey. However, one CEO and entrepreneur is on a personal mission to change the conversation in the business world, moving away from the pursuit of success, to focusing on fulfillment instead. Christan Hiscock is the CEO and co-founder of Kardia (https://HelloKardia.com), which offers what he terms “heart-centered” financial services to help people reach their goals. Christan...
Podcast - Franchise-Prenuer – Success Secrets in Owning a Franchisor Business
November 02, 2021 20:50 - 23 minutes - 33 MBHave you always wanted to be a new business owner, but are scared of the risk? Wouldn’t it be great if there was a business opportunity that was already pre-packaged and proven to be successful? Well, there is one! And these businesses have been around forever. They are call Business Franchises, and number in the hundreds of thousands! You can be your own boss and greatly reduce start-up risk by becoming a franchise owner. Richard “Cap’t” Henderson and Shelby Cara interview Neel Parekh, t...
Podcast - Space-Out – Increase Your Home Office Productivity
October 29, 2021 18:20 - 25 minutes - 35 MBMany of today’s home-based entrepreneurs put so much of their time and effort into building and maintaining their company that they overlook one crucial business detail: the actual office space they work in. Added to that, with the pandemic driving many employees—some for the first time—to a work-from-home situation, there are many households with more than one person working from home; creating more need for workspace in the home than ever before. This all begs the question: “How can you...
Biotech–Preneur – Elyse Dickerson Pushes Unique and Impressive Growth Story
October 26, 2021 17:57 - 22 minutes - 31.5 MBHave you ever dreamed about partnering with the right team and building a break-out company in the fast-changing tech industry? Elyse Dickerson has done just that. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eosera Inc. (https://eosera.com), a Dallas Fort Worth-based majority woman-owned biotech company. Richard “Capt’n” Henderson interviews Elyse, who shares her unique experience as a female entrepreneur in biotech, and Eosera’s unique and impressive growth story! Eosera is ranked no. 753 on Inc. M...
Negotiating Sucks - Getting Everyone What They Really Want
October 22, 2021 15:12 - 26 minutes - 36.5 MBMost people “suck” at negotiations–even if they think they don’t; says today’s podcast guest. Negotiation is all about handling emotions in the moment, and how you’re used to handling your emotions is why you probably suck at negotiating. You can be an experienced negotiator because you’ve done it many times or a lucky negotiator who has managed to come out on top more often than not. But none of those things help you navigate the minefield of emotions—which means that when those emotions c...
Start-Up Secrets – What I Never Learned in B-School
October 19, 2021 20:59 - 27 minutes - 38.5 MBInterview With Health-Preneurs George Kramb and Patrick Frank It’s a start-up nation out there, and we cannot learn enough from all the different start-up stories out there. Start-ups in a particular industry can share unique lessons and business-building advise for any entrepreneur. George Kramb and Patrick Frank are co-founders of the healthcare start-up PatientPartner; and are Forbes 30 under 30 Entrepreneurs. Richard “Capt’n” Henderson interviews George and Patrick, who like to call...
Video-You – Get Your Audience to Respond to Video
October 14, 2021 18:47 - 29 minutes - 40 MBAs the home-based business world goes more online, the importance of video grows. Your marketing tool-box should contain a good balance of video content. Clients and colleagues have grown to expect video connections. But video content has its own nuances and difficulties and critical success factors. The big challenge comes down to answering this question: how do you make videos that your audience will respond to? You have to also link videos to your business brand and its content marketi...
Think Big – Go From Entrepreneur to Influencer Icon
October 06, 2021 21:36 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBInterview with Luxury Marketing Expert Kathryn Porritt In your home business, have you ever thought about really thinking big? Or let’s take this one step further to dream of leaping from entrepreneur to icon? Let’s takes those first steps now. On today’s podcast we are joined by Kathryn Porritt (KathrynPorritt.com), the world’s foremost expert in luxury marketing and premium offers. Richard “Capt’n” Henderson interviews Kathryn, to discuss the importance of establishing authority and h...
Boss Brain – Pandemic Creates Huge Demand for Service Businesses
October 02, 2021 20:26 - 25 minutes - 26.8 MBInterview with Author and Nationally Recognized Expert on Entrepreneurship According to today’s guest, for the 100 million Americans who want to be self-employed, the pandemic has created a unique opportunity. There is a HUGE increase in demand for service-based businesses, which are a major sector of the home-based business economy. The ongoing pandemic has also led to shuttering of businesses and new opportunities. Tra Williams - nationally recognized expert on entrepreneurship and aut...
