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SAT Prep Biz Founders Offer 3 Tips for Small Business Resilience

Are you tired of stories about small businesses struggling during COVID-19? Do you want something a little more inspiring and helpful for growing your small business? Perfect. Keep reading. I recently spoke with Sarah and Robbie Gonzales, co-owners of Tungsten Prep. They are recent recipients of a $10,000 grant from Salesforce. Their story offers...

niche business

Starting a Niche Business and Finding Your Audience

Samantha Dong is the Founder and CEO of Ally Shoes, an innovative, fashion brand designed for women by women. Ally is a niche business renowned for designing pain-free heels for power women. Samantha is passionate about empowering women through fashion and making luxury footwear more accessible for women on the move. After a foot injury,...

digital banking

Digital Banking for Small Businesses During COVID-19

Cameron Peake is the CEO and co-founder of Azlo, which provides digital banking and business services for small businesses, founders, freelancers, to help them get started and navigate their full entrepreneurial journey. Azlo doesn't have branches, and that means their cost structure is really different compared to big banks, so they can serve a...

PJ Jonas - Goat Milk Stuff

A Thriving Family Business + How They Make It Work

  A family owned and operated business is nothing new, but a family business managed by two parents and eight and children is pretty unique. Goat Milk Stuff. The business started with making soap, as it is a low barrier (much less difficult than food products) and the whole family could easily be involved in...

Breaking Free of Mental Prisons in Life & Business

Allison Garret has been working with women who experience life setbacks to help them break out of whatever is holding them back. She understands their struggles deeply, as she was once in a mental & physical prison herself, but found ways to clear her blockages and thrive. Her story is inspiring and inspirational, to...

Advanced Decision Making Is a Must for Leaders

 SmartHustle Podcast with Ramon Ray · The Questions You Need to Be Asking Yourself + How to Live in Alignment with the Answers   Ramon and Alex Judd talked about work, but more so their conversation focused on how to work, how to lead, and how to stay focused. Alex Judd is a business and leadership...

Corporate Fashion To Entrepreneur. She’s Now Her Own Boss

Anika Hobbs is the owner and chief curator of Nubian Hueman, a fashion brand that partners with almost 500 artists and designers, from 6 different continents, and over 25 countries. But Anika didn’t just fall into entrepreneurship — instead, she used her years of working at a large corporate fashion brand to learn everything...

Investing In Distressed Communities. Opportunity Zones

Ramon Ray got a chance to talk with Scott Turner, the Executive Director of the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, which is quite a mouthful, so you can refer to it as WHORC. Their conversation definitely has to do with small business success and entrepreneurial support, but the journey is a little different...

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Get Publicity With Little or No Money – Smart Hustle Interview

Getting your business “out there” or known is a bit different than traditional marketing. Good PR requires a different technique, and Christina Nicholson gave us a quick education on how it works, some tips to keep in mind, and things you should steer clear of. And with many businesses shifting their marketing and messaging...