The BusinessZone with Crystal & Gilbert

Successful Business Models That Make Money

Today's episode is about creating a successful business model that makes money. An organization needs an established business model to prove to investors that it has a clear strategy for making money and sustaining its profits. After building and using a comprehensive business model, it continues updating it as the company develops and the industry evolves. Learning about the different types of business models can help you decide which one might help the organization you work for earn more profits. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A weekly online video radio show that brings businesses, entrepreneurship, supplier diversity, information, and opportunities through collaboration with contract providers and lenders. At BusinessZone, we educate, encourage, inform, and inspire business owners and entrepreneurs in our global communities.
This platform can help you grow your business through heightened visibility “on-air” and via YouTube.com and Facebook.com.
Co-hosts: Crystal Mitchell, Business coach, entrepreneur, | speaker
Gilbert Buchanan, Business Coach, Founder,
SmallBizPro Subscribe so you don’t miss our shows: http://www.youtube.com/c/BusinessZoneWithCrystalGilbert
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Unlocking Your Best Life: Discover the Key to Personal Fulfillment

You are in for a treat. This week's guest is Steven Martile, author, life coach, and founder of Freedom Education, Inc. Steve Martile started as a mechanical engineer, then became a life coach. Today, he runs a marketing agency that helps entrepreneurs build their businesses. Steve has 1.5 million+ views on his YouTube channel and is known for his 7-day manifestation experiment. Tune in to learn how to discover the keys to living your best life. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A weekly online video radio show that brings businesses, entrepreneurship, supplier diversity, information, and opportunities through collaboration with contract providers and lenders At BusinessZone, we educate, encourage, inform, and inspire business owners and entrepreneurs in our global communities.
This platform can help you grow your business through heightened visibility “on-air” and via YouTube.com and Facebook.com.
Co-hosts: Crystal Mitchell, Business Coach | Educator | Entrepreneur | Speaker Gilbert Buchanan, Business Coach, Founder, SmallBizPro
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Will You Work Forever? Exit, Succession & Retirement

Class in Session
Plan for Succession Even if You Plan to Work Forever
You may be one of those business owners too busy being successful to think about succession planning. Nonetheless, it is folly not to plan for your succession, and your strategy should follow the old adage of “hope for the best and plan for the worst.”
Assuming the worst—that you would unexpectedly leave the business tomorrow—do you have plans for a transition in management? What happens to your ownership interest? And how do you use your stake to provide for a spouse and family?
Key questions are whether you want the business to continue with family members in charge or if you want to sell your interest to provide for a spouse or other family members. Identify your goals and establish a succession and exit strategy with the goal of retirement.

Unlock financial freedom: Learn How to Make Money Online

Guest: Brittany Dke, Content Creator, Creator Lyfe, is a multi-talented individual with a diverse skill set in fashion design, photography, science, and business. Throughout her career, she has had the privilege of collaborating with renowned celebrities such as music artist Becky G, Aeriel Miranda from ABC Family's popular series "Pretty Little Liars," Blake Hightower from "Everybody Hates Chris," Gabriel Morales from Disney Channel's "Shake It Up," and many other prominent figures. In addition to my work with celebrities, I actively contribute to the broader community by offering online YouTube tutorials dedicated to sewing and fashion.
My channel boasts an impressive subscriber base, with over 130,000+ loyal followers eager to learn from my expertise.
For more insights into my work, you can visit my YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/doctorfashion
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A weekly online video radio show that brings businesses, entrepreneurship, supplier diversity, information, and opportunities through collaboration with contract providers and lenders.
The BusinessZone, we educate, encourage, inform, and inspire the business owners and entrepreneurs in our global communities. This platform can help you grow your business through heightened visibility “on-air” and via YouTube.com and Facebook.com.
Co-hosts: Crystal Mitchell, Business Coach | Educator | Entrepreneur | Speaker
Gilbert Buchanan, Business Coach, Founder, SmallBizPro
Subscribe so you don’t miss our shows: http://www.youtube.com/c/BusinessZoneWithCrystalGilbert
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Legacy Wealth: What is it and How to Built it?

In this week's episode, our guest, Eric Bell, strategic advisor of African Wealth Management, LLC, discusses the importance of legacy wealth. Why is generational wealth important? Wealth gives you more options in life.
Generational wealth is important because you have more freedom to think and live the life you want when you don’t have to worry about paying your bills or whether you can afford to quit a job that doesn’t fulfill you. Why, then, should you be concerned with passing on wealth to the following generation?
Many people have had the experience of feeling compelled to do something or work a job in order to make money. Of course, building generational wealth does not mean you stop your kids from ever experiencing hardships in life. But many parents want to give their children more options in life.
Looking For Guidance To Strategically Grow And Protect Your Assets In An Effort To Create Legacy Wealth?
Guest:
Eric Bell, Strategic Advisor African Wealth Management -https://awminc.org/#/
Contact:
Phone: 949-216-7149
Email: ericshiko@awminc.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A weekly online video radio show that brings businesses, entrepreneurship, supplier diversity, information, and opportunities through collaboration with contract providers and lenders.
The BusinessZone, we educate, encourage, inform, and inspire the business owners and entrepreneurs in our global communities. This platform can help you grow your business through heightened visibility “on-air” and via YouTube.com and Facebook.com.
Co-hosts: Crystal Mitchell, Business Coach | Educator | Entrepreneur | Speaker
Gilbert Buchanan, Business Coach, Founder, SmallBizPro
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The Road to Minority-Owned and Women-Owned Certifications

In this week's episode, our guest, Joseph Duncan, managing director of Assured Consultants, Inc., discusses the importance of learning the steps to finance your business, networking, bank relationships and certified minority-owned businesses. Businesses that are certified as minority-owned can take advantage of special government programs, including increased access to government contracting opportunities that can help them grow quicker.
 