Quick Cash – Pros & Cons in Using a Business Credit Card
September 24, 2021 17:40 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBIt’s no secret that cash flow is what keeps a business running. Ideally, businesses will have enough money coming in to keep the wheels turning. But that doesn’t always happen. When revenues and expenses don’t quite line up, like economic difficulties or when a business opportunity arises, business owners need to be able to access credit right away to handle these costs. This is why many entrepreneurs have small business credit cards. But using a business credit card requires using them sma...
Smoother Start-Up – Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months
September 21, 2021 17:03 - 27 minutes - 38.3 MBOn the Home Business Podcast, we love start-up stories and advice. Much of the content on business start-ups focuses on getting up and started in a business in the shortest time possible. Often 6 months or less. But today’s podcast guest takes a longer more strategic view on moving towards being your own boss. Melinda Emerson is the author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months (www.becomeyourownbossbook.com) and has been described as “America’s #1 small business expert.” Richard “Capt’n” H...
Optimize Online – Gen Z’r Says to Ask the Questions Your Competitors Aren’t
September 10, 2021 18:09 - 25 minutes - 34.5 MBAs COVID-19 has driven us all more and more into a virtual world, optimizing your online presence is more important than ever to business success. Optimizing your online presence can result in major followings on social media, bringing new interest into your services, and filling your lead funnels with genuine prospects. It can be the difference between looking for work and being inundated with opportunities. But there’s just one question. How do you optimize your online presence in a way y...
Less Taxing – You’re Brain Dead to Not Own a Business
August 10, 2021 17:49 - 37 minutes - 52.1 MBInterview with Author and Tax Expert Courtney Epps Tax season seems to always be upon us year ‘round. So it’s always a good time for anyone, business owner or not, to look for ways to decrease your taxes or increase your revenue. Courtney Epps, takes this one step further by saying that you would be unwise not to own a business. Courtney Epps is a well known Chief Financial Officer, Ted Talk veteran, and author of the appropriately named More Relaxing Less Taxing. Richard “Capt’n” Hende...
Bike Boom – Two Minnesota High School Friends Make Good in E-Bike Explosion
March 11, 2021 19:04 - 24 minutes - 33.8 MBOn the Home Business Podcast, we love Start-Up Success Stories. How about two Minnesotans from Lakeville - Levi Conlow and Robby deziel – who struck out west and found success. Their Lectric eBikes exploded onto the electric bike scene in 2019, and hit $14 million in sales their first year. Their start-up journey provides great lessons for anyone with a business idea who is afraid to take the leap. Despite their youth, they proved to be seasoned marketing pro’s and who were able to pretty m...
Cold Call Fear – Overcome Barriers to Making Critical Business-to-Business Phone Connections
November 28, 2020 18:49 - 19 minutes - 27.3 MBInterview with Cold Call Expert Nicole Attias No matter what your business, you must make cold calling part of that business. Social media platforms and email are all the norm in today’s communication – but none can replace the impact of your voice over the phone. NO ONE likes to pick up the phone and cold call, particularly when you might be cold calling someone you just met at a networking event. [caption id="attachment_111853" align="alignright" width="300"] Corporate Trainer and Con...
Zero to Hero – Secrets of a Megastar Influencer
July 29, 2020 19:22 - 27 minutes - 37.6 MBIn our post pandemic world, influencer marketing is growing in its importance to small business success. Influence marketing leverages social media to make more personal connections to your target audience. You can use influence marketing to grow your business, or perhaps “make the leap” to being an Influencer yourself. To learn more, Richard “Capt’n” Henderson and Sherilyn Colleen interview one the most knowledgeable and established influencers in the market, Elma Beganovich, Along with ...
Drive! – NASCAR’s Kelley Earnhardt Miller Discusses Her New Book on Winning in Business and Life
July 22, 2020 21:18 - 17 minutes - 23.5 MBTo win in business, you also need to win in life. Kelley Earnhardt Miller, is one of the most prominent businesswomen in NASCAR today. Kelley Earnhardt Miller has written a book DRIVE: 9 Lessons to Win in Business and in Life. As co-owner of JR Motorsports, Kelley knows what hard work, dedication, and thriving in a “man’s world” looks like. Born into racing royalty, Kelley learned how to stand on her own merit, to keep up with the family legacy. Richard “Capt’n” Henderson and Sherilyn Col...
COVID-19 Growth - Shift from Competition to Collaboration
July 09, 2020 18:02 - 26 minutes - 35.8 MBCOVID-19 led to near shutdowns of social and economic activity, and nothing in the business world will be the same. According to today’s guest, Greg Reid, COVID-19 era calls for a new approach to business development, one that capitalizes on collaboration; (NOT) competition. Dr. Greg Reid is a world-renowned speaker, filmmaker, and entrepreneur[/caption] Richard “Capt’n” Henderson and Sherilyn Colleen interview Greg Reid, who is the author of the best-selling book, Three Feet From Gol...
