In this episode of Small Business Connections, we speak with Sal Schittino, LCPC of Sal's Therapy Corner about limiting beliefs, dealing with difficult emotions, building resilience, and coping with rejection.
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Today we talk about managing your growing business with Dr. Josh Funk, CEO and founder of Rehab2Perform, a local Maryland Physical Therapy and Wellness Center. We discuss the strategies Dr. Funk uses to continue to grow his business.
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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.
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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.
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Join us as we discuss teamwork, the importance of referrals, leveraging and leadership for small businesses. It's the story of everyone around me - Nikole Dickman would say if you asked her to walk you through her journey. Finding herself in a situation where she was going to be relocated and didn’t want to make the move, she took the severance package and started her own business, Envoy Managed Services. Nikole brought her team on-board, and they walked right back into their previous company as consultants to finish the project her team had started.
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Our conscious beliefs and behavior are tied to our unconscious patterns, and Naheed’s unique process helps you uncover old stories that continue to impact and at times, diminish our success. Once these stories have been uncovered and released, her clients have grown their business by up to 400%, landed senior management positions, and significantly reduced stress in their lives.
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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.
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In this episode we discuss the difference between your vision and your mission with- Cheryl Cage and Nathan Bourne of MyCORE. Together, they explain why your business needs to invest in the employee experience in order to build the customer experience.
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In this episode, Ann discusses the benefits of cause marketing for your business, what we have learned about trying to run a charity and a business at the same time and what she thinks might be a good alternative.
When you visit the ASMM Digital website you will see that we are dedicated to stopping suicide. Suicide prevention is a very personal cause for me as a business parent and business owner. Through our experience of running and agency in conjunction with a suicide prevention charity is; that people care. People care whether a company is giving back. But, they also care whether the principals care about the cause or are doing it for publicity's sake.
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Many of the same traits that make someone a good entrepreneur also make them prone to suicide. They are strong. They are independent. They are doers, people of action. They care deeply. Because of this, I want to tackle the subject head-on. How are you doing today? What are you doing to protect your mental health? Who do you have to tell when things are going poorly? Do you have a plan for when to ask for help?
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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.
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This episode of Small Business Connections addresses importance of optimizing your online presence. For too many people, the mere mention of the word optimization is enough to freak them out. But optimizing your SEO, social media platforms, Google My Business account or YouTube channel is not that hard and can make an enormous difference for your business.
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In this episode of Small Business Connections with Ann Brennan , Laura Reiss from Crux Organizing joins us to discuss time and process management for small business owners.
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They say that loyalty is dead. That may be so. But if it is, I believe it is because we have stopped building a community around our brands. You will hear me say, "You, as a brand, are forgettable." It's true. But you or your team as humans are not. Build a community around your brand and you will build loyalty. In this episode I give you 3 tips and a bonus tip on how to do exactly that.
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Step two of your post-crisis marketing plan requires empathy. Ann discusses how to be empathic in your social media marketing plan. The crisis we are living through is serious. As business owners, we need to find our empathic voice. Ann can help you find that voice.
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Patrick Lee of Spark Business Institute and Chesapeake Think Tank joins us to discuss main street today. Patrick is a passionate advocate for small businesses and is asking the question, "Are we ready for a small business revolution?" A serial entrepreneur, Patrick understands the challenges leaders face as they try to maintain momentum. Through his work with the Spark Small Business Institute, he helps small and mid-sized businesses overcome obstacles to success and establish sound strategy for the future.
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Ann Brennan shares how to reposition your marketing for your reopening. Marketing post-crisis will look considerably different. We had been directing our clients towards a more human approach to marketing prior to the quarantine. Now, being more human is a must have for all small businesses. Today Ann talks about the first key to being more human in your marketing campaign.
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Vince DeCrisci of Chimneytek joins us to discuss overcoming adversity. Vince is one of Ann Brennan's mentors and a rock in the small business community. Having been in business for 25 years, this is not the first crisis Vince has seen his business through. In this episode we discuss what it takes to survive the tough times when you are a small business owner.
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It's hard to think of business in Anne Arundel County without thinking of Erin Lewis of Goosehead Insurance - Lewis Agency and The Dream Queen Association, John Maggio of Networking In Annapolis and Hawk Marketing, AliceAnne Loftus of Bright Beginnings Children's Learning Center and Leading Ladies with AliceAnne Loftus, Suzanne Hackett Ratti of Ideas360 and Smart Women Professionals and Jamie Burton of The Founder's House. In this episode we talk about the positives we have seen come from social distancing even for business owners.
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Jessica Koch speaks with us about working with other small businesses to collaborate in a way in which everybody wins, creating online courses for your small business, and creating a sales force through affiliate marketing.
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