Find out whether your organization may qualify for this designation, how to become certified, and how this might help your business.
Guest Information
Joseph Duncan, Managing Director, Assured Consultants, Inc. https://www.assuredconsults.com/ Phone: 800.791.3954 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A weekly online video radio show that brings businesses, entrepreneurship, supplier diversity, information, and opportunities through collaboration with contract providers and lenders. The BusinessZone, we educate, encourage, inform, and inspire the business owners and entrepreneurs in our global communities.
This platform can help you grow your business through heightened visibility “on-air” and via YouTube.com and Facebook.com.
Co-hosts:
Crystal Mitchell, Business Coach | Educator | Entrepreneur | Speaker
Gilbert Buchanan, Business Coach, Founder, SmallBizPro
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TEDx Inglewood: The Evolution In a Community

In this episode, we meet our guest, Rashunda Rene, Founder of TedxInglewood, Our Culture Hub, and Innovative Entrepreneurs Hub
In 2016, Rashunda became the CEO of The Innovative Entrepreneurs Hub, a Los Angeles-based hybrid company that provides shared workspace and business development services for small businesses and entrepreneurs.
The Innovative Entrepreneurs Hub provides a wide range of services from business formation, branding, marketing, bookkeeping, business credit building, and business funding. In the summer of 2022, Rashunda founded Our Culture Hub, an Inglewood-based curated retailer that features more than 30 Black-owned brands under one roof. Our Culture Hub brings together a unique collection of fashion, lifestyle, home, and beauty products from a variety of African American entrepreneurs. This curated retail store is a place for business owners to see their dreams come true, a place to give their products a home, and a place to provide a stepping stone to the next level.
Rashunda has been on the organizing team of TEDxSouthCentral, formally TEDxCrenshaw, since 2015.
In 2022, Rashunda received the license to host TEDxInglewood, which will have its inaugural conference in August 2023. Loving them, building them, cultivating them—celebrating Black excellence TED Talks are fantastic. What better way to shake up your mojo and get a little inspired? We're all about our community, and in this week's episode, we explore TEDxInglewood. TEDxInglewood: The independently organized event, licensed by TED, will feature local voices and TEDx talks under the theme “Evolution."
The theme ‘’Evolution” challenges us to question the old assumptions, stimulates us to explore new possibilities, and encourages us to make positive and impactful decisions that affect our lives and the future of our community. “Evolution” is a process in which things develop towards greater perfection and complexity.” Six captivating speakers are sharing their talks that will challenge preconceived ideas, trigger discussions, and offer new perspectives to spark our imagination.
The event will take place on August 12th, at The Miracle Theatre in Inglewood. For Details: https://tedxinglewoodca.com/ Purchase Tickets - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tedxinglewood-tickets-631782798357
Date: August 12, 2023
Location: The Miracle Theatre, Inglewood CA from 1:00pm (registration at 12:00pm) to -3:00pm. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The BusinessZone with Crystal and Gilbert A weekly online video radio show that brings businesses, entrepreneurship, supplier diversity, information, and opportunities through collaboration with contract providers and lenders.
The BusinessZone, we educate, encourage, inform, and inspire the business owners and entrepreneurs in our global communities.
This platform can help you grow your business through heightened visibility “on-air” and via YouTube.com and Facebook.com.
Co-hosts: Crystal Mitchell, Business Coach | Educator | Entrepreneur | Speaker Gilbert Buchanan, Business Coach, Founder, SmallBizPro
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Breaking Barriers: Ensuring Fairness in Infrastructure Projects

Guest: Tasha Higgins, MBA, PE, PMP, is Director of the Program Management Division in the Port of Long Beach Engineering Services Bureau
"The Supreme Court rulings on affirmative action make EIP’s mission and coalition more critical than ever."
In this episode, we will discuss The Equity In Infrastructure in anticipation of the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and to advance President Biden’s Justice40 Initiative and his executive order 13985 on Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities, pledging to increase by 2026 the share of federal contracts that go to small and disadvantaged businesses.
https://equityininfrastructure.org/ EIP Fact Sheet: https://equityininfrastructure.org/fact-sheet
The Equity in Infrastructure Pledge Starting from the baseline of their current actions and initiatives, by December 2025, Pledge signers will work to increase the number, size and percentage of Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) growing to prime contractors, participating in joint ventures or as equity participants.
They will work toward this effort by: Increasing the number, size and proportion of contracting opportunities going to HUBs; Increasing the number, size and proportion of contracting opportunities going to HUBs as prime contractors; Streamlining the administration of contracting with HUBs to centralize certification, improve payment time, and standardize transparent data collection; Increasing the amount and type of appropriate financing available to HUBs aiming to meet infrastructure contracts by working with private and public partners; and Expanding the number of signatories to this Pledge.
To get involved or for more information, please contact info@equityininfrastructure.org. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A weekly online video radio show that brings businesses, entrepreneurship, supplier diversity, information, and opportunities through collaboration with contract providers and lenders. The BusinessZone, we educate, encourage, inform, and inspire the business owners and entrepreneurs in our global communities.
This platform can help you grow your business through heightened visibility “on-air” and via YouTube.com and Facebook.com.
Co-hosts: Crystal Mitchell, Business Coach | Educator | Entrepreneur | Speaker Gilbert Buchanan, Business Coach, Founder, SmallBizPro
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