Virtual Negotiating – Be a Better Business Negotiator in Stay-At-Home COVID-19 world
June 10, 2020 16:28 - 27 minutes - 37.3 MBInterview with Brian Buck CEO of Scotwork North America Most all areas of our business world were turned upside down with the corona-virus. Working virtually is not easy. And neither is negotiating. Entrepreneurs must rapidly develop new negotiation skills for a new virtual world. If entrepreneurs are not equipped to negotiate when communicating virtually, the impact to the bottom line will reach far beyond today’s crisis. So how can your business equip itself to better negotiate virtuall...
COVID-19 & Self-Employment – CEO of National Association for the Self-Employed Gives Advice
June 04, 2020 20:10 - 19 minutes - 27.5 MBInterview with Keith Hall CEO of the National Association for the Self- Employed Keith Hall is president and CEO of the National Association for the Self-Employed - NASE. N A S E (www.nase.org) Represents over 27 million independent contractors, solo entrepreneurs, freelancers, small business owners and the emerging gig economy workers. Self-employed workers have been harder by COVID-19 than any other economic group in the country. So Keith Hall has some great observations and advice to s...
COVID-Preneur - Quarantine Cans-as-Dumbbell Device Turns Food-Hoarding into Big Gains
May 29, 2020 01:55 - 15 minutes - 21.1 MBWe love business start-up stories on the home business podcast. The COVID 19 crisis is leading to new bursts of ingenuity as entrepreneurs develop new products and services to adapt to a new stay-at-home world. To curb the cost and hassle of the new rush to buy home exercise equipment, Emily Fukunaga, has created a weight listing device that makes Campbell’s soup the center of your workout. Enter her Makeweight - a DIY dumbbell device that firmly holds food cans, fashioning a custom weight ...
Working Remote COVID-19 – Key Success Factors to Make Tele-Working Work
May 11, 2020 19:00 - 24 minutes - 34 MBThe business world we live in is quite different from what it was just a few months ago. Today, non-essential businesses are mandated to work remotely, in hopes of combating the rise of the health pandemic. Panicked IT departments, as well as CEO’s and Founders, are scrambling to ensure their employees can access company servers; and communicate with colleagues and customers alike. Businesses no longer have years or even months to consider a shift in having employees work from home; it’s no...
Influence-Building in COVID-19 – Grow Your Business Reach in a Changing Virtual World
May 05, 2020 21:47 - 30 minutes - 42.2 MBYour influence as a small business owner is key to your long-term success. Too many home-based business owners neglect or don’t even think about how important their influence is to gaining clients and growing revenue. Now dropping a bombshell into the business of influence is the COVID-19 pandemic that will impact us for many months or even years. To build more influence in these times of working remote, we need to adapt new tactics and techniques. Richard “Capt’n” Henderson and Sherilyn ...
COVID-19 Opportunity – How Small Businesses Can Improve during the Pandemic
May 01, 2020 15:05 - 29 minutes - 41.2 MBThe coronavirus pandemic is slamming home-based businesses. Erin Joy says it’s time to join forces, educate one another, and find solutions for COVID-19 challenges. You can find business opportunities and better long-term prosperity. The coronavirus pandemic is slamming small and home-based businesses, and some may have to close their doors for good. But according to Erin Joy, founder and CEO of Black Dress Circle (www.BlackDressCircle.com), it’s time to join forces, educate one another, an...
SBA COVID-19 Funding – Paycheck Protection Program and other Emergency Financial Help
April 28, 2020 16:15 - 22 minutes - 30.9 MBCOVID 19 continues to rock our home-based business world, and we’re all in a mad scramble to stay afloat. A key part of relief is hundreds of billions in emergency funding through the Small Business Administration, such as the Paycheck Protection Program and emergency loans. Smaller home-based business owners are often being left in the dust, as larger small business scoop up all the funding. The good news is that there is still time to obtain COVID 19 SBA funding, and indications are that ...
COVID-19 - Top Tips For Leading Your Team Remotely
April 21, 2020 18:39 - 19 minutes - 26.4 MBInterview with Martin Lanik CEO of Pinsight and Author of The Leader Habit The Corona Virus has hit our business world with a huge bow wave. Now working from home has become the norm, and everyone worker, not just business owners, need better virtual leadership and management skills. Research shows that a virtual workforce requires stronger leadership skills when it comes to coordinating projects and bringing the team together as a cohesive unit. Clear communication, relationship building...