Business: Engaged! Carrie Perrien Smith

Running a business can be a lonely life, especially when your loved ones don’t understand the unique challenges of entrepreneurial life. Every business owner needs an advisory board to share ideas and address challenges with. One tool that addresses these issues is the mastermind group. They come in all shapes and sizes. On this episode […] The post Business: Engaged! – Using a Mastermind Group to Take You to the Next Level appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Procrastination can cost your company $10,000 per procrastinating employee per year. An estimated 25 percent of our population are chronic procrastinators but most of us procrastinate from time to time. On this episode of Business: Engaged!, we talk with Gary Sheely. He is an executive coach and counselor as well as the author of Cutting […] The post Business: Engaged! – Understanding and Eliminating Procrastination appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Not everyone wants to build a sprawling business loaded with employees and large capital investments. Some prefer to keep it lean, and that can equate to running a shoestring business. Today’s technology and the internet provide us more variations on the shoestring business than ever before. On this episode of Business: Engaged! we talk with […] The post Business: Engaged! – Taking a Closer Look at the Shoestring Business appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Trade shows can be the best way to prospect leads that end in sales or they can be a king-sized waste of time and money. It all depends on your strategy for meeting your objectives. On this episode of Business: Engaged! we talk with Ken Abernathy, president of Big Hats Consulting. He has over 25 […] The post Business: Engaged! – Getting the Most Out of Your Trade Show Booth appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Employees carry out your vision for your company and care for the needs of your hard-earned customers. Selecting them and understanding the needs of employees in today’s labor market determines your success. On this episode of Business: Engaged! we talk with Pamela J. Green MBA SPHR. She is a human resources consultant and executive coach. […] The post Business: Engaged! – Recruiting and Developing Today’s Employees appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

You probably have a LinkedIn profile but you might know how powerful it is as a business tool. On this episode of Business: Engaged! we talk with Michael Phelps of In-Direct Information. He’s an expert on using LinkedIn to its fullest capacity for prospecting, relationship building, and job searching. We also feature Courthouse Concepts on […] The post Business: Engaged! – Tapping the Business Uses of LinkedIn appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

What is your favorite networking tips? I went on location to my favorite networking group and asked that question. Check in with Business: Engaged! to hear what they had to say. We also highlight Legal Shield’s business plan on our product and service spotlight. They have two levels of business plans that you’ll find useful. […] The post Business: Engaged! – Best Networking Tips for Business Owners appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

One of the great, still largely unexplored frontiers for traditional local businesses is the internet. How do we sell what we do to a wider market? In this episode of Business: Engaged!, we welcome back Josh Clemence of Acumen Brands. We talk about where some of their web properties got their start and what makes […] The post Business: Engaged! – Selling on the Internet appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Business valuation isn’t just used when selling your business. It can serve as a periodic checkup. You’ll see the process used to estimate the value of a partners’ ownership and in retirement planning. It is necessary in disputes related to estate value and divorce litigation. This show explores the topic and includes important information such […] The post Business: Engaged! – Valuation for Privately Owned Businesses appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It is what Robert Kiyosaki, author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad calls the business of the 21st century. You might be familiar with brands like Amway, Mary Kay, and Tupperware. But what do you know about the changes in the industry that were made possible by the Internet and social media? This isn’t your grandma’s […] The post Business: Engaged! – Network Marketing: Should It Be Part of Your 21st-Century Business Model? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It seems like almost every problem with a small business owner’s bottom line can be tied to the ability to market the company’s products and services. But how do we choose which tools to use? The Internet has brought us so many new marketing tools. Instead of empowering and equipping us, we often find ourselves […] The post Business: Engaged! – Episode Title: Marketing Moxie for Small Business Owners appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

After a 40-year career as a hairdresser, salon owner, and educator, Sara Lou Manning signed the lease for a new business and up for Social Security on the same day. She sold her salon several years earlier but maintained a number of clients while she followed her passion for helping people with hair loss. Instead […] The post Business: Engaged! – Redefining Your Business Model to Create a Niche Business appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Most of my episodes are designed for business owners with at least ten years of business ownership experience under their belt. The topic of this episode is about repurposing what you do to turn it into a new product or service. In this case though, we use the military and space exploration career of Skylab […] The post Business: Engaged! – Repurposing Your Career to Create a New Business Model appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

No workplace is immune to the potential of an employee injury. On this episode of Business: Engaged!, I talk with Steve Joseph LPT of Maximum Performance Spine Sports and Physical Therapy about preventing and addressing workplace injuries. As a licensed physical therapist, he has helped all kinds of patients whether they were injured at home, […] The post Business: Engaged! – Preventing and Addressing Workplace Injuries appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

If you’ve hired anyone — or heaven forbid looked for a job yourself — in the last few years, you know the recruiting game has changed. On this episode of Business: Engaged!, Jan McCormick Ed D of Job Lingo talks about how and why we make our recruiting decisions. There are plenty of tips in […] The post Business: Engaged! – Recruiting and Hiring the Right People appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

If you’ve ever wondered why people don’t do what you ask and other puzzling communication questions, this episode is for you. I pull the content for today’s episode on creating meaningful conversation from my book, Currency: Striking Networking Gold in a Relationship Economy. We talk about the importance of getting face-to-face and engaging in two-way, […] The post Business: Engaged! – Using Meaningful Conversation to Get What You Want, Need, and Deserve appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

You know those times that you wish you had your camera because you would have taken a picture of a moment that might never happen again? I feel the same way about recording interviews. Thanks to technology, I can always whip out my smartphone and take a photo or record an interview. This week’s show […] The post Business: Engaged! – Knowing When to Jump: Understanding the Timing of Opening, Closing, and Marketing Your Business appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Safe workplaces aren’t just for warehouses and manufacturing facilities. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is chartered with ensuring that companies throughout the United States are working to keep employees safe. A surprise OSHA visit to a business that is violating safety standards and endangering employees can result in thousands of dollars in fines. […] The post Business: Engaged! – What You Don’t Know about Safety Can Cost You Big Bucks appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

A chamber of commerce is often the first place a business connects in a community. However, they do more than host networking groups and send out welcome packets. How much do you know about what they do? In this episode of Business: Engaged!, we talk with Raymond Burns and Michael Lindsey of the Rogers-Lowell Area […] The post Business: Engaged! – Your Chamber of Commerce: What They Do for Businesses and How You Can Benefit appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The Hispanic population is the fastest-growing ethnic demographic in the United States. In the last 10 years, they have accounted for more than half of the overall population increase. And in the next five years, they will account for at least 60% of that increase. Hispanics are more inclined to build trustworthy relationships with people […] The post Business: Engaged! – Marketing to the Hispanic Consumer appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.