Wednesday, November 16, 2016

11/16/2016: Seasonal Employees & The Alice Greene startup story


Heather Hines, SBA South Florida District Office
The holiday shopping season signals a busy time of year for many businesses. Employment jumps in late November. SBA Spokesperson Heather Hines reviews the rules around seasonal employment and what businesses should know about hiring temporary employees. 
Sarah Greene, The Alice Greene Company
As a popular nanny, Sarah Greene fielded lots of requests from families to care for their children. Unable to help everyone, Sarah developed The Alice Greene Company to match families with qualified nannies. Just a few months in, Sarah has six full-time nannies helping families from West Palm to Miami. 



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Wednesday, November 9, 2016

11/9/2016: Take charge of your own SEO

Nancy Leve, Broward SCORE Website & SEO Expert
Nancy Leve offers some quick and easy steps to help you take charge of your website SEO. There are web tools and YouTube videos that will help you along the way. Add some Google Analytics, and you'll be ahead of the competition.


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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

11/02/2016: 12-step, full-proof marketing plan and SEO trends and how-to tips (part one)

Susan Gingerich, Broward SCORE marketing expert
Business owner and entrepreneur Susan Gingerich has developed a 12-step marketing strategy that has helped her grow her business. Now she's sharing her tips and tools with Broward SCORE so you can plan ahead and get ahead. Susan talks to us about her strategy and her upcoming workshop - Thinking Outside the Box: 12-Steps to a Successful Marketing Strategy on Wednesday, Nov. 30.




Nancy Leve, Broward SCORE Website & SEO Expert   

With Google constantly changing its algorithm, it's important for business owners to understand the latest to keep their websites current and visible by search engines. Nancy fills us in on what you need to know. This is the first part of a two-part conversation on search engine optimization (SEO).


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10/26/2016: How small business can take advantage of crowdfunding and the Koala-T Time startup story

Sherwood Neiss, Crowdfund Capital Advisors
The federal government made some significant changes to the crowdfunding that truly opens small business financing. Sherwood Neiss breaks down the changes and outlines how debt crowdfunding and equity crowdfunding gives business owners viable funding options.


Elianis Guevara, Koala-T Time
Koala-T Time is a Coral Springs-based startup that launched in September. Owner and founder Elianis Guevara tells us about her product that offers busy working parents a way to connect with their children in a meaningful way.


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