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Read more about the article #172: Part 1 – What The FEMA is Going On?

#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 #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 #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 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 #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 #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 #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 #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 #131: Should You Join The Chamber of Commerce

#131: Should You Join The Chamber of Commerce

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:August 19, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice/Podcast Episodes

Most people don't even know what all is going on in the background of how a local Chamber of Commerce functions, and this episode gets right down to it in…

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Read more about the article #130: Part 2 – How to Have a Trade Show Booth

#130: Part 2 – How to Have a Trade Show Booth

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:August 12, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

You'll learn how to engage with customers, strategize your product and service conversation with people you don't know, and ways to network with other vendors at the trade show. If…

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Read more about the article #129: Part 1 – How to Have a Trade Show Booth

#129: Part 1 – How to Have a Trade Show Booth

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:August 5, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Doing your first trade show can become expensive fast! Here's what you need to know to get your booth set up with the least amount of cost and attract the…

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Read more about the article #128: Part 2 – What is Loan Packaging?

#128: Part 2 – What is Loan Packaging?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:July 29, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

What you bring to that meeting says a lot about you and your ability to execute. Wayne Kangas shares why you should always start with your local bank when it comes…

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Read more about the article What is a Private Equity Fund?

What is a Private Equity Fund?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:July 8, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Private Equity funds are a topic not many people know about, (Probably because most people don't use them to manage their money!) Drew Lendermon works for a private equity fund…

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Read more about the article #121: How Much is a Business Worth?

#121: How Much is a Business Worth?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:June 17, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Here's why you should be careful of benchmark rules, why it's important to dig into your industry's data, and why you should be adding value to your business years before…

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Read more about the article #116: Part 3 – How to Manage Difficult People & Stay Sane

#116: Part 3 – How to Manage Difficult People & Stay Sane

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:May 6, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

If you're a manager and are working with some pretty difficult individuals, this series is for you. This week, Bekkah is getting into the details of understanding if you personally…

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Read more about the article #113: Dealing With Business Burnout – Part 2

#113: Dealing With Business Burnout – Part 2

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:April 15, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, Bekkah is picking up part 2 of the burnout series. She discusses how to use time blocking to segment out tasks that could be leading to business burnout,…

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Read more about the article #112: Dealing With Business Burnout – Part 1

#112: Dealing With Business Burnout – Part 1

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:April 8, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, Bekkah starts a two week series on burnout. These episodes will get into stress, what burnout looks like, having a plan to address burnout before it starts happening,…

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Read more about the article #103: Creating a CPG Business on a Budget

#103: Creating a CPG Business on a Budget

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:February 4, 2022
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This is part two of an interview with James Richardson discussing the Consumer Packaged Goods industry. If you've ever wondered how food items get into the grocery store or become…

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Read more about the article #101: What You Need to Know About Having a Business Partner

#101: What You Need to Know About Having a Business Partner

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

This week, Bekkah talks about the experiences she has had with business partners. For any entrepreneur that is looking into having a business partner, there are so many things to…

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Read more about the article #100: Navigating Business Partnerships – When to Team Up

#100: Navigating Business Partnerships – When to Team Up

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:January 14, 2022
  • Post category:Business Owner Interview/Entrepreneur Advice

This week, Lisa Staff and Deevo, co-owners of the business Sprout Connectors, talk about partnerships! Bekkah asks them about the successful business brands they started as independent photographers and why…

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Read more about the article #97: Selling a Product at Festivals and Shows

#97: Selling a Product at Festivals and Shows

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:December 24, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, we're wrapping up our "How We Built This" Series showing you how we invented a product, launched it, and investigated different channels of selling. In this episode, we…

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Read more about the article #96: Selling a Handmade Product

#96: Selling a Handmade Product

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:December 17, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, we're continuing our "How We Built This" series where we invented a product, launched it, and started selling all over the United States. We did this to document…

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Read more about the article #95: Testing and Troubling Shooting a Product Launch

#95: Testing and Troubling Shooting a Product Launch

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:December 10, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, we're talking all about how we prepared to launch our product and start making sales. This entire series is focused on how we built it so you can…

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Read more about the article #94: Inventing a Product and Preparing for Launch

#94: Inventing a Product and Preparing for Launch

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:December 3, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, we start our "How we built this," series that we've been researching and gathering data on for the last YEAR! That's right! This episode series we've been putting…

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Read more about the article #90: The Fear of Starting a Business

#90: The Fear of Starting a Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:November 17, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, we're taking part 2 of our series on fear, and WOW! If you missed episode 89, you should listen to it before jumping into this one with us.…

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Read more about the article #87: How to Self-Publish Through Kindle Direct Publishing

#87: How to Self-Publish Through Kindle Direct Publishing

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:October 15, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, we dig into a topic that Bekkah has been doing some heavy research on! Self-publishing your book on Amazon. She digs into the numbers, why it's beneficial to…

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Read more about the article #85: What You Need to Know About Business Debit & Credit Cards

