Small Biz Flash Adam Hewitt

👀 Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmFHZqDGRbOHXjhpicWuqhg.📧 Do you want to grow your business? I help small business owners succeed with strategy, marketing, and operations. Email me today at adam@smallbizflash.com and let’s grow your business together!

Small business owners, have you ever tried sending out a press release about a new product or an event at your company, just to hear crickets chirping in response? On today’s show, we’ll talk with an experienced PR professional about why most press releases flop, and what you can do to actually get results the next time you send a press release out to your community.Today’s guest is Claire Angelle, Founder of Angelle Consulting:Claire’s email: claire@angelleconsulting.comClaire’s ...

FEATURESmall business owners, do you pay yourself a below-market wage to keep your business profitable? Or maybe you take draws, but they might be sporadic and of varying amounts? On today’s show, we’ll talk with an experienced accounting professional about how this practice is hurting your business and how you can fix your own compensation structure.Today’s guest is Sharon Sheekey, Accounting Division Director at SBS Accounting & Advisors:Sharon’s email: ssheekey@sbsacc...

FEATURESmall business owners, have you ever considered buying out a competitor to expand your own company’s capabilities and customer base? On today’s show, we’ll talk with a lending expert about how you can finance a business acquisition at up to 100% of the purchase price using an SBA loan.Today’s guest is Laurence Leopold, SBA Senior Business Development Officer at IncredibleBank:Laurence’s email: lleopold@incrediblebank.comLaurence’s LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.c...

FEATUREGoogle Trends is a powerful and completely free tool from Google that can help you stay ahead of the curve. It will help you understand your customers, and can inform decision making on marketing, research & development, and more.Google Trends:https://trends.google.com/----------NEWS ROUNDUP1 - The economy continues to be the #1 concern among small business owners, according to the latest CNBC-SurveyMonkey Small Business Index. Immigration followed at a close second pla...

NEWS ROUNDUP1 - Small business owners continue to grapple with economic uncertainty, according to the National Federation of Independent Business’ Small Business Optimism Index.https://www.nfib.com/content/press-release/economy/small-business-owners-expectations-for-higher-sales-declined-in-january/2 - Many small businesses are still unaware of the new Beneficial Ownership rule from the Treasury Department that went into effect on 1-1-24.https://www.wsj.com/articles/small-businesses-must-now-...