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Is Your Business Prepared for a Disaster?
In business, as in life, it’s only a matter of when – not if – disaster strikes. Every organization is at risk for some type of emergency, whether it be big or small. This includes natural disasters, such as hurricanes and fires, cyberattacks, theft, and more. And when it comes to recovering from a...
Taking Care of Employees Has a Big Impact
Ramon Ray and Ben Brewer met up at the B2SMB Institute in Napa, California to talk people and impact. Ben runs the small and mid-sized business segment for SAP Concur, a travel and expense management company based in Bellevue, Washington. Ben’s segment includes about 1,000 employees globally who service nearly 30,000 clients worldwide. They...
Inheriting a Legacy: How to Run a Family Business
Many of you have a family business that you either inherited, that you bought, that you got pushed into, shoved into, or that you chose to be a part of. It’s important to talk about the route of entrepreneurship when you’re working with or for family. Ramon Ray interviewed Nancy Larick of Larick Associates...
Christina Shaw on Being a Single Parent, Running Her Agency, and Finding the Right People
People automatically think single parents are always struggling and stressed out, but Christina Shaw, owner of an Allstate Agency on Long Island since 2009 and single mom to 2 girls, says that for her, that’s simply not true. She says that she’s not struggling financially, she’s not stressed out, and that she has great...
Millennials, Everything You Wanted To Know About This Great Generation. Interview with Chris Tuff
Ramon Ray talks about the intricacies of working with today’s 20 and 30-somethings with Chris Tuff. Chris is the author of the USA Today and LA Times bestselling book, The Millennial Whisperer: The Practical, Profit-Focused Playbook for Working With and Motivating the World’s Largest Generation. Chris shared that he fell into the technology space after...
Salesforce Small Business Trends Study Reveals 2019 Trends
Salesforce just released their Third Edition Small & Medium Business Trends Report, which compiled data and observations from over 2,000 small and medium business (SMB) owners and leaders worldwide. Here are the key takeaways: Demographics The study found that no matter how passionate or driven business owners are, their individual experiences are ultimately shaped by age...
Four Simple Ways to Attract and Retain Talent Using Technology. SAP Concur Exec Shares Insights.
The booming job market is pushing companies to work harder to attract and retain talent to avoid the time and productivity losses that come with employee turnover. These losses are costly, with reports finding employers spend approximately 33 percent of a worker’s annual salary to hire a replacement. For small business owners – which...
HP Study Reveals the Character of Business is Changing
HP recently released its 2019 global report on small business. Our very own Ramon Ray, founder of Smart Hustle Media, entrepreneur, and small business expert, hosted the unveiling event in New York City during Small Business Week. The HP Small Business Today Study Global Insights Report surveyed over 4,300 small business owners from across...
Stay Focused. NetSuite Founder Evan Goldberg Shares His Secret to Success.
Have you ever wondered how you can create a billion-dollar business or the lessons you can learn from someone who's done it? Evan is the executive vice president of Oracle and founder of NetSuite, an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software that helps businesses cut costs, maximize profits, and jumpstart company growth. Check out Evan’s thoughts on...
Small Team. Big Impact. Hiring and Managing Webinar on 7 May with Ramon and ComplyRight.
Hiring the right people, the right way is important. Managing your team and helping them grow your business is a challenge. On 7 May, on the occasion of Small Business Week join entrepreneur Ramon Ray, Jaime Lizotte HR expert with ComplyRight, entrepreneur Becca Brown, The Sole Mates (featured on Shark Tank) and Robert Zabbia , The Zabbia...
Shore Up Data Security with These 3 Easy Tips
It’s 2019 and data security is no longer something you can push to the back burner. Small businesses are being targeted more than ever and the consequences are disastrous. According to UPS Capital, Nearly two-thirds of all cyber attacks are being directed at small businesses. Cyber attacks cost small businesses between $84,000 and $148,000. ...
How to Get Rid of the Business Planning Scaries
Business planning may not always be necessary task for all business owners, but it should be strongly considered. Business Planning isn’t typically something that excites people. Afterall, planning for the future and setting reasonable smart goals is not an easy task, which is why many owners put it off or forgo it all together....