#85: What You Need to Know About Business Debit & Credit Cards

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:October 1, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, we talk with an experienced business expert, Julie George all about the pros and cons of credit and debit cards. She shares with us the different reasons why…

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Read more about the article #83: How to Handle Setbacks in Business

#83: How to Handle Setbacks in Business

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:September 17, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, former NFL player and motivational speaker, Aaron Shawn Harper is with us to talk about how he has overcome setbacks in the business that he has owned for…

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Read more about the article #63: Mastermind Groups: The Power of Peer to Peer Mentorship

#63: Mastermind Groups: The Power of Peer to Peer Mentorship

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:April 30, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Aaron Walker of View From The Top and Iron Sharpens Iron talks to us about his experiences running mastermind groups. With his experience being in a mastermind group with Dave…

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Read more about the article #55: What is Intellectual Property?

#55: What is Intellectual Property?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:March 5, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Business owner and patent attorney, Chris Paradise, breaks down intellectual property for us and why it's important to business owners. From understanding copyrights to registering a trademark. He's a wealth…

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Read more about the article #50: What is Print on Demand?

#50: What is Print on Demand?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:January 29, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This week, we cover the concept of print on demand to understand how people are doing it, and what different approaches are out there. This is a great episode to…

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Read more about the article #49: How Does Drop Shipping Work?

#49: How Does Drop Shipping Work?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:January 22, 2021
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

In this episode, Bekkah explains all things drop shipping. For a topic that seems pretty hard to follow sometimes, Bekkah breaks down the different ways people choose to drop ship…

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Read more about the article #39: Setting Up Relationship Boundaries in Business – Part 1

#39: Setting Up Relationship Boundaries in Business – Part 1

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:November 13, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Welcome to Business Talk Sister Gawk! I'm Bekkah! And I'm Ruthie! And today we are going to be starting a two-part series on relationship boundaries in business. Ruthie: Yeah we…

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Read more about the article #38: Does Networking Actually Work?

#38: Does Networking Actually Work?

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:November 9, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Welcome to Business Talk Sister Gawk. I'm Bekkah! And I'm Ruthie! And today we are going to be talking about "Does Networking Actually Work?" *Ruthie laughs* Ruthie: I always feel…

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Read more about the article #35: How to Use a Consistent Brand to Create Value

#35: How to Use a Consistent Brand to Create Value

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:October 16, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice/Uncategorized

This week, we are digging into how to be consistent in your business brand representation. We're giving you tips to keep the same tone and voice, with a fun discussion…

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Read more about the article #34: Why A Brand Has Value

#34: Why A Brand Has Value

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:October 9, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

Have you ever understood why someone is willing to pay more for almost the exact same product when the only difference is the brand? This is the topic of discussion…

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Read more about the article #33: Productivity When You Are Your Own Boss

#33: Productivity When You Are Your Own Boss

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:October 2, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice/Strategy & Life Hacks

 In this episode, we dig into all the tips that we have used to help manage our time well as a business owner. If you want to succeed, you…

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Read more about the article #32: How to Apologize Professionally

#32: How to Apologize Professionally

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:September 25, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice/Strategy & Life Hacks

We dig into the steps you should take to reconciling a situation through professionally apologizing in this episode. From people who maybe aren't understanding the situation, to listening to other…

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Read more about the article #28: How to Get Customer Reviews

#28: How to Get Customer Reviews

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:August 28, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

 In this episode, we talk about the different ways to get customer reviews for your business. From sending an email or text message, to postcard responses. We discuss the…

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Read more about the article #27: Understanding Your Business Taxes

#27: Understanding Your Business Taxes

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:August 21, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This episode is part 2 of business taxes because Bekkah is just so excited to talk with you about them. We cover what it means to have a tax bracket…

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Read more about the article #26: What You Should Know About Filing Business Taxes

#26: What You Should Know About Filing Business Taxes

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:August 14, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

In this episode, Bekkah gets really excited to tell you all about getting ready to file your taxes. The best news? You only pay taxes when you make money! So,…

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Read more about the article #25: How to Pick A Business Name

#25: How to Pick A Business Name

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:August 7, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

In this episode, Ruthie and Bekkah talk through the different approaches you can take to choosing a name for your business. We cover the benefits of an industry specific business,…

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Read more about the article Episode 19: Failure Part 2 – How Failure is Different In Entrepreneurship

Episode 19: Failure Part 2 – How Failure is Different In Entrepreneurship

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:June 26, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

This episode digs into the phases of a business launch and how it affects the founder of the business. We talk through the turning point where many businesses fail, some…

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Read more about the article Episode 18: Failure Part 1 – Understanding The Data of Business Failure

Episode 18: Failure Part 1 – Understanding The Data of Business Failure

  • Post author:Bekkah
  • Post published:June 19, 2020
  • Post category:Entrepreneur Advice

In this episode, we start a 3 part series on the topic of failure. Within this episode we discuss business failure and how to prepare for a good business by…

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