WJR Business Beat
655 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsWJR Business Beat as heard on 760 WJR, hosted by Guy Gordon and StartupNation's founder and CEO, Jeff Sloan.
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WJR Business Beat: The Most Popular Startup Type State-by-State (Episode 395)
April 20, 2022 11:45 - 2 minutes - 1.85 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff Sloan reveals the top choices for startups across the United States. Can you guess what Michigan's is?
WJR Business Beat: Local Spending on Digital Advertising Grows (Episode 394)
April 19, 2022 11:20 - 2 minutes - 2.23 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff shares a sneak peek at the 2022 Benchmarking Report on Local Media's Digital Revenue and it's big news.
WJR Business Beat: Wayne State Announces New Entrepreneurial Program (Episode 393)
April 18, 2022 11:00 - 2 minutes - 2.39 MBWayne State University and Global Detroit are partnering to help immigrant and international entrepreneurs launch high-growth startups in Southeast Michigan.
WJR Business Beat: Q1 Venture Capital Activity Shows Mixed Results (Episode 392)
April 15, 2022 11:30 - 2 minutes - 2 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff Sloan discusses venture capital results for Q1 2022. Here are the key takeaways.
WJR Business Beat: Unicorns Founded By Women Quadrupled in 2021 (Episode 391)
April 14, 2022 11:20 - 1 minute - 1.68 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff cheers the fact that women-led or founded startups reaching unicorn status quadrupled in 2021. But more work needs to be done, he says.
WJR Business Beat: (Episode 390) Why People Are Quitting Their Jobs
April 13, 2022 15:00 - 2 minutes - 2.15 MBToday on the Business Beat, Jeff reveals why Americans are quitting in droves. A new survey details the whys behind the Great Resignation.
WJR Business Beat: Commercial Offices –Are They A Thing of The Past? (Episode 389)
April 12, 2022 10:40 - 2 minutes - 2.01 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses another way the pandemic has forever changed business: Employees don't want to return to the office.
WJR Business Beat: The Appeal of Social Media Sites Is Dimming (Episode 388)
April 08, 2022 10:15 - 2 minutes - 2.43 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff explores consumers' changing relationship with social media. It appears as though consumers are shifting from social platforms toward editorial sites.
WJR Business Beat: Small Business Optimism High Despite Challenges (Episode 386)
April 06, 2022 10:20 - 1 minute - 1.83 MBOn today’s Business Beat, Jeff shares results of a MetLife and U.S. Chamber of Commerce small business index that he says underscore the tenacity and positive nature of the entrepreneurial community.
WJR Business Beat: Changing Consumer Expectations (Episode 385)
March 30, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.95 MBAccording to insights from a new McKinsey report, brand loyalty isn't as powerful a force as before the pandemic. Find out what draws consumers to a brand.
WJR Business Beat: Tech Companies Seek Talent in Ukraine (Episode 384)
March 29, 2022 09:15 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff shares how the tech sector is supporting Ukrainian citizens at a time when they need it most.
WJR Business Beat: New Advancement Facilitates Mind Control Over Technology (Episode 383)
March 28, 2022 10:20 - 2 minutes - 2.21 MBThe latest move from Snap to pursue a new man-machine interface that lets people control technology with their minds represents the best entrepreneurial spirit.
WJR Business Beat: Franchising is Hot (Episode 382)
March 24, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.9 MBThinking of starting a business? Consider franchising. It'll increase your odds of success greatly.
WJR Business Beat: Social Media Advertising Remains Tops (Episode 381)
March 23, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.18 MBOn today’s Business Beat, Jeff Sloan explains why there's no doubt that when it comes to advertising spend social media is king.
WJR Business Beat: Hybrid Work Arrangements Likely the Future (Episode 380)
March 22, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.26 MBAfter assessing productivity and profitability and the impact that working from home has had on each, it appears as if the hybrid workplace is here to say, Jeff Sloan reports.
WJR Business Beat: Main Street Merchants Remain Optimistic (Episode 379)
March 18, 2022 12:30 - 2 minutes - 2.24 MBIn a new survey, 56% of Main Street merchants say they believe their revenues will increase in 2022, a notable improvement over the 45% reported just a year ago, but optimism is waning.
WJR Business Beat: Movie Theatres See Slow Rebound (Episode 378)
March 17, 2022 11:45 - 2 minutes - 2.21 MBToday on the Business Beat, we're taking a closer look at if, and how, we're going to see a return to movie theaters.
