What do Small Business Owners Think of ESG? Business Brain 428

You may have heard the acronym ESG. Environmental, Social Governance seems to impact large corporations mostly, but we want to know if small to medium-sized businesses are impacted at all by ESG concepts. Join us today for a discussion about ESG and a rant about being forced to make decisions. It will be fun and informative – we promise. 00:00:00 Read more

Messaging Apps for Your Business – Business Brain 427

What messaging App are you using to connect with your employees and business partners? How do you get non-technical people to embrace new solutions for messaging? Join us today on Business Brain for a deep dive into choosing and using messaging Apps. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #427 for Wednesday, March 1st, 2023 00:02:22 How do you message? Read more

Interview with Mani Bhushan Founder of Taco Ocho – Business Brain 426

Join us today as we meet with Mani Bhushan, Founder of Taco Ocho, a chain of Latin food restaurants in Texas. Mani shares some great tips and sobering advice about the food business and what motivates him daily after 40 years in the restaurant business. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #426 for Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 Featured Guest: Read more

The Risk Fallacy: Paycheck vs. Business Owner – Business Brain 425

What is riskier, working for a corporation where your future may be decided by someone else or starting a business where you make the decisions? Join us for another episode of Business Brain to here about when Dave was “Curtailed” and why Shannon thinks employment is a trap. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #425 for Friday, February 17th, Read more

Trust, Community and the Conversational Enterprise – Business Brain 424

How do you keep your team connected across various locations and time zones? Is it important to build trust and community with hybrid teams that spend part of their time in the office and part working remotely? Join us this week as we use our Business Brains to dig into the concept of the Conversational Enterprise. 00:00:00 Business Brain – Read more

GSA Business Opportunities and Pitfalls – Business Brain 423

Have you ever been contacted by a GSA consultant offering easy profits and increased revenue for your business? Are there GSA opportunities you need to take advantage of? Join us on Business Brain for a discussion about the pros and cons of GSA business. Then it’s on to a discussion about adding value BEFORE you ask for money. 00:00:00 Business Read more

Pricing Strategies and LLC Tax Advantages – Business Brain 422

What is the best pricing strategy for your products and services? Do LLCs offer any tax advantages? And just how valuable is ChatGPT for your Small Business? Join Shannon Jean and Dave Hamilton this week for another bite-sized episode of Business Brain! 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #422 for Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 00:01:23 David-Product Pricing Strategy (and Read more

All About Apple Business Connect – Business Brain 421

Apple rolls out its Business Connect service to get your Small Business listed across multiple Mac and iOS apps. Learn how you can increase the visibility if your business on Maps, Messages, Siri, and more. You can also tap into APIs for services that list your business on other platforms like Google and Bing while gaining access to services like Read more

LLC or Sole Proprietor – What’s Right For Your Business? Business Brain 420

What’s the best structure for your business between a Limited Liability Company (LLC) and a Sole Proprietorship? Join your hosts Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean as they talk about their experiences with both structures. What are the pros and cons to forming an LLC? What are the risks and obligations for a Sole Proprietorship? Let’s break down the benefits of Read more

Overcoming Lies That Can Kill Success – Business Brain 419

What is standing in the way of your success? What lies do you need to overcome when they try to sneak into your Business Brain? Join us as we destroy these myths and share with you methods to avoid the “Once’s”. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast #419 for Friday, January 27th, 2023 00:02:21 Seven Brutal Lies that Kill Read more

Can ChatGPT Help You Price Your Product or Service? Business Brain 418

What is the best way to determine pricing for your products or services? Can an AI like ChatGPT help you make the best choice? We think ChatGPT can help tremendously, but probably in a different way than you are thinking about. Join us today for another bite-sized Business Brain episode to talk about pricing strategies. 00:00:00 Business Brain – The Read more