On this episode of Business Insanity Talk Radio, we first discuss how we can protect our companies against hackers as it is a huge problem; 75% of all hacker incidents happened against small business and the average loss for the company is almost $50K! Then, we all feel there is never enough time to get everything done in a day, but why? We’ll show you how to get the time back that we inevitably waste every day. Next, can yoga and meditation really help your business? We go beyond the “woo woo” and see if these can really help you and your company. Finally, we will talk about how Small Business Development Centers help small businesses…for free! Seriously! Don’t miss it.
Listen and enjoy:
Segment 1: David Smith, Microsoft Vice President, is focused on working with the Small and Medium Business (SMB) partner ecosystem. In this capacity, he is responsible for a global team of sales, marketing and partner management professionals to ensure Microsoft’s ecosystem of partners delivers technology-based high value experiences meeting the unique needs of over 100 million SMB’s across the world.
2:10 – What makes SMBs especially vulnerable to hacking?
3:25 – What do hacks typically look like?
4:30 – Why small business owners should trust the cloud to protect their business.
6:30 – Why upgrading to the newest version of Windows is safest for your business.
7:30 – Protect your business with multilayer password protection.
8:45 – David’s best advice for small business owners.
To learn more, visit https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/
Segment 2: Edward G. Brown is the author of “The Time Bandit Solution: Recovering Stolen Time You Never Knew You Had”.
15:00 – Why do people think there is never enough time?
15:30 – How do you prevent interruptions?
17:00 – How have open offices impacted productivity?
17:40 – The five factors that cost you the most time.
18:15 – How do small business owners steal back this time?
19:45 – The mutual timelock agreement to make with your co-workers.
22:00 – How to make the same timelock agreement with your mobile device.
To learn more, visit www.timebanditsolution.com
Segment 3: Ali Valdez is a high-tech executive, business entrepreneur and long-time teacher of yoga and meditation. Through her own practice success and mentoring of others, she has found the key for combining corporate management experience with sacred science of yoga to create a number of successful businesses.
31:15 – Addressing the misconceptions small business owners have about yoga and meditation.
32:30 – How to make meditation less intimidating.
35:15 – How to relieve the stress on your mind and body.
36:00 – What prevents people from helping themselves de-stress?
To learn more, visit www.sattvayogaonline.com
Segment 4: Barry Moltz shows you how to get your small business unstuck.
40:30 – Do any of these sound familiar?
41:15 – How to take your business to the next level.
42:45 – What’s in the Unstuck course?
46:00 – Special offer code.
To learn more, visit www.barrymoltz.com/unstuck
Segment 5: Florence Hardy has been a successful attorney and business consultant for over 8 years. She worked for the City of Chicago, DePaul University and had her own law practice before joining the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce as Manager of the Small Business Development Center.
49:45 – What are Small Business Development Centers? What do they provide?
51:00 – Top Tech tips for entrepreneurs.
51:45 – What if you don’t know what your business needs? Where do you start?
To learn more, visit www.chicagolandchamber.org
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