WJR Business Beat: Hatch Detroit Joins TechTown, Announces $100K Award (Episode 377)
March 16, 2022 10:45 - 2 minutes - 2.12 MBThe annual Hatch Detroit contest, which recently joined TechTown Detroit’s suite of entrepreneurial programs, announces a $100,000 prize for one savvy entrepreneur.
WJR Business Beat: Daylight Saving Time Takes Toll on Businesses (Episode 376)
March 14, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.97 MBLost sleep following daylight saving time translates to lost productivity at work in the week that follows resulting in, by some estimates, a total of $434 million in losses to businesses nationally.
WJR Business Beat: Buy Now, Pay Later Practices Raise Concerns (Episode 375)
March 11, 2022 14:15 - 2 minutes - 2.25 MBIf you're a consumer and think BNPL is a way to buy now and worry about it later, you should know that's just not so.
WJR Business Beat: Cybersecurity Threats Are Becoming a Bigger Issue (Episode 374)
March 10, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.29 MBOn today’s Business Beat, Jeff Sloan shares cybersecurity trends and advice from a new IBM security division report.
WJR Business Beat: Customer Experience Matters Most (Episode 373)
March 09, 2022 10:30 - 2 minutes - 2.03 MBLearn what your business needs to do to provide the all-important supreme customer experience.
WJR Business Beat: Why Pandemic Unemployment Hit Women Hardest (Episode 372)
March 08, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.14 MBA deeper look at the numbers reveals that women were harder hit during the pandemic and are taking longer to recover as well.
WJR Business Beat: The Best Way to Reach Customers Is The Old-Fashioned Way (Episode 371)
March 07, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.15 MBThe data shows that the good old-fashioned way of a real person-to-person interaction by phone wins out to achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction for brand to customer engagement.
WJR Business Beat: (Episode 370) New Report Highlights Hottest E-Commerce Categories
March 04, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.06 MBIt's so hot that by 2024 revenue from e-commerce sales is projected to eclipse in-person shopping.
WJR Business Beat: How Equity Crowd Funding Is Democratizing Startup Funding (Episode 369)
March 02, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.29 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff Sloan explains why equity crowdfunding could level the playing field for diverse startup founders.
WJR Business Beat: The Yat Is the Newest Digital Asset (Episode 368)
February 24, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.26 MBA yat is a string of one to five emojis that can be used as your digital username when strung together. You can also use it as a website URL and/or a payment address for your personal digital wallet.
WJR Business Beat: Brand Love Goes a Long Way Toward Customer Loyalty (Episode 367)
February 23, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.86 MBYou can compete and win by enhancing your brand loyalty with tactics, such as personalization, that are relatively easy and simple to employ.
WJR Business Beat: Cannabis Industry Sets New Sales Records in Michigan (Episode 366)
February 22, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.88 MBAs exciting as the 2021 record sales numbers were, the Michigan Marijuana Regulatory Agency estimates that sales in 2022 could top another billion in total at $2.8 billion up from the record sales figure set in 2021 for annual sales of $1.8 billion.
WJR Business Beat: Tips To Drive More Sales And Create Customer Loyalty (Episode 365)
February 21, 2022 11:45 - 2 minutes - 2.34 MBBy transforming your company's employees into ambassadors for your business, you'll drive sales and fuel customer satisfaction.
WJR Business Beat: Media Ad Spend Surges (Episode 364)
February 18, 2022 00:00 - 1 minute - 1.69 MBAd spending is surging. January 2022 was the 11th consecutive month of post-COVID gains for the U.S. ad marketplace, according to just updated data from the U.S. Ad Market Tracker.
WJR Business Beat: National Inventors Day Celebrates Innovation in the U.S. (Episode 363)
February 17, 2022 14:00 - 2 minutes - 2.23 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff heralds inventors as being crucial to the entrepreneurial community and a bedrock of American ingenuity.
WJR Business Beat: Startup Oakpoint Skyrockets To Success (Episode 362)
February 16, 2022 13:00 - 2 minutes - 2.29 MBOn today's Business Beat, you'll hear the story of the Oakpoint founders who started from scratch and in three years are on the verge of a $100-million company.
WJR Business Beat: Valentine’s Day Spending Rose in 2022 (Episode 361)
February 15, 2022 11:35 - 1 minute - 1.75 MBWhether you're in a business that participates directly in the flow of spending on Valentine's Day or not, we can all look to this boost in revenue for it as a harbinger of where consumer spending is now and where it's likely headed.
