Local Business Stories by Alignable: Careers, Entrepreneurship, Local Business and Small Business
by Alan Belniak | Interviews with small, local, and independent business experts and entrepreneurs across North America. Also passionate solopreneurs, small/medium businesses (SMBs), and small business owners (SBOs)
Welcome to Local Business Stories by Alignable, where real business owners and leaders share real stories from Main Street.
Each show, Alignable sits down with one of the local independent businesses that fuel the nation’s economy to understand what got them motivated, how they got started, what fuels their passion, and what keeps them going.
You’ll hear stories from others just like you about some of the same issues you face, so you can learn from one another to move your business forward.
Are you ready? Let’s head to Main Street and get down to business!
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Episodes (19)
Found in 8 episodes
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Ep #17: Alternative Funding and Small Business Success with Jared Hecht
Ep #17: Alternative Funding and Small Business Success with Jared Hecht
Published: 12 Sep 2016 Duration: 38:11In this episode, Jared Hecht talks about the experience that inspired his business Fundera, which provides alternative funding to small business owners. We talk about the common ways that small businesses raise money, and how alternative fu... Read more →In this episode, Jared Hecht talks about the experience that inspired his business Fundera, which provides alternative funding to small business owners. We talk about the common ways that small businesses raise money, and how alternative fu... Read more →
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Ep #19: Why Small Business Should Marry New School and Old School Tactics with Jim Blasingame
Ep #19: Why Small Business Should Marry New School and Old School Tactics with Jim Blasingame
Published: 26 Sep 2016 Duration: 35:47Jim Blasingame covers a wide range of subjects, including advice about hiring and where you should find capital to invest in your business. We also talk about what big companies do better than small businesses (and how you can change this),... Read more →Jim Blasingame covers a wide range of subjects, including advice about hiring and where you should find capital to invest in your business. We also talk about what big companies do better than small businesses (and how you can change this),... Read more →
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Ep #15: Politics, Economics, and Small Business Positivity with Gene Marks of The Marks Group
Ep #15: Politics, Economics, and Small Business Positivity with Gene Marks of The Marks Group
Published: 29 Aug 2016 Duration: 35:37In this episode, we spoke with Gene Marks, a writer and small business aficionado in his own right. We talked about which presidential candidate could be best for small businesses, which business sectors are flourishing vs. floundering, and... Read more →In this episode, we spoke with Gene Marks, a writer and small business aficionado in his own right. We talked about which presidential candidate could be best for small businesses, which business sectors are flourishing vs. floundering, and... Read more →
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Ep #10: The Value of Content Marketing for Small Businesses with Rieva Lesonsky of GrowBiz Media
Ep #10: The Value of Content Marketing for Small Businesses with Rieva Lesonsky of GrowBiz Media
Published: 25 Jul 2016 Duration: 26:34Tune in to learn about learn about alternative funding sources and why small businesses have a treasure trove of resources available to them beyond banks and the SBA. We also dig into the differences between marketing and advertising and ju... Read more →Tune in to learn about learn about alternative funding sources and why small businesses have a treasure trove of resources available to them beyond banks and the SBA. We also dig into the differences between marketing and advertising and ju... Read more →
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Ep #18: Celebrating Small and Locally Owned Businesses with Bill Brunelle of Independent We Stand
Ep #18: Celebrating Small and Locally Owned Businesses with Bill Brunelle of Independent We Stand
Published: 19 Sep 2016 Duration: 29:57Today's special edition of the Local Business Stories by Alignable podcast highlights another industry luminary. Bill Brunelle, co-founder of Independent We Stand, is doing amazing work supporting small businesses around the country. IWS is... Read more →Today's special edition of the Local Business Stories by Alignable podcast highlights another industry luminary. Bill Brunelle, co-founder of Independent We Stand, is doing amazing work supporting small businesses around the country. IWS is... Read more →
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Ep #16: A Holistic Approach to Marketing with CJ Rapp of 1 Click Solutions
Ep #16: A Holistic Approach to Marketing with CJ Rapp of 1 Click Solutions
Published: 5 Sep 2016 Duration: 27:14In this episode, CJ shares how he leveraged the power of the internet, combined wit his 20 years of business savvy, to help other businesses expand. He also talks about how a holistic approach to marketing can impact business growth, why h... Read more →In this episode, CJ shares how he leveraged the power of the internet, combined wit his 20 years of business savvy, to help other businesses expand. He also talks about how a holistic approach to marketing can impact business growth, why h... Read more →
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Ep #3: Say “Yes!” to Opportunity: Catching the Entrepreneurial Bug in Costa Rica with Eddie Davis of FINSYNC
Ep #3: Say “Yes!” to Opportunity: Catching the Entrepreneurial Bug in Costa Rica with Eddie Davis of FINSYNC
Published: 20 May 2016 Duration: 18:57Eddie joins us to share his small business story, what got him started with entrepreneurship, and what fuels his passion for being a business runner. Tune in as Eddie talks about his transition from his Costa Rican real estate businesses t... Read more →Eddie joins us to share his small business story, what got him started with entrepreneurship, and what fuels his passion for being a business runner. Tune in as Eddie talks about his transition from his Costa Rican real estate businesses t... Read more →
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Ep #8: Old-School Manners Meets New-School Technology with Marcia Whyte of Send Out Cards
Ep #8: Old-School Manners Meets New-School Technology with Marcia Whyte of Send Out Cards
Published: 11 Jul 2016 Duration: 21:23Marcia Whyte joins us to share her small business experience, what got her started in the business world, and how she stayed with the idea until it became a success. Tune in as Marcia shares stories seizing opportunities and how creating au... Read more →Marcia Whyte joins us to share her small business experience, what got her started in the business world, and how she stayed with the idea until it became a success. Tune in as Marcia shares stories seizing opportunities and how creating au... Read more →
