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...
Startup failure is a serious thing. About one-third of small businesses fail during their first year in business, according to the SBA. Ginger Siegel is the head of small business at Mastercard and she shared her insights on what it takes to succeed as a small business owner and reduce the failure rate. Mastercard works with...
Ramon Ray, editor, SmallBizTechnology.com spoke with Ahmad Azmi, veteran and owner of Amazing Lash Studio. They discussed how Ahmad transitioned from military serviceman to Beauty Entrepreneur and why Ahmad wanted to venture into the world of small business.\ Ahmad Azmi: Veteran, Beauty Entrepreneur, and Businessman Ahmad actually grew up all around entrepreneurship. As a child, he...
James Arthur Ray, one of the world’s foremost leadership and performance advisors, sat down with Ramon to talk about leadership, failure and how to attain happiness in a culture of disruption. James co-authored and featured in the film documentary “The Secret,” a ground-breaking feature-length film, and New York Times bestseller. He is also author...
Jerry Ross, president of the National Entrepreneur Center (NEC), is a serial entrepreneur who wants to help....everyone. Under his leadership, the Orlando, FL based organization has coordinated the efforts of 14 non-profits who support business, under one roof, to provide face-to-face coaching and training to over 15k entrepreneurs annually. How does an organization with only...
We are proud to announce the return of the 13th Annual Smart Hustle Small Business Conference. This year, we will be hosting amazing speakers including the owners of Mr. Cory’s Cookies, Mr. Cory and Cookie Mom! Mr. Cory's Cookies is a NJ based company founded by 6 year old Cory Nieves, aka Mr. Cory. He...
Angie Ferrell and her husband Chris, owners of Sweet Rides Ice Cream in West Reading, Pennsylvania decided to open an ice cream business after a visit to the beach and watching a young girl selling ice cream from a bike. After a bit of research, they found that ice cream bikes were popular across England...
Michael Perry, the founder of Kit, the virtual employee app for small businesses acquired by Shopify in 2016, says there are three building blocks to entrepreneurial DNA: passion, curiosity, and focus. Now the Director of Marketing Technology at Shopify, Michael most recently led the team's efforts in launching Shopify Ping, a free mobile app that brings business conversations...
Chris McGoff is a business builder, best-selling author, investor, and advisor to business leaders throughout the world. He has founded, partnered, and invested in several companies in industries ranging from service and product companies to real estate and cloud-based solution providers. From Silicon Valley to Wall Street, from high tech start-ups to huge government bureaucracies,...
“You can’t scale you,” says Nina Kaufman, small business champion, award-winning attorney, podcast host, and trusted thought leader. Knowledge and expertise based businesses are met with unique obstacles when it comes to scalability and sustainability. If you own a business and are the Chief Doer, listen as Nina shares her stories of doughnut holes,...
