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Chris Brown has built his company, Slades Corner Computer Repair, step-by-step.  He literally started his business in one room of his house, expanded to his built-our garage, and then eventually moved to a stand-alone storefront office.

Listen in as he candidly shares his story on The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show.  His growth has hit some bumps, and he's had to be nimble and pivot a few times.  He is very open about some of the many challenges he's faced along the way and also about his successes.  He also shares some of the lessons he's learned over the years.

Click on the arrow to the left to listen to his story!

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Sean Hauser has been in and around commercial payments for nearly 20 years.  He joins The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show to explain some of the many electronic payment options — ways for small businesses to pay vendors and receive payments from clients & customers.  Sean takes us behind the scenes to explain the mechanics of how each works, and some of the pros and cons of each.

Each of the electronic payment options has unique costs and benefits, whether the costs are transparent (fees) or not so transparent (days to clear; which party to the transaction pays the fees).  Sean provides a framework for weighing the options to help you choose the best one for your business.

It's interesting and informative!  Click on the arrow to listen to an insider's perspective on various payment methods.

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Tom Still, President of the Wisconsin Technology Council, has been an integral part of the Council since it was formed in 2001.  A bipartisan organization, it advises the Wisconsin Governor and Legislature on policy issues.  It also serves as a connector and community builder for all thing entrepreneurial in the state.

Tom joins The Savvy Entrepreneur weekly radio show to share some of the many successes of the Wisconsin Technology Council.  Those include a number of very successful companies as well as significant growth in angel and venture capital investment dollars.

The Wisconsin Technology Council also hosts the prestigious annual Governor's Business Plan Competition.  Tom shares some helpful tips on what makes a pitch successful.  He also gives his insight on the most important qualities a successful entrepreneur needs, how to identify weaknesses, and ways to strengthen those shortcomings.

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It's common knowledge that women in STEM fields are a minority, and women of color are especially rare birds.  Mechie Nkengla joins The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show to tell the story behind her data analytics consulting company, Data Products LLC.

She has a refreshing candor and no-nonsense approach to life and business.  And she shares very openly some of the challenges she's faced in building her company and raising money, including the unique challenges of being a woman of color in data analytics .

She also has some great, hard-earned advice for other entrepreneurs, especially women entrepreneurs.

It's a great listen — click on the arrow to the left!  You'll be glad you did!

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Strategy can make or break most businesses.  And Steve Garchow is convinced (and has statistics to back it up) that most companies do a poor job setting their business strategy.

And a big part of that they have no real business strategy process.  He shares a simple business strategy process.  He calls it Lean Strategic Decision Making, and he even wrote a book sharing in detail how to apply it.

Take a listen — my interview with Steve is chock-full of eye-opening examples and statistics, as well as great tips to help companies of all sizes do a better job setting their business strategy.

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