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Author: Bekkah

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#180: Part 2 – Real Life! 15 Insider Secrets a Business Owner Won’t Tell You

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:April 25, 2025
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Ever wondered if you’re the only business owner encountering tricky situations? Bridger Hopkins, of Grand Properties Real Estate, carries on the discussion with Bekkah from the last episode regarding the…

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#179: Part 1 – Real Life! 15 Insider Secrets a Business Owner Won’t Tell You

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:April 18, 2025
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

This episode is meant for business owners who are currently in the midst of running a business and for those who have ever wondered what the real life of it…

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#178: The Business of Broadband

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:April 4, 2025
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Internet Service Provider (ISP) Zach Biles, of Northern Wireless explains how broadband access spreads across the United States. We're exploring the wild west of fiber, government funding initiatives to support…

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#177: How to Start an Internet Service Provider Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:March 28, 2025
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Have you ever wondered how people start their own internet company? Well, Zach Biles from Northern Wireless gives us the inside look into how to get started cost effectively, who…

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#176: Building Update Part 2 Why an Art Gallery?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:March 21, 2025
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Ever wondered the impact of art within a community? This episode covers the vision behind why we're putting an art gallery in down town Chisholm, MN, what data we used…

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#175: Building Update

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:March 14, 2025
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

It's been two years of hard work on our research and development project: Rehabbing an old building in a historic block of a small town. Most of this episode is…

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#174: Part 3 – What The FEMA is Going On?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:March 7, 2025
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

We're covering what FEMA resources may be available to you as you are dealing with post-disaster efforts that have affected your business and family, and what you can do to…

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#173: Part 2: What the FEMA is Going On?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:February 28, 2025
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Part 2 is underway! Listen in as we cover what to do to prepare for grants that may come out regarding natural disasters that have affected your business. How a…

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#172: Part 1 – What The FEMA is Going On?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:February 21, 2025
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Ever wanted to know the background of why we are where we are with FEMA today and what options are available to you as business owner if you encounter a…

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Read more about the article #171: How to Start a Long Term Care Counseling Business

#171: How to Start a Long Term Care Counseling Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:July 26, 2024
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview/Podcast Episodes

Denise Monroe shares about how she started out doing long term care consulting for individuals in need of transitioning from rehabilitation centers to longer term support services and housing. She…

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Read more about the article #170 P2: How to Meet Transitional Care Needs Through Real Estate

#170 P2: How to Meet Transitional Care Needs Through Real Estate

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:July 19, 2024
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview

Tom Schotec shares how his real estate flipping business diversified into offering full transitional care services for individuals who were overwhelmed by the thought of moving in order to be…

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Read more about the article #169: P1: How to Meet Transitional Care Needs Through Real Estate

#169: P1: How to Meet Transitional Care Needs Through Real Estate

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:July 12, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Tom Schlotec shares about how he started his entrepreneurship journey as a house flipper and saw the opportunity to become a service based business that assisted the elderly population with…

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Read more about the article #168: What is Prospecting & How to Do it Well

#168: What is Prospecting & How to Do it Well

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:July 5, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Roger (Pooka) Pogorelc, serial entrepreneur, discusses the meaning of prospecting and how he recommends you practice improving these skills. He gives advice for talking on the phone, in-person, understanding the…

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Read more about the article #167: P2 – How to Market Your Business Using Organic Social Media

#167: P2 – How to Market Your Business Using Organic Social Media

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:June 28, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Billie Asmus, inventor of the Repaint Tray, is back to share with us in Part 2 of this series how she is leveraging organic social media to grow exposure and…

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#166: P1 – How to Market Your Business Using Organic Social Media

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:June 21, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Billie Asmus, Inventor and entrepreneur of the Repaint Tray, is with us to discuss her journey with organic social media as a business owner. This is first hand experience from…

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Read more about the article #165: How to Buy from Alibaba

#165: How to Buy from Alibaba

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:June 14, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Ever wanted to buy something from Alibaba, but were not sure where to start? This episode is for you. Bekkah covers when it can be a good idea to utilize…

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Read more about the article #164: What to Look for When Investing in Multifamily Housing

#164: What to Look for When Investing in Multifamily Housing

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:June 7, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Scott Jacobson, 20 year veteran real-estate investor, explains what metrics you should be looking to see in a property's financials if you're hoping to invest in a multi-family property, as…

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Read more about the article #163: How to Evaluate a Commercial Building for Your Business

#163: How to Evaluate a Commercial Building for Your Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:February 9, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Bekkah covers why it’s important to be patient in looking for a property, evaluating if you can grow in the space, if it has enough parking and easy accessibility, considering…

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Read more about the article #162: How to Become a Property Manager