Extended Interview With Jamiel Robinson on VSBDR Program
February 14, 2022 15:00 - 9 minutes - 8.35 MBJeff Sloan talks with Jamiel Robinson, founder of Grand Rapids Area Black Businesses, about the value of the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program for entrepreneurs.
WJR Business Beat: Super Bowl Viewing Preferences Are Changing (Episode 360)
February 14, 2022 12:00 - 2 minutes - 2.11 MBThe results of the Adtaxi survey underscore the importance of capitalizing on digital audience and is a continuation of years of consumer trends toward convenience, cost efficiency and personalization when it comes to media consumption.
WJR Business Beat: Verizon Launches New Program for Entrepreneurs (Episode 359)
February 11, 2022 11:45 - 2 minutes - 2.09 MBThe Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program helps entrepreneurs nationwide succeed in the digital-first world. Jeff talks to one of the program's partners, Jamiel Robinson.
WJR Business Beat: Local Detroit Company Offers Shop Makeovers (Episode 358)
February 10, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.13 MBIf you're a local Detroit apparel shop owner, this is your chance to get a refresh for your shop and to get free onsite training and coaching on top of it with a makeover award from Stahls.
WJR Business Beat: Brand Image and Trust Are No. 1 To Consumers (Episode 357)
February 08, 2022 11:20 - 2 minutes - 2.1 MBIn today's Business Beat, Jeff talks about the importance of focusing on building a stronger brand image to gain more brand trust.
WJR Business Beat: Business Biography to Debut (Episode 356)
February 07, 2022 13:00 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff and Paul W. Smith announce the return of Business Biography on WJR on Saturdays as part of the radio station's 100th anniversary celebrations.
WJR Business Beat: The Pet Sector Offers Big Business Opportunity (Episode 355)
February 03, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBFor those who are creative enough to come up with a new product concept or a new business model for the pet industry, it's truly a land of opportunity.
WJR Business Beat: Snow Removal is Big Business (Episode 354)
February 02, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.27 MBThe industry of snow removal is growing. That scraping noise you hear out your bedroom window on snow days reminds us all that sometimes the most basic businesses that simply rely on a little hustle and good old hard work and are just, well, some of the best businesses in America.
WJR Business Beat: Online Fraud Up Significantly (Episode 353)
February 01, 2022 12:00 - 2 minutes - 2.11 MBThe Federal Trade Commission reports that in 2021 consumers lost $770 million to social media scams. Who is being scammed the most and how?
WJR Business Beat: Hispanic Entrepreneurs Creating Record Number of Startups (Episode 352)
January 28, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.15 MBData shows that Hispanic-owned businesses are the fastest-growing segment in the U.S. over the last 10 years with their numbers increasing by 34% since 2010, but obstacles still stand in the way for Latino entrepreneurs.
WJR Business Beat: Top Marketing Channel in 2022? Email (Episode 351)
January 25, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.34 MBSmall business marketers in 2022 believe that email is the top go-to channel to use in 2022.
WJR Business Beat: Customer Service is King (Episode 350)
January 24, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.19 MBOn today's Business Beat, Jeff talks about how while the greatest opportunity for small businesses is customer service, customers are feeling underwhelmed by the level of service they are getting.
WJR Business Beat: Industry Sectors Facing Major Change In 2022 (Episode 348)
January 24, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.33 MBMuch of the change driven by the pandemic and personal travel and transportation is here to stay, an ECT News Network writer says.
WJR Business Beat: Dell Technologies and StartupNation Offer Free Tech Upgrade Webinar (Episode 349)
January 21, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2 MBA free live webinar offered by our friends at Dell Technologies will help you get up to speed on the best technology options available for your various needs so you can be best informed and make the best decision when you make your purchase.
WJR Business Beat: Grants for Women Entrepreneurs (Episode 347)
January 17, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 2.17 MBIf you're a woman or if you know a woman who wants to start or grow their business, but is in need of capital to get it really rolling, check out these grant opportunities listed by NerdWallet.
WJR Business Beat: America’s Best Companies To Work For in 2022 (Episode 346)
January 14, 2022 00:00 - 2 minutes - 1.91 MBUse Glassdoor's list of the Best Places to Work in 2022 as inspiration as you go about hiring or looking for work during the Great Resignation.