Can Business Insurance Be Simple? New Service by THREE Thinks So.

Insurance, business or personal is messy. It comes with lots of legalese, lots of paper and it's a pain to wade through and understand. A relatively new company, THREE is out to reimagine business insurance for small businesses, THREE makes the process easy and simple. You answer about 20 questions and in a few...

How One Entrepreneur Empowers Adults With Disabilities Through Art

This year at NetSuite's SuiteWorld, Ramon had a chance to sit down with a number of fascinating entrepreneurs. One of them was Ann Kappes. About Creativity Explored Creativity Explored gives artists the space to create, and a space to show off their work. This is a rarity, as many studios focus on just one of the...

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The Ins and Outs of Business Networking with Adrian Miller

Business networking is a fun time — mingling, eating, chatting about business. But do you walk away with solid connections? Many business owners attend networking events but don’t utilize the time or crowd as well as they can. They walk away having spoken to a lot of new people, but not having made any...

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Julian Love on Reports and Making an Impact in Your Business and Your Community

Ramon Ray caught up with Julian Love, the Chief Business Officer for St. HOPE at NetSuite’s SuiteConnect. St. HOPE is an organization, a family of nonprofits that focus on revitalizing Oak Park, Sacramento through public education and economic development. They run a K-12 charter school network, a real estate portfolio, and they invest in...

Can Magic Help You Grow Your Business? Maybe, But Differentiation Definitely Can

Mark Levy is the founder of Levy Innovation LLC, a positioning and branding firm that helps thought leaders grow their personal brand and business. Mark says he typically works with 2 types of clients.  The first: those who are already famous before they reached out to Mark, and he helped them differentiate and...

Attention To Customer Details Is Her Secret to Success for this Domestic Staffing Company

The name you give your business, hiring the right people and a focused attention on customer details are just three of the many things that Donna Morris, of Xtra Pair of Hands DC has done to grow her business. One of the favorite things I like about being a global speaker is meeting thousands of...

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The Ultimate Small Biz Tip: Delegate!

Having a local business usually means you need foot traffic, ie, people walking into your business and being able to find you. Local businesses, or brick and mortar businesses, are unique in how they get and retain business. Many local businesses start because someone had a passion and they wanted to offer their service...

Generating Referrals Like a Ninja…Without Asking! smarthustlemagazine.com

Generating Referrals Like a Ninja…Without Asking!

As a small business owner, solopreneur, or sales professional, does the thought of asking for referrals make your skin crawl? Referrals are one of the most misunderstood ways of generating business today. Ramon Ray chats with Stacey Brown Randall, the referral queen, about how to get more referrals than ever without ever asking.  “Referrals are...

7 Traits of a Great Leader – Insights from AT&T’s Head of Small Business

Having the chance to sit down and chat with Anne Chow, President of National Business at AT&T, was nothing short of inspiring. Anne and Ramon spoke at length about what it means to be a great leader, the importance of diversity, and how small businesses need to utilize the technology available to maintain the...