#162: How to Become a Property Manager

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:February 1, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Rena Freeman shares how to build a property management business. Rena covers getting the correct licensing, managing all of your properties efficiently, how to vet possible renters, ways to price…

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Read more about the article #161: How to Navigate Commercial Property Grants as a Business Owner

#161: How to Navigate Commercial Property Grants as a Business Owner

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:January 26, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Have you ever wondered what resources are available to business owners for commercial properties? This episode covers how to look for grants within your region, what questions to ask as…

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Read more about the article #160: How to Evaluate Buying a Business That Has Buildings and Property

#160: How to Evaluate Buying a Business That Has Buildings and Property

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:January 19, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Richard Parker has bought 13 different businesses personally and has spent 34 years working with acquisitions and mergers. In this episode, he discusses how to separate the value of a…

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Read more about the article #159: What to Look for When Buying a Multi-Family Property

#159: What to Look for When Buying a Multi-Family Property

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:January 12, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Brandon Freeman discusses how he has built his rental investment portfolio. He explains how to calculate a cash-on-cash return so you can understand for yourself how to build your own…

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Read more about the article #158: What is a Good Location for a Business?

#158: What is a Good Location for a Business?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:January 2, 2024
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Bekkah explains what factors you may want to consider when you open up a physical storefront! This episode covers considerations such as whether you are hiring employees, being in the…

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Read more about the article #157: How to Build an Indoor Billboard Advertising Company

#157: How to Build an Indoor Billboard Advertising Company

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:December 29, 2023
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

This week Roger Pogorelc (Pooka) shares how he set up, not one, but TWO different indoor billboard advertising companies starting with absolutely no connections in two different markets. You are…

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Read more about the article #156: P2 How to Set Annual Goals for Your Business

#156: P2 How to Set Annual Goals for Your Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:December 22, 2023
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

   This is part 2 in the series on goal setting. You're not going to want to miss this! This episode covers how to set your goals to be…

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Read more about the article #155: P1 How to Set Annual Goals for Your Business

#155: P1 How to Set Annual Goals for Your Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:December 15, 2023
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Setting your goals for the new year is a BIG DEAL. This two-part episode, gets you planning your business’ direction by preparing your financials for evaluation, understanding what you need to…

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Read more about the article #154: How to Start an Event Planning Business – Replay

#154: How to Start an Event Planning Business – Replay

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:December 8, 2023
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Cassanda Greene shares what you need to know to advertise your event planning business, connect with clients, make suer they have great customer service, and can understand if their overall…

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Read more about the article #153: P2 How to Get Paid to Teach Entrepreneurship Internationally

#153: P2 How to Get Paid to Teach Entrepreneurship Internationally

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:September 15, 2023
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Bekkah shares how to prepare your content to teach entrepreneurship internationally, what to be thinking about in regards to mindsets that may come up when you are teaching, and how…

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Read more about the article #152: P1 How to Get Paid to Teach Entrepreneurship Internationally

#152: P1 How to Get Paid to Teach Entrepreneurship Internationally

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:September 8, 2023
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Bekkah shares ways you can prepare to get paid for teaching entrepreneurship, learning reflections from the last two episodes in this series, and a path forward to teaching and making…

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Read more about the article #151: How to Grow an Education Business

#151: How to Grow an Education Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:September 1, 2023
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview

Rama Kayyali, co-founder and CEO of Little Thinking Minds, shares how she started her edtech company that is focused on closing education gaps in the MENA region by creating subscription…

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Read more about the article #150: How to Leverage English to Build a Business

#150: How to Leverage English to Build a Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:August 25, 2023
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview

Kyrgyz international student and English teacher, Aiperi Mavliankulova tells us how she used Instagram to launch an English learning business for language learners when she was looking for ways to…

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Read more about the article #149: How to Become a Successful Makeup Artist

#149: How to Become a Successful Makeup Artist

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:May 26, 2023
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview

Business owner and South Asian New York Fashion Week Beauty Director, Barbie Patel shares how to start your journey in becoming a professional makeup artist. With over 15 years for…

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Read more about the article #148: P2 How to Start a Mushroom Foraging Business

#148: P2 How to Start a Mushroom Foraging Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:April 21, 2023
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview

If you've ever wondered how to make money off the land or how to safely forage and eat wild mushrooms, then you've come to the right podcast series. This two…

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Read more about the article #147: P1 How to Start a Mushroom and Foraging Business

#147: P1 How to Start a Mushroom and Foraging Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:April 14, 2023
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview

If you've ever wondered how to find edible plants and mushrooms in the wild that are safe to eat and then also thought, wait, why don't I just sell these…

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Read more about the article Do’s & Don’ts Naming a Startup: Everything You Need to Know

