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Business Coach
Business Coach is a weekly series of radio shows hosted by small business coach Sharron Jackson of Metro Technology Centers. Sharron discusses all aspects of starting and managing a small business.
Duration: 29:59 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 128 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Business Coach 036 - Copyright, Trademark, Patent and Intellectual Property questions Answered
Guest Richard G. Miller
Attorney at Law
McAfee and Taft
10th floor 2 Leadership Square
Oklahoma City, OK 73102-7103
405-235-9621
richard.miller@mcafeetaft.comRichard answers questions form a listener covering copyrights, trademarks, IP-Intellectual Properties, and Patents.
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Duration: 30:01 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 128 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Business Coach 035 - Diversity in the Workplace and Family Programs offered at the YWCA
Guest Beatrice Johnston
Sr. Director Racial Justice and Economic Empowerment
YWCA Oklahoma City
405-424-4623
www.ywcaokc.orgTracy Jackson
Founder of iCelebrateDiversity.com
www.iCelebrateDiversity.com
866-458-7398We talk about the power of diversity in the work place along with the reading for family's program the YWCA is offering in the community.
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Duration: 30:03 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 128 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Business Coach 034 - Starting a great up-scale restaurant, cafe, market & Jazz shop
Guest Charifa Smith
co owner of Sage Lounge
228 NE 2nd Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
405-232-SAGE (7243)
www.sageokc.comCharifa shares her experience in growing up in OKC moving away and then returning to start a great up-scale restaurant, cafe, market and Jazz shop. The business in run by a great husband and wife team, they offer healthy food and dedication to the community.
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Duration: 29:10 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 128 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Business Coach 033 - Retail and Business Opportunities in NE OKC
Bis Coach Co-Host Capitol Chamber of Commerce show Eastside Inside. Bob Davis with Public Strategies, the show is focused on retail and business opportunities in NE OKC. Know your demographics.
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Duration: 29:26 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 128 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Business Coach 032 - Women's Business Center Resources
- Guest Lori Broyles and Katherine Faison
REI Rural Enterprises Inc.
800 Research Park, Ste 305
Oklahoma City, OK
73104-3603
405-319-8190
http://www.rualenterprises.com
LBroyles@ruralenterprises.com
kfaison@ruralenterprises.com
Lori and Katherine share the requirements and services REI offers to small business in the metro OKC area. SBA requirements to the in house financing REI provides through loans. REI offers many training opportunities in all areas for start-up and existing business.
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Duration: 30:00 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 128 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Business Coach 031 - Energy Company Grows in a Business Incubator
Guest Dustin Young
President of Goes Energy
www.goesenergy.com
405-809-3541
Goes Energy has grown in the past 4 months due to the relocation of the business into a Certified Business Incubator. Dustin shares with us how he has developed his business with financial and professional help from family and friends. The products are high quality and offer a distributor opportunity to others.
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Duration: 30:02 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 128 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Business Coach 030 - Working with minority contractors to win government contracts
Guest Kenneth L. Fikes
Sydney Capital. LLC, Priviate Equity, Project Management, Consulting
http://sydney-capital.com
405-887-3125
Kenneth shares the structure of his organizations. How to structure a diverse interest in the community and business with George Fikes LTD Co, Sydney Group and other interests. Kenny works with minority contractors to coach them to meet government requirements for contracting.
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Duration: 29:41 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 128 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Business Coach 029 - Property Management Company in a Business Incubator
Guest FrankWell Property Consulting and Leasing, LLC.
Aprile Franks President CEO and Sinita Well VP of Operations
13101 S. Penn Suite 2
Oklahoma City, OK 73170
405-691-1685April and Sinita talk about the property management industry and how they developed a multi-state business. The company is located in the Moore Norman Business Incubator and they speak about the benefits of being in the incubator program.
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Duration: 30:02 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 128 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Business Coach 028 - Success in the Banking Industry
Guest Ramona Hamilton
Assistant Vice President Branch Manager
Bank Of The West
5401 NW 23rd St.
OKC OK 73127
405-948-0523
Ramona.Hamilton@bankofthewest.comMrs. Hamilton shares her road to bank VP at Bank of The West. Starting as a part time teller for a temporary job until she found what she really wanted Mrs. Hamilton grew and progressed through the banking business. Celebrating each milestone and providing quality service to her customers she now services small business customers with SBA loans. Bank of the West is a SBA loan and conditional loan banking institution. Contact Mrs. Hamilton to discuss all the services and tools the bank has for small business, checking, saving, CD, and planning for the growth of your business.
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Duration: 29:48 m - Filetype: mp3 - Bitrate: 128 KBPS - Frequency: 44100 HZ
Business Coach 027 - Social Media
Guest Tess Mack
Social Media Consultant/Owner
Social Media Mack.com, SMM
405-921-8609
tmack4774@aol.comEight short months ago Tess was searching for a job, employment with a stable company not exactly sure what she wanted to do with her career. She returned for California and began to search for what was next. Little did she know what lye ahead? Tess joined Freedom Networking, a small business weekly networking group to find job leads. One of the members asked her to work with them to learn the benefits of Social Media Networking for her business. Eights months later she is working/consulting for small businesses across the metro to grow their business through, twitter, facebook, and linked in. Check out Tess at www.socialmediamack.com.
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