The Smart Hustle Growth Conference took place on October 25th in Times Square NYC. It was a full day of networking, inspirational talks, and business learning. Some attendees were meeting each other for the first time while others embraced with a long-overdue hug. Whether it’s your first time or you’ve earned seniority, the Growth...
E-commerce is booming. You can even do your grocery shopping online. If there was ever a time to jump on the e-commerce bandwagon, it’s now and doing so just got even easier. A successful e-commerce business can take many forms. Businesses are selling their products on platforms like Amazon, Etsy, Shopify, and more with...
Ramon Ray is hosting a LIVE event to help small business owners get publicity for their small businesses. Join him on September 10th in NYC in a fun, fast-paced, and informative even that will help you grow your business through publicity and connecting with the media. For now, keep reading to learn how to start...
The name you give your business, hiring the right people and a focused attention on customer details are just three of the many things that Donna Morris, of Xtra Pair of Hands DC has done to grow her business. One of the favorite things I like about being a global speaker is meeting thousands of...
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...
Junk removal is a messy business, but profitable if you do it right. Franchising is a great way to expand one's business, if you have the staff and infrastructure in place to manage the franchise part of your business. Josh Cohen, founder of Junk Luggers is doing both and his company is GROWING. He started...
Ramon Ray was joined by Rachel Michaelov, founder of Empire Tax Professionals to talk scaling, growth, and marketing. Rachel is an IRS-licensed enrolled agent who helps business owners making more than $10,000 with things such as monthly bookkeeping, payroll, sales tax, and corporate returns. Rachel got into the tax business because she knew there...
When I launched one of my companies, the Small Business Summit, I started it with a partner. She was an older white lady, who had an MBA and was great with numbers. I was a young black guy, who loved marketing (hated numbers) and event production. We were a great fit. This was one...
Several times a day, or so it seems, Rachel Michaelov, founder of Empire Tax Professionals, posts on Facebook one of two things. She posts how she's helped a client or saved them money or helped them in some way OR Rachel's sharing how a prospective client's finances are quite messed up and how she's GOING...
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...
