Business: Engaged! Carrie Perrien Smith

Over twenty years, Eureka Pizza has earned its place as Arkansas’ leading independent pizzeria. Owner Rolf Wilkin today is keeping it local with his nine Northwest Arkansas pizza shops. He talks about the journey to expand and shares his insights. He’ll be the first to tell you that massive growth doesn’t always mean more profit, […] The post Business: Engaged! – Eureka Pizza’s Discovery That Staying Local Was the Best Decision appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It was 2008 and the writing was on the wall: Kent Rylee’s 20-year business relationship with General Motors was about to change forever. He was faced with many options. Instead, he chose to reinvent his business. While other car dealers faced with the same dilemma were closing their doors, he took a long look at […] The post Business: Engaged! – Reinventing the Kent Rylee Brand appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

If she should know better, why is she not doing what you want her to do? One of the biggest management challenges is motivating and leading employees to do what we want them to do. The key to addressing performance issues with employees is communicating clear expectations. In this episode of Business: Engaged!, Kelly Riggs […] The post Business: Engaged! – Addressing Employee Performance Issues appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

No business owner starts out with any thought of closing his business. The dirty little secret in business is that every company has a life span, no matter what size or format. Products change. Customer needs evolve. Life moves on. Owners need to stay close to shifting conditions and be ready to make tough decisions. […] The post Business: Engaged! – When It’s Time to Close the Doors appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

So where do you go when you have questions about that next step or even the first step in business ownership? Well, many entrepreneurs turn to SCORE for help. SCORE is a volunteer organization funded by the U.S. Small Business Administration that provides free small business advice. I spent six years with the organization as […] The post Business: Engaged! – Where to SCORE Some Reliable Small Business Advice appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

The internet and technology advances have changed the way we start up our businesses. It has changed where and how we work and how we connect to others. In this episode of Business: Engaged!, we talk about the concept of co-working. Never heard of it? I bet you’ve wished for it. Tune in this week […] The post Business: Engaged! – How Co-Working Has Transformed How Entrepreneurs Start Up appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Business valuation isn’t just used when selling your business. It can serve as a periodic checkup. You’ll see the process used to estimate the value of a partners’ ownership and in retirement planning. It is necessary in disputes related to estate value and divorce litigation. This show explores the topic and includes important information such […] The post Business: Engaged! – Valuation for Privately Owned Businesses appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Lifelong business relationships don’t happen with just one encounter. They are forged over a series of meaningful conversations. Networking is a great tool for prospecting but the real gold is found in networking conversations. Your host Carrie Perrien Smith is the author of Currency: Striking Networking Gold in a Relationship Economy. In this show, she […] The post Business: Engaged! – Mining for Networking Gold appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Only 7% of our message is communicated through words. In a digital word that is dominated by text-only communication, it’s time to re-engage face to face. That one-on-one conversation with where relationships are forged and we get the total communication picture. We welcome performance and training consultant Willie Johnson, the “Ambassador of Potentiality,” to the […] The post Business: Engaged! – The Power of Conversation appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

If you think the time isn’t right to make a big-time impact in your world, think again. Kim Hodous started making jewelry at her kitchen table and built it into a seven-figure business in less than seven years. Join us to learn the secret to balancing a growing family with a growing business and hiring […] The post Business: Engaged! – Secrets from a Kitchen Table CEO appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.