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On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses the emergence of cryptocurrency as a common payment method and how business owners should adapt. Now, nearly one-fifth of the U.S. adult population — that's roughly 46 million consumers — say they will likely use cryptocurrencies to make a purchase this year.
On today's episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff interviews three cannabis entrepreneurs: James Reina and Alvaro Ortega of Jibby Coffee and Jerome Crawford of Pleasantrees.
First up are Reina and Ortega, co-founders of Jibby Coffee, a business out of Miami, Florida, that fuses its coffee with cannabis (CBD).
During the interview, Reina and Ortega discuss:
For more information, visit Jibby Coffee's website, and follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Next up, Jeff talks to Crawford, director of legal operations and social equity of Pleasantrees, a Michigan-based cannabis dispensary that's vertically integrated.
During the segment, Crawford talks about:
For more information, visit Pleasantrees' website, and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
On today's Business Beat, Jeff talks about how Michigan leads the nation in the biggest increase in venture capital investing and how venture capital is furthering innovation in our state.
On today's Business Beat, Jeff discusses the uptick in workers' desires of working from home permanently after the COVID-19 pandemic moved the world to remote work.
According to an in-depth look at remote work after the COVID-19 pandemic from the University of Chicago's Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, around 21% of total work hours post-pandemic will be working from home, nearly four times as high as the level of those working from home pre-pandemic.
On today's episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff interviews two entrepreneurs with Michigan-based businesses: Ali Rose VanOverbeke of Genusee and Zach Berg of Mongers’ Provisions.
First up is VanOverbeke, the founder of Genusee, an eyewear company that launched in 2018 out of Flint, Michigan, that creates its products from recycled, single-use plastic water bottles.
During the interview, VanOverbeke discusses:
For more information, visit Genusee's official website, and follow on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and LinkedIn.
Next up, Jeff chats with Berg, the founder, co-owner and head cheese monger at Mongers’ Provisions, a company founded in 2017 with locations in Detroit and Ferndale, Michigan, that specialize in cut-to-order cheese, craft chocolate and charcuterie. In its Detroit store, it also carries beer and wine and makes grilled cheese sandwiches.
During the segment, Berg talks about:
For more information, visit Mongers' Provisions' official website, and follow on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest.
On today's Business Beat, Jeff talks about an incredibly important issue: the digital divide, resulting in 82 million Americans who lack broadband internet access at home, according to Pew Research.
On this morning's Business Beat, Jeff shares an ongoing trend in consumer behavior: those who are searching for something online but going to a store locally to actually make the purchase. Visits to local stores and restaurants are top of mind, according to a recent report by Google.
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses an excellent resource for entrepreneurs who need free, high-quality coaching and mentoring: SCORE, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and a resource partner of the U.S. Small Business Administration.
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares a recent Axois survey indicating that young engineers and recent college graduates are looking to Miami, Houston and Philadelphia as hot spots to start a career, rather than San Fransisco, New York or Seattle. This news comes on the heels of last week's Business Beat features with Ryan Landau of Purpose Jobs discussing tech workers migrating to the Midwest.
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares exciting news from the National Retail Federation (NRF): retail sales are beginning to rebound, and the NRF predicts a strong acceleration of the U.S. economy in 2021.
On today's Business Beat, Jeff welcomes back Ryan Landau, founder of Purpose Jobs, to discuss another hot startup company right here in the Midwest: Vroom, an e-commerce company that allows consumers to buy and sell cars online. The New York City-based company is opening up an engineering office in Detroit.
In case you missed it, tune in to Landau's earlier appearances on the Business Beat this week to learn about the emerging startup market in the Midwest and Clearcover, a Midwest InsureTech company.
On today's episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff Sloan is joined by co-host, Matt Damman, owner and inventor of Walkie Chalk and CEO of Commando Lock. Damman is a lifelong entrepreneur and frequent StartupNation Radio show guest and co-host, who had the opportunity to pitch his product, Walkie Chalk, to the Sharks on "Shark Tank." Together, Jeff and Matt interview two entrepreneurs who have pitched their products on "Shark Tank" with great results.
