In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks with Bruce Spencer of Walt Eger's Service Center in Severn, MD about how to buy and then, run a business.

Small Business, Entrepreneur LifeAnn BrennanOctober 5, 2020adding value, authentic, business for sale, buying a business, customer rules, customer service, life balance, podcast for entrepreneurs, podcast for small business, trice, working as a team

Episode 71: Pandemic Reevaluation

In this episode of Small Business Connections, Ann talks with Cindy Maka of Undreamed Shores Travel about Cindy's top 5 ways of reevaluating and adjusting your business during the pandemic.

Small BusinessAnn BrennanAugust 24, 2020bni networking, calm app, career coach, long-term goals, pandemic reevaluation, positive people, selling hope, travel agency, travel agent, trip insurance, video conferences, virtual conferences, BNI, bankruptcy insurance, podcast for entrepreneurs

Episode 65: Increasing Referrals

In this episode of Small Business Connections, we discuss referrals- asking for, giving, and growing your business referrals, with Stephen Crisp of Nerd Singing. The booming growth of Stephen's business comes from referrals, mastering his craft and his pivotability. Stephen makes disciples, not clients by helping them problem solve and his desire to be the best part of his clients' day. When you help a client solve a problem, they then tell other people how you helped solve their problem. Understanding your clients leads to more clients and ultimately builds your network and your business.

Small BusinessAnn BrennanAugust 5, 2020voice pedagogy, increasing referrals, entrepreneurs, network marketing, small business growth, pivoting

Episode 56: Preventing Caregivers Burnout

Join us as we talk about the importance of caregivers, what hiring a caregiver for your senior aged family can do for you and how to avoid caregivers’ burnout.

Small Business, Senior Care AdvocacyAnn BrennanJuly 13, 2020senior caregivig, planning, preparedness, department of aging, changing roles, home safety assessment, dementia coaching, senior wellness, activities of daily living, adl, senior care advocacy

Episode 54: Getting Off the Hustle Hamster Wheel

Have you heard about the Lean Out Method? Join us as we talk with Crista Grasso about using the lean out method to level up, which she developed. We discuss how to build sustainable success, getting off the hustle hamster wheel, how to do less to make more, and why everything starts with a vision.

Episode 53: From Finance to Sushi and Back

Join me as I talk with John Stoj of Verbatim Financial about his journey from money management, to sushi business, to a comprehensive financial planner. John shares why he believes business owners should start with an exit plan when considering a business opportunity and what you should know to protect yourself and your family financially as a business owner.

Small Business, Small Business FinanceAnn BrennanJuly 3, 2020Small Business, small business finance, exit plan, fixed costs, variable costs

Episode 50: The Brand Promise and Understanding Your Market

What is your Market Reality? Damion Lupo joins me today, sharing his wisdom as we delve into your pain points and how you know the market needs or cares about what you have to offer in business. Join us and discover what mentoring is really about. Damion asks how much do you trust yourself and are you ready to do the work? We discuss Brand Promise and why it needs to be consistent throughout your organization plus, other essential ways to take the opportunity to reinvent yourself.

Leadership, financial mentor, Small BusinessAnn BrennanJune 24, 2020brand promise, selfawareness, selfactualization, mentorship, financial mentoring, market reality, brand culture, consistency, integrity, pain points, growth, certainty

Episode 49: Work Smarter Not Harder_ Small Team Marketing

Are you looking for ways to increase your lead generation and how to get more from your social media content? Join us as we talk with Sarah Noel Block of Tiny Marketing and share the importance of marketing automation platforms, content ideation and how to systemize; creation, distribution and promotion for your business.

Episode 48: Avoiding Stress And Burnout

In today’s episode, I talk with Tony Martignetti of, Inspired Purpose Coaching about how to build high-performing teams, living a fulfilling life and improving your human connections in order to avoid stress and burnout.

Small Business, LeadershipAnn BrennanJune 17, 2020avoidingburnout, breakoutsessions, buildinghighperformingteams, createchange, delegation, improvinghumanconnections, internalmarketing, leadership, livingafulfillinglife, meetingburnout, meetingengagement, navigatingchange, prioritizing, selfcare

Episode 44: Why A Business Page Is A Must To Grow Your Business

Building your Business' Social Media Presence is crucial to growing your business. It is important to build a community around your brand. In this episode, Ann shares the 3 essential techniques to build your personal brand while growing your business brand. Bonus tip- How do you analyze your marketing campaign? Ann shares the answer.

Small Business, Social Media Marketing, Digital MarketingAnn BrennanJune 9, 2020facebook for business, linkedin, business brand, personal brand, marketing campaign, entrepreneurs, Small Business, social media, social posting

Episode 37 - Why You Need an Ecommerce Site Even If You Don't Have A Product to Sell

If small business owners learned nothing during the recent crisis, they learned the importance of having an ecommerce site. Unfortunately many business owners still believe they don't need one because they don't have a product to sell. In this episode we talk about how wrong that is and why you need to start thinking outside the box right now. Michael Carico of AbleSpark joins in this news-breaking discussion.

Small BusinessAnn BrennanMay 29, 2020se, Small Business, google my business, youtube, youtube buddies, ecommerce, webdis, webdesign, system integration, mobile first indexing, user experience, COVID-19