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When you’ve run a business for quite some time, it can be tempting to update the look and…
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Jeff Sloan talks with Derek Gaskins about a key…
The president and CEO of TechTown Detroit and vice president for economic development at Wayne State University, Ned…
Amidst the uncertainty of recent years, one thing is for sure: There has been a significant boom in…
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff Sloan tells small businesses what they need to do to keep customers happy.…
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Michigan Sen. Ken Horn of Frankenmuth explains to Jeff…
As a business owner, you likely want to do whatever you can to keep your company’s finances in…
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Jeff Sloan celebrates the return of the 2022 Ford…
The demand for workers is high, Jeff Sloan says in today’s Business Beat. Michigan can expect high participation…
This is the year. This, you have decided, is the year you skyrocket your business to great success. Congratulations!…
Howard Handler, president of 313 Presents, talks with Jeff Sloan about live events in Detroit and how the…
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff cites a cnbc.com report that tech hiring is cooling and how startups can…
Brand awareness is more important than ever. Without it, customers can’t differentiate between your business and the competition.…
Running a successful startup means being able to manage your finances well. In fact, 82% of small businesses…
Growing a startup is like running a marathon with random and unpredictable obstacles that pop up all of…
The following is an excerpt from “Exposure: Insider Secrets to Make Your Business a Go-To Authority for Journalists”…
Entrepreneurs certainly aren’t lacking for ideas — but that doesn’t mean every concept is worth pursuing. It’s not…
In today’s Business Beat, Jeff Sloan offers details of a Hennessy Digital study on America’s obsession with social…
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Jeff Sloan talks with FlintSide reporter Xzavier Simon about…
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Jeff Sloan talks pizza: Little Caesars’ NFL deal and…
Adjustments to data protection regulations and Big Tech’s revamping of how applications and third-party brokers acquire data sets…
Impressing customers is significantly more challenging than it seems. How challenging? Research by Gartner shows that more than…
Sometimes, to progress in business and in life, you need to reinvent yourself. These successful business founders and…
Your website is one of your most important assets as a startup. It’s the place where your target…
Creating and maintaining a thriving business depends on the success of sales performance. Essentially, the effectiveness of your…
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff shares a DBusiness report that Michigan is benefitting significantly from the Apple IOS…
On this episode of the WJR Business Beat, Jeff Sloan reveals a surprising reason black women may be…
As an entrepreneur, you know saving money is crucial. It can be tempting to throw all of your…
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Barbara Weltman, president of Big Ideas for Small Business,…
Entrepreneurs can’t afford to make big mistakes. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, one…
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Jeff Sloan talks July 4th holiday plans. Who’s doing…
Excerpted from “The Startup of You (Revised and Updated)” by Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha. Copyright © 2012…
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” guest Jake Hare, founder of Launchpeer, talks with Jeff…
Starting a business can be very difficult, especially since more than 50 percent of UK startups fail within…
To gain more leads, you’ll need your website visitors to take a specific action. The problem is that…
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff shares worrying news that a pullback in capital investment is impacting startup spending…
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Jeff Sloan and his morning crew talk about where…
Launching a business is an exciting, and challenging, prospect. Unfortunately, there will always be times at which you…
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff says we simply can’t escape rising advertising costs on social media platforms, according…
“Their talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.” Learn what Monica Wheat, executive director of Techstars and cofounder…
On this segment of “The Pre W. Smith Show,” Jeff and his morning crew debate the good and…
When it comes to funding, startups have several options. They can go the traditional route and seek out…
Crain’s Detroit Business finance and technology reporter Nick Manes unpacks the exciting announcement that Detroit is the No.…
On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses the strong alignment between online discovery and in-store purchasing and why you…
Editor of the Harvard Business Review, Theodore Levitt, rightly said: “Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is…
Some top executives believe you need to work on the weekends to be successful in today’s connected world.…
Customers are the lifeblood of any business, that much is obvious. But what many companies (both big and…
Risk-averse investors. A stagnating IPO market. Layoffs and steep valuation markdowns. It’s no surprise that industry watchers are…
It’s nearly impossible to build a profitable company completely on your own, simply because it’s impossible to have…