WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: New Military Veteran Grant Program (Episode 290)

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff spotlights a grant program for military veterans with outstanding entreprenuerial ideas: Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about the Military Entrepreneur Challenge presented by the StreetShares Foundation: Tune in to News/Talk 760 AM WJR weekday mornings at 7:11 a.m. for the WJR Business Beat. Listeners...

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Understand Your Business Finances Better by Answering These 5 Questions

A business owner faces many pressures, concerns and challenges and, perhaps, the biggest concerns revolve around money. Without it, the business can fail, creating a domino effect that can affect everyone involved in the business, including you — the owner. This is why understanding your business finances is one of the most important aspects of being...

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Trademarking Your Startup: Claiming What Is Yours

Working in a startup comes with its own set of ups and downs, but owning the creative rights to your work should not be one of them. Whether you are in the early stages of the company or have been around for a while, keeping the intellectual property (IP) at your organization’s discretion is a means for the preservation of integrity. Trademarking your...

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WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Concerns Rise Relating to Small Business Outlook (Episode 289)

On today’s Business Beat, Jeff highlights important current concerns shared by small business owners, specifically how inflation pressures and a resurgence in coronavirus cases due to the Delta variant are hampering the once promising recovery of small businesses across the U.S. Tune in to the Business Beat, below, to learn more about what a Goldman...

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3 Lessons for Balancing a Side Hustle When Launching a Business

Any founder will tell you that starting a new business while working another job (or two for that matter) is lousy. Figuring out what that side hustle, or main hustle, will be to support launching this new endeavor is going to suck up two things in your life: your time and attention. But it’s important to manage both. If you’re in the dream scenario...

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How To Create Successful Job Postings

Job postings are an important part of the recruiting process. They are what attracts potential talent to your company. It’s important for your job posting to stand out when candidates are searching for new opportunities. We’ve broken down the key elements of a job posting and how you can make your postings more impactful. Elements of job postings Every...

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8 Assets Entrepreneurs Need to Start a Business

One of the most common questions entrepreneurs ask as they start their business is what comes next. You have a great idea and draft a business plan that establishes a timeline of goals you plan to reach. The next step is to start working to reach these goals and milestones. As your business begins to grow, remember to protect it. These legal...

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Consumer Behavior in the New Normal: How to Better Serve Your Customers

Due to the pandemic, changes in consumer behavior have emerged across all areas of our lives. For example, more people are now shopping online than ever before: U.S. e-commerce sales grew 44% in 2020, and online spending represented 21.3% of total retail sales for the year, according to Digital Commerce 360.  Online sales are just the beginning....

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5 Tips to Keep in Mind as You’re Starting a Business

Starting a business is incredibly exciting, but it also requires a lot of strategic planning if you want to create something going to last for years. Follow our top five checklist for precisely what new business owners need to know, and you can look forward to creating your own success.   Five tips to know when starting a business: Plan, plan, plan...

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3 Powerful Ways to Build Social Proof and Make Your Business Stand Out

In a world where we can’t take our eyes off the internet or our hands off our phones, people have become more prone than ever to acting like the people around them. We rely on social proof because it eliminates the guesswork from making our own choices and decisions. The brain prefers to copy what other people are doing instead of figuring something...

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