Ramon Ray was joined by Rachel Michaelov, founder of Empire Tax Professionals to talk scaling, growth, and marketing. Rachel is an IRS-licensed enrolled agent who helps business owners making more than $10,000 with things such as monthly bookkeeping, payroll, sales tax, and corporate returns. Rachel got into the tax business because she knew there...
People automatically think single parents are always struggling and stressed out, but Christina Shaw, owner of an Allstate Agency on Long Island since 2009 and single mom to 2 girls, says that for her, that’s simply not true. She says that she’s not struggling financially, she’s not stressed out, and that she has great...
The good ol' American Dream may have been passed down many generations, but the spirit from which it was born is timeless. We were once explorers, settlers, and adventurers, and now entrepreneurs. People who strike gold today often do so by launching a unique business idea like an app, a social network or a...
I'm a business owner. I'm also a Mom. These two have more in common than you might think. You see, before I started my business over 30 years ago, I thought that being a mom was pretty much the toughest thing that I had I ever done. Sleepless nights, temper tantrums, and a nagging worry...
At Smart Hustle, we like to focus on the entrepreneur or small business owner, but when it comes down to it, starting a business impacts the entire family. The decision to leave a traditional 9-5 with a steady income and venture out on your own has consequences for family and spousal relationships. Growing the...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] When someone makes the decision to become an entrepreneur, not everyone fully understands why or what that means. Family especially, are often concerned about the amount of time that being an entrepreneur requires, the lack of stability and sometimes the lack of money. In this episode of Ignition, Ramon and Ellis talk about...