Do’s & Don’ts Naming a Startup: Everything You Need to Know

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:March 31, 2023
  • Post category:Blog Posts/Entrepreneur Advice

Choosing a business name is crucial when embarking on a new venture. It’s the first impression you’ll make on potential customers, investors, and partners, and it’s what they’ll use to…

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Read more about the article #146: How to Start a Music Licensing Business

#146: How to Start a Music Licensing Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:March 24, 2023
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview

Maddi Frick shares how she got into the music industry representing artists to pitch their music for TV shows, movies, and video games. Maddi gives great recommendations on how to…

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Read more about the article #145: The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Government Contracting

#145: The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Government Contracting

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:March 3, 2023
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

When you have a government contract, it's important to be thinking through diversifying your business to ensure you will be okay if you lose a government contract, how you are…

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Read more about the article #144: How to Become a Small Business Government Contractor

#144: How to Become a Small Business Government Contractor

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:February 24, 2023
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Preparing yourself to bid on a government contracts starts with networking and understanding the players involved within your business industry, familiarizing yourself with what is in the typical contract, and…

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Read more about the article #143: How to Work With The Government

#143: How to Work With The Government

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:February 17, 2023
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Understand what classification your business falls into, what the tiers of the government are and how they take bids or requests for proposals (RFP's). This episode is part 1 of…

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Read more about the article #142: How to Pitch a Product for a Pitch Competition

#142: How to Pitch a Product for a Pitch Competition

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:January 20, 2023
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Billie Asmas fills us in on how she pitched her patented silicone paint tray in a pitch competition, and how you can pitch your product idea too. Some of her…

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Read more about the article #141: How to Start an Event Planning Business

#141: How to Start an Event Planning Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:December 3, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

This week, Cassondra Greene from Greene Frame Events discusses how she got started in event planning, how she plans out her business, stays organized, and networks within the industry. This…

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Read more about the article #140: The Lessons I’ve Learned in Business – Take 1

#140: The Lessons I’ve Learned in Business – Take 1

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:October 21, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

From understanding your sales style, to positioning yourself, and even asking someone to mentor you, this podcast is the reset you needed to get you off to the races again…

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Read more about the article Golden Group Update: The Spark

Golden Group Update: The Spark

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  • Post published:October 14, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Steven and John, explain what the spark exhibit will be like for the children's exploratorium they are building, how they are putting it together, and what the space for Birchwood…

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Read more about the article NEW SERIES PROMO: What is a Golden Group?

NEW SERIES PROMO: What is a Golden Group?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:October 12, 2022
  • Post category:Podcast Episodes

Have you ever wondered how people can get together to make something great, but know that something might take years of visionary ideas and discussions before it starts to actually…

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Read more about the article #138: How to Start a Murder Mystery Company

#138: How to Start a Murder Mystery Company

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:October 7, 2022
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview

Co-owner of Guilty Party Mysteries, Jason Hussman, discusses how they set up a business that provides murder mystery events using story lines that match each player to a character that…

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Read more about the article #137: Part 5 – How to Make an Impact ”Entrepreneur Style”

#137: Part 5 – How to Make an Impact ”Entrepreneur Style”

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:September 30, 2022
  • Post category:Strategy & Life Hacks

"People just don't want to work," is such a common phrase, but there is so much more there than most people realize! This week, HRA Director, Jackie Prescott explains what…

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Read more about the article #136: Part 4 – How to Make an Impact ”Entrepreneur Style”

#136: Part 4 – How to Make an Impact ”Entrepreneur Style”

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:September 23, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Have you ever wondered how to maximize your ability to help others? This episode gives you the resources to make a difference in your business and in your community by…

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Read more about the article #135:  Part 3 – How to Make an Impact ”Entrepreneur Style”

#135: Part 3 – How to Make an Impact ”Entrepreneur Style”

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:September 16, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Restaurant Franchise owner, Tim VanSoast, discusses how he was able to grow a profitable business that helped people who weren't used to winning feel like they were part of something…

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Read more about the article #134: Part 2 – How to Make an Impact ”Entrepreneur Style”

#134: Part 2 – How to Make an Impact ”Entrepreneur Style”

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:September 9, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Restaurant Franchise owner, Tim VanSoast, tells how he was able to lower his turnover and run one of the top 100 most profitable franchise chains in his region by understanding…

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Read more about the article #133: Part 1 – How to Make an Impact Entrepreneur Style

#133: Part 1 – How to Make an Impact Entrepreneur Style

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:September 2, 2022
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview

We can't grow if we don't have people to do the work. Where's the workforce? How can we reduce turnover? Why are people having issues maintaining a job, and how…

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