Business questions answered here this week include: - Should I be on Clubhouse? (Ervin) - How do I manage the massive time zone difference and maintain sanity? (Lucia) - How can we effectively use advertising, and since we have never had much use of it before? (Darren ) This week’s question to you is, “What is your business’ go-to social media platform?” This week’s podcast is sponsored by Blinkist. Get a free trial of the app and get caught up on all the books you’ve been putting off reading by...
Apr 22, 2021•43 min
Business questions answered here this week include: - How do I manage my relationship with former peers after a promotion? (Joy) - Should I ‘Google’ myself and do companies really care about what they find in online searches? (Jermaine) - Should I invest in my friend's company? (Sergio) This week’s question to you is, “How do you just personally when you have a change in status at work?” This week’s podcast is sponsored by Blinkist. Get a free trial of the app and get caught up on all the books ...
Apr 15, 2021•41 min
Business questions answered here this week include: - How Do I Get My Employees To Do More Work For A Company Doing Poorly Financially? (Frederick) - What are some project management tools I can try? (Gabriel) - What are some advantages and disadvantage of owning the building your company works out of? (Cecil) This week’s question to you is, “What incentive do you offer your employees to get them to accept beyond their normal scope?” This week’s podcast is sponsored by Blinkist. Get a free trial...
Apr 01, 2021•38 min
Business questions answered here this week include: - What are people supposed to do whenever they get fired from a job? (Scott) - Should I feel guilty about the co-workers left behind when I escaped a toxic workplace? (Robyn) - How do I get more sales from potential customers I may have insulted? (Alton) This week’s question to you is, “What is the most important thing to do as soon as you are fired from a job?” This week’s podcast is sponsored by Blinkist. Get a free trial of the app and get c...
Mar 25, 2021•34 min
Business questions answered here this week include: -How do I hire for a small issue that could grow to a larger one, but also may not? (Carla) -How to get support and mentorship in entrepreneurship if I don’t know any entrepreneurs? (Zak) -Should I feel guilty about poaching talent from my competitors? (Mikki) This week’s question to you is, “Are you in the position to hire emergency help?” This week’s podcast is sponsored by Blinkist. Get a free trial of the app and get caught up on all the bo...
Mar 11, 2021•35 min
Business questions answered here this week include: - What is the real impact on a small business if they are forced to raise their wages by up to 100%? (Jim) - What is it about my marketing and messaging that is not working to bring in the customers that should jump at my offers? (Kari) - How do I support my sister’s media company when I do not have much of a following myself? (Edgar) This week’s question to you is, “Do you support a $15 federal minimum wage?” This week’s podcast is sponsored b...
Mar 04, 2021•34 min
For this week’s podcast, Ken asked, “Does my packaging really help me sell my products, or is it just an unnecessary expense that limits my revenue potential?” JoAnna asked, “What do I need to consider in making hiring decisions?” And Micah asked, “Can you take advantage of an over-saturated market if all you are running is a side hustle? This week’s spotlight sponsor is Blinkist. Get a free trial of the app and get caught up on reading all the big non-fiction books the gurus tell you to read in...
Jan 21, 2021•21 min
This week, Brigitte asked, "I had a situation with a troubled employee that caused to stellar employees to put in their notice of leaving. One gave 2-weeks notice. The other gave four based on the scheduled release of a deliverable. We have been working to get rid of the troubled employee for a while, but terminating him may take two weeks on its own through our HR process. Is there a way to ignore the notice requests and insist on the good employees staying on?" Find the answer to this question...
Dec 12, 2019•20 min
This week, Shane asked, "I started a mobile entertainment business with my two brothers because we love to have fun together, and we thought we could make some real money in the process. What we found out was that we are really bad and holding each other accountable and getting the bills paid on time. We have hired on enough extra people that I can run the business with little to no help from my brothers, and I still believe this small idea could sustain itself. But as is, it’s a drain on cash w...
Dec 05, 2019•17 min
This week, Tandy asks, "I have worked hard for the past six years trying to launch several businesses, with no positive results. Everything from MLM programs to online t-shirt shops has been tried, and all have failed. I have heard that the best way to monetary prosperity is becoming a businesswoman who answers to myself. I know that running a successful business is hard, but why is it so hard to just get one started?" Find the answer to this question and more like it at http://businessquestions...
Nov 21, 2019•19 min
This week's episode is a question I came up with after reading the article "4 financial secrets rich people don't want you to know" at USAToday.com yesterday, and reviewing the glut of commentary put out on the article. You can read the original article at https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2019/03/20/investing-tips-secrets-financial-planning-could-make-you-rich/39198991/...
Mar 21, 2019•21 min
And we ask you, "Do you have a process for documenting poor employee performance?' Find More Info @ http://businessquestionsansweredhere.com
Jan 04, 2019•16 min
And we ask you, "How do you deliver bad news to your employees?" Find More Info @ http://businessquestionsansweredhere.com
Dec 27, 2018•12 min
And we ask you, “How are you getting your business affairs in order in preparation for the new year?”
Dec 20, 2018•11 min
And we ask you, "Are you giving too much attention to your organizations’ ‘Rock Stars?’"
Nov 22, 2018•10 min
And we ask you, "Are you still trying to make work-life balance possible?"
Nov 15, 2018•10 min
And we ask you, "Are you running separate social media accounts for yourself and your business?"
Nov 08, 2018•12 min
And we ask you, "Are you working your own side hustle or just being 'entrepreneurial?'
Nov 01, 2018•14 min
And we ask you, "Who are the five business people that you support most often?"
Oct 25, 2018•11 min
And we ask you, "Is free stuff an appealing thing for you when you are being marketed to?"
Apr 11, 2018•12 min
And we ask you, “How do you manage situations of being unfairly taken advantage of with 'other duties as assigned?'”
Apr 04, 2018•14 min
And we ask you, "Do you have an business or accountability coach?"
Mar 27, 2018•15 min
And we ask you, "How frequent are your company’s reviews and evaluations?"
Mar 20, 2018•15 min
And we ask you, "When do you leave your day job?"
Mar 13, 2018•13 min
This week’s question comes from Solange, who asks, “I finally have enough business to move my dress making and alterations business out of my parents basement and into a real storefront. A family friend is a leasing agent helping me find the best location for my budget, and he had me talk to the management at our city’s largest shopping mall. The mall offered me a great price for a well trafficked section, but my friend is skeptical because it is 'at the mall.' Does being at the mall sound that ...
Mar 06, 2018•13 min
How to name your company for success, waiting out the poor performance of a temp employee, and rethinking going out to get your MBA.
Nov 08, 2017•22 min
This week, we answer questions for Lisabeth, who is skeptical of the merits of business coaching, Gita, who thinks she knows who's trying to besmirch her family business, and Candice, revisiting a question raising prices to attract new clients she posed in Episode #10.
Oct 25, 2017•21 min
This week, we answer questions for Terri, who has found herself at a relationship crossroads with a former peer, Geena, who does not want to go to the bar for a business mixer, and John, revisiting a question on Snapchat and other social media platforms he posed in Episode #11.
Oct 17, 2017•21 min
Business Questions Answered Here returns with a new format featuring more question and answers from J Cleveland Payne. This week, he answers questions for Cass, who wants to convince her sister to buy better quality material and raise prices accordingly, Kenny, who wants more time for his side hustle but consistent time from his employer, and Sasha, revisiting the question on 'content marketing' she posed in Episode #16.
Oct 09, 2017•15 min
Quincey asks, “What do I need to do to take my side-hustle legit--next year?”
Apr 18, 2017•18 min
