Listen to “#752 Navigating Religion and Politics in Small Business” on Spreaker.
On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
We don’t often talk about how religion and politics affect small businesses on this show, but we are in this episode—especially in light of current events and an upcoming election. Who better to discuss this with than my small business colleague, Brian Moran.
Brian Moran is dedicated to helping entrepreneurs achieve their objectives and run better businesses. He is the founder and CEO of the community platform SmallBusinessEdge. With a global team of subject matter experts, Brian leverages his 30+ years of experience in the small to midsize business market to assist entrepreneurs with everything from social media to accessing growth capital to expanding into the global marketplace. Prior to rejoining the world of entrepreneurship, Brian was an Executive Director at The Wall Street Journal. He was also the Associate Publisher at Inc. Magazine, a Publisher and Associate Publisher at Entrepreneur Media, and held management positions at Success Magazine and Medical Economics Magazine. Brian co-authored “Lessons from the Great Recession,” a book that provided practical solutions to small business owners riding the economic rollercoaster.
- Are we currently in a recession or heading for one?
- The Supreme Court recently ruled that a web designer could deny creating a website for a gay couple. What does this mean for small businesses?
- What are the impacts if this were a test case?
- What role businesses should play in politics/culture wars? Should they be partisan according to their customer base? Or founder beliefs?
- Small businesses in major cities are being decimated by changing laws for minor crimes such as shoplifting. In NYC, shoplifting in small businesses skyrocketed by 77% in the last 5 years to $330 million.
- Will current economics hurt or help Biden in re-election?
