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Smart Hustle Magazine’s must-read in-depth feature articles focus on small business entrepreneurs and small businesses that have mastered the art of the smart hustle for overcoming challenges, making the most of scarce resources, finding resources and essentially finding success when it didn’t seem possible. We welcome your story ideas and nominations for featured entrepreneurs and companies.

By Katherine MinesFeatured, Operations

Excellent Customer Service With A Small Team (Or No Team At All!) Is Within Reach

There’s no denying that excellent customer service can be the key to customer retention. Across the globe, 96% of consumers say customer service is an important factor in their choice of brand loyalty. However, so many companies are doing it wrong. Either they don’t have the time or money to invest in proper customer...

By Morgan GertlerFeatured

Smart Hustle Growth Conference: What You Missed

The Smart Hustle Growth Conference took place on October 25th in Times Square NYC. It was a full day of networking, inspirational talks, and business learning. Some attendees were meeting each other for the first time while others embraced with a long-overdue hug. Whether it’s your first time or you’ve earned seniority, the Growth...

By Michelle BlueAdvice, Featured, Marketing

TOP 3 Lessons to Success in Business with Marshall Mosher

https://youtu.be/BqXr1R613SM As entrepreneurs, many times when we start businesses we get so caught up in our perfect idea of what the business will look like that sometimes we lose focus on our bigger vision of ‘why’. Speaking with Marshall, founder of Vestigo an outdoor team building platform, we go through the importance of failing fast,...

By Michelle BlueFeatured, Marketing, Tipsbusiness interview, marketing

How to Tap Into Your Power Within

https://youtu.be/UJ-iE3uDH-k I am so overjoyed to have been able to sit down with Antonio Brown owner of men’s fashion brand LVL XIII. Our conversation was literally food for my soul, we discussed everything from walking in faith, making sure your actions align with the life you want to live and tapping into your POWER. With...

By Michelle BlueAdvice, Featuredbusiness interview, lifestyle

Finding Your Alignment Within to Grow Your Business

https://youtu.be/U7_ODxzxZ2Y When you start to think about a business coach, most people question how will the coach help with my marketing strategy, or help manage my customer relationships better but Yvonne Dodd is no regular business coach. My conversation with Yvonne was beyond transformational and confirmed that your life and your business are not separate entities,...

By Michelle BlueAdvice, Featured, Marketingmarketing

From Homeless to Million Dollar Deals with Amari Ruff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uc5P6nR6HHg Amari has one of those gentle, humble spirits that you can’t help but love to be around. I was truly inspired by the conversation we had and the life lessons that took him from being homeless to starting two million dollar businesses. We all have moments in life where we go through some level...

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By Katherine MinesFeatured, Money

What Trump Administration is Doing for Small Business

Two years into the Trump Administration the economy is strong, and that’s good for business. With two more years to go, how can we expect this administration’s policies to work even more for small businesses? Brian Blase, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Policy, National Economic Council, gives us some answers. What is the...

By Michelle BlueFeatured, Lifestylestartup

Light Your Ikigai and Get Paid For The Things Your Love To Do

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgy9vUqcVUw I think we have all been in a place where we were doing something we absolutely hated just for the money or you were doing what you are passionate about but can’t seem to make money from it. During my conversation with life coach, Chelsea Zirna, we dig deep into how to find your...

By Michelle BlueAdvice, Featured, Marketing, Your Smart Hustlebusiness interview, Interview, startup

The Key to Knowing and Asking What You’re Worth

https://youtu.be/g-DHYFQ5pY0 A couple of months ago I was scrolling through LinkedIn and to my surprise, I saw that my friend Lantre Barr had recently been named Inc. 5000’s Fastest Growing Companies in the US. After graduating college in the middle of the recession, like many Americans, Lantre found it difficult to find a job using...

By Michelle BlueAdvice, Featured, Lifestyle, Tipshealth

Tackling Self Care & Mental Health As An Entrepreneur

https://youtu.be/cSrQDc7Mjgg Two weeks after I graduated college I launched my business Bené full time. I have always loved the work that I have done and being able to create something that really changes the lives of others. Along the ‘Journey’ of building my business I got so caught up in the hustle and the pressures...