First up is Selom Agbitor, co-founder of Mad Rabbit Tattoo, a natural tattoo aftercare solution created to help improve the healing process after seeing the lack of effective and all-natural products.
During the show, Agbitor discusses:
For more information, visit the Mad Rabbit Tattoo official website.
Next up, Jeff and Matt welcome Joe Altieri, founder and CEO of FlexScreen, the world's first and only flexible window screen, to StartupNation Radio.
During the show, Altieri shares:
For more information, visit FlexScreen's official website.
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff chats with Jerome Brown, co-owner of Detroit Soul, and Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Detroit program alumnus.
Goldman Sachs and the Goldman Sachs Foundation launched the 10,000 Small Businesses initiative to help entrepreneurs create jobs and economic growth by providing them with greater access to business education, financial capital and business support services. In 2013, Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses committed $20 million to support the Detroit area’s small businesses
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff discusses the recently released Small Business Recovery Report conducted by Kabbage, an American Express Company. When asked which milestone would best indicate their business has recovered from the pandemic, the number one response of those surveyed was paying their employees their full wages.
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff and Paul W. Smith discuss the 2021 Midwest Venture Showcase, a partnership between the Midwest Growth Capital Symposium (MGCS) and InvestMidwest, which will showcase 57 companies actively seeking funding to an audience of top-tier investors, entrepreneurs, researchers and business executives. The virtual event runs April 27 to 28, 2021.
On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares a great story of entrepreneurial success happening right here in our region. The company is Detroit's own Bloomscape, helmed by founder and CEO, Justin Mast.
On this morning's Business Beat, Jeff shares an important adage for all aspiring entrepreneurs: find a niche and fill it! To reiterate the importance of finding a niche, Jeff discusses the startup success story of Avery Stempel, founder of Collar City Mushrooms, a store in Troy, New York, that's devoted entirely to selling mushrooms.
Where's the hottest startup activity in the U.S. today, and how does Detroit measure up? On this morning's WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares U.S. Census Bureau statistics for new U.S. startups by location.
On today's episode of StartupNation Radio, Jeff catches up with former StartupNation Radio guests to see where they are now!
First up, Jeff welcomes back Chris McCuiston, co-founder of Goldfish Swim School, who was featured on StartupNation Radio in December of 2019. McCuiston co-owns the state-of-the-art swimming facility with his wife, Jenny.
Goldfish Swim School is the premier learn-to-swim facility for kids ages 4 months to 12 years, and this year, the company celebrates its 15th year in business!
During the interview, McCuiston discusses:
For more information, visit the Goldfish Swim School official website.
Next up, Jeff welcomes back Laurel Orley and Diane Orley, co-founders of Daily Crunch Snacks, to StartupNation Radio. The business partners and aunt/niece duo were initially featured on StartupNation Radio in June of 2020. Since then, they've experienced incredible growth!
Daily Crunch Snacks is a sprouted nut company, and winner of the 2020 Good Housekeeping Healthy Snack Awards. The company is non-GMO certified, vegan, gluten free, gut healthy and women-owned certified.
During the show, Laurel and Diane share:
Daily Crunch Snacks is offering an exclusive StartupNation discount code to listeners! Receive $10 off your first order on DailyCrunch Snacks.com with the discount code "StartupNation."
For more information, visit the Daily Crunch Snacks official website.
We’ll be back next weekend with another exciting episode of StartupNation Radio! Stay tuned.
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On this morning's Business Beat, Jeff shares findings from a recent Borrell Associates study, indicating that small businesses are making bold moves to stay relevant and capture market share.
One third of local advertisers said they plan to spend more on local advertising in 2021, and 70% will add more types of media that are new and different methods in their marketing mix.
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