Business Brain – The Entrepreneurs’ Podcast
Shannon Jean & Dave Hamilton
Two long-time small-business owners, Dave Hamilton and Shannon Jean, come to you each week to talk through the trials, success, pitfalls and tips it takes to successfully run a small business in today’s world. Hear real-world folks talk about real-world problems, letting you know not only what it takes to get it done but that you’re not alone in doing it!
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Mar 27, 2015 • 28min
Navigating Internships for your business – DBA Small Business Show 7
Internships can be a great thing for your business on many levels, and are great for your interns, too. Shannon’s not only a user of internships at his business, but is a product of an internship himself. Listen to him and Dave talk through the benefits and how to get set up on your own.
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Mar 18, 2015 • 37min
Fraud and Detachment – DBA Small Business Show 6
Shannon and Dave start today with a quick lesson for credit card-taking merchants on dealing with — and avoiding — fraud. Then it’s on to detachment, this time in a good way: what it takes to detach from the process and let your employees own the path to their results. Send us an email to feedback@dbapodcast.com if you’ve got anything to say or have ideas for future topics!
Stuff mentioned:
PayPal Merchant Services
Authorize.net (Great merchant provider for small/medium business if Paypal won’t work for your business)
FraudLabs Pro
Fedex COD
FraudLabs Pro
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Mar 11, 2015 • 43min
Credit Cards from Both Sides of the Counter – DBA Small Business Show 5
Today Dave and Shannon talk through the benefits of using credit cards, both as a consumer and a merchant. GREAT stuff to digest and comment upon here.
Stuff mentioned:
SPG AmEx Card
Flyertalk Credit Cards
AmEx Plum Card
AmEx’s 4 card limit
Discount Rate
Paypal Merchant Account
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Mar 4, 2015 • 43min
Fiverr, Pivots, and Sacred Cows – DBA Small Business Show 4
Shannon and Dave dive deep today, first talking about their logo and then chatting through a few life experiences about making sure you notice when your business is changing. Good stuff here, folks!
Stuff mentioned:
Fiverr
99 Designs
Elance
MLB Advanced Media (streaming spinoff)
Asana came from Facebook
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Feb 19, 2015 • 32min
DBA 3: We have a name!
Shannon and Dave dig in today and nail down a name for the show. Then they talk about compartmentalization, which spins off into several other, fun topics.
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