Month: September 2020

Bill Miksch founded WDMA Insurance Group.  He says fear was the basis of his decision to become an entrepreneur, but if you listen to his story, his path actually sounds more typical — he tried lots of other paths, but found he just didn't fit in anywhere else.  WDMA Insurance Group focuses on employee benefit issues, and health and benefits insurance.

Bill talks about building a book of business, balancing larger clients with smaller ones.  He also talks about cold calling, and how he pushed through his aversion to it.   He also shares some tips on designing employee benefit programs.

 

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Ron Wajer and Mark Akerly are co-authors of a small but mighty business book entitled “Food for Thought.” Both are long-time successful small business consultants.  Mark is President of The Sigma Resource Group, and Ron the President of Business Engineering.

They joined The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show to talk about how they turned lessons learned from building their own businesses into a book.  “Food for Thought” is a compilation of their combined 60+ years of business experience to help others build their businesses.

They offer tons of great insights for starting and building a professional services business.  But frankly, some of it is just great life advice!

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BPE Global is a group of women who are some of the best global trade experts around.  Beth Pride talks with The Savvy Entrepreneur how she started and grew BPE Global.  She also shares tips on how to successfully start a services business.

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Randy Rice founded Surely Signs after working for a number of years in corporate America.  Surely Signs is a Chicago-area business that makes signs of all kinds for all types of customers.  Randy recently appeared on The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show to share his story.  He says he loves making unique signs for his customers, and his passion shows in the interview.  He also shares some great advice for other entrepreneurs and small businesses, including advice about franchises.

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