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On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
SEGMENT 1 and 2 with Melinda F. Emerson, the “SmallBizLady”, starting at 0:00: It’s eighteen months after the pandemic has started and many small business experts think that now is a great time to start a new business. Why now, and what do you need to know before you actually get a business off the ground?
SEGMENT 3 with Kelly Knight, starting at 37:45: In a post pandemic economy, how do you get everyone in your organization on the same page and moving in the same direction?
More on each segment below.
Segment 1 and 2: Melinda F. Emerson, the “SmallBizLady” She is a bestselling author, keynote speaker, marketing expert, and business coach. As CEO of Quintessence Group, her marketing consulting firm serves Fortune 500 brands that target the small business market. She has an online school www.smallbizladyuniversity.com and hosts The Smallbizchat Podcast. She is the bestselling author of Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, Revised and Expanded.
1:15 – How did you become SmallBizLady?
3:15 – Why is now a great time to start a business?
6:00 – What is your one best piece of advice for someone who wants to start a business?
10:00 – If you want to run your own business, you have to give up control!
16:00 – What are the top five questions every prospective entrepreneur should ask themselves?
19:00 – Why does it take 12 months to start a business, according to your book?
20:30 – Inside Become Your Own Boss in 12 Months, you talk a lot about personal finances. Why is that so important to starting?
25:00 – What is most important in building a good sales and marketing process?
27:30 – What are the intangible qualities of a successful entrepreneur?
Segment 3: Kelly Knight is the president and integrator at EOS Worldwide, the Entrepreneurial Operating System. She is an expert builder of teams who is hard-wired to find and grow other talented people, guiding them to reach their maximum potential. After spending 20 years within the financial services industry, managing and leading dynamic organizations, Kelly has been serving as the EOS Worldwide Integrator since 2016.
37:45 – How can a small business attract great talent?
40:30 – How does an organization’s vision contribute to their success? How do you create one?
43:30 – How does an organization actually implement their vision and gain traction?
45:45 – How can your leaders become a more cohesive, functional, healthy leadership team?
48:30 – What is the benefit of having a third-party integrator involved in implementing EOS?
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