Bill Byrd
Sweet Success Online
Growing your business – yes you can! – Podcast
Apr 15th
Our guest, Tim Hewitt, talks about the importance of branding your business. No one is too small to brand themselves, in fact, it’s one of the most important things you can do. There are many simple steps to take to brand yourself and Tim walks us through many of these that you can put into practice today!
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Taking the plunge. – Podcast
Apr 14th
Our guest, Tim Hewitt, tells us how and why he went from a working for major corporations in the marketing world to opening his own start-up marketing business. Tim gets very frank about the ups and downs of his move, how his business is doing and whether or not he made the right decision.
Tim continues to give his ideas on how to make your business grow by gaining new customers and maintaining the all-important repeat customer. There are specific things you can do to make your business grow.
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Corporate Bonuses – Right or Wrong? – Podcast
Apr 13th
This week the CEO of a publicly traded company was given a bonus of 50% of his salary. The company showed a profit for the year and sales are still strong. We discuss whether or not this huge bonus is the right thing to do while most people are still feeling the effects of our recession. Should the CEO of a business be given a large bonus? What about the employees of the business?
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Beat Your Competition – Podcast
Apr 8th
We often hear people say that they are fearful of their competition. We want to tell you that there is nothing to fear! You can beat them and become the successful business owner you want to be. We give many examples of what businesses are doing to insure that they are better than their competitors. It doesn’t take money – it’s mainly in the details and some creative thinking.
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Repeat customers are key to your success! – Podcast
Apr 7th
We all know that repeat customers are the easiest to maintain, but how do you keep them? How do you keep them from going to a competitor down the street? Our guest Wendy shares the various ways she has kept her customers coming back year after year even with competitors moving in across the street.
One of the important aspects of keeping customers happy is having good employees who treat them well. We discuss full versus part-time employees, how to find good employees and how to keep your good employees happy.
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Becoming your own boss – Podcast
Apr 6th
Our guest, Wendy Vaughn, has owned and operated her small business for 14 years. A former school teacher, Wendy answers questions about how she made the jump from teacher to business owner, the benefits of buying a franchise and why she likes being an entrepreneur.
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Health Care in America – Obama style – Podcast
Apr 1st
The health care issue is not going away, in fact it’s getting bigger and bigger. We discuss the details of the new health care bill and how it will affect you, whether you are a business owner or employee.
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Why lowering mortgage loans is a bad idea – Podcast
Mar 31st
We continue the discussion on lowering home mortgage loans to the new, lower appraised price for some homeowners. We have a caller who tells us how homeowners in California pulled out cash from their homes when the value went up and now are having to foreclose. We talk about this trend and the reality of foreclosure.
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Home mortgage loans – lowering their values – Podcast
Mar 30th
The government is looking at asking mortgage lenders to lower the amount of mortgage loans to people who have been out of work for more than two months. They are looking at lowering these loans to the new, lower appraised value of the homes. We discuss the details of this idea to learn how it works and whether or not it is a good idea. A caller joins in the discussion and gives his view as someone in the mortgage business.
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The new health care system – Podcast
Mar 25th
Our guest, Dr. Brian Byrd, discusses the terms of the new health care bill and what they mean to you either as a business owner or employee. We talk about the problems the new bill will create and whether or not this is good for America and small business owners.
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