Having a strong community is a powerful way to build your business. If your business is more than just "products", but a "community" it's much more powerful. Having a customer is nice, in fact, it's essential. AND having an energized community means you'll always have customers. In my book "Celebrity CEO", I write about the...
Sales is about listening to and understanding the client's needs. It's about helping them to understand you have the solution to what they need. You can solve their problem. Dr. Nadia Brown, founder of The Doyenne Agency, Inc., unpacked for the Smart Hustle community what we need to do to better excel at sales. Check out...
Celebrity CEO: Mentorship by Ramon Ray Do you know the secret to building a strong brand? Your brand needs to be well defined, relevant and connected to your customers. Join the Celebrity CEO Mentorship program and receive 1:1 guidance from Ramon Ray that will help you become a Celebrity CEO and grow your business. I NEED A MENTOR Celebrity...
Take a moment to think about all of the data your business currently has stored digitally. Customer account documents, databases, financial statements, years of tax documents, personnel records, presentations, inventory/sales, the list goes on and on. All of this data is important and worth saving. From a business perspective, this data likely keeps your company...
Starting and managing a restaurant is easy business, however it’s rewarding for so many reasons. I spoke with Camille Holder-Brown, co-founder of Kale Cafe in Daytona Beach, Florida and Gladys Harrison, owner of Big Mamma’s Kitchen in Omaha, Nebraska. Also joining us was Jeff Dickerson, head of Clover, a technology company that powers service businesses with...
Whether we like it or not, online businesses are slowly taking over. The pandemic has undoubtedly contributed to this trend to a great degree. More and more people decide to try their luck in one of the fastest-growing industries. That's why it is easier than ever before to start and manage an online business. Before...
Joseph Gillingham is a tree surgery, tree planting and tree removal, specialist. He's the owner of Heritage Tree Care in Toronto, Canada, and won a $20,000 grant from Jobber . Jobber is software that helps service businesses with estimating, quoting, invoice and getting paid. In this discussion with Ramon Ray, small business expert and founder...
Want to know what it takes to start a women-owned business? I have the answer: it takes a lot of work, a lot of passion, and a lot of grit. I started my own side hustle business while on maternity leave with my second baby. I was so naive when I started – I...
Hi, I'm Ramon Ray, a host on the new show #RiseandGrind with Glenn Lundy. Show notes for the "Good News" segment are below. Want some tips to GROW YOUR BUSINESS - sign up here. 20 Jan 2022 Good morning and welcome to Good News on Rise and Grind with Glenn Lundy Our three Good News nuggets are… How to...
If you want to start a new business in the new year, then you're not alone. According to QuickBooks’ New Business Insights report, 3 out of 5 (57%) US employees thinking about taking the plunge into entrepreneurship. And of these wannabe business owners, 20% will take the leap in the coming year, which will translate into...
