The BusinessZone with Crystal & Gilbert

August is National Black Business

August is National Black Business Month, and we recognize the Black-owned businesses across the country.

Black business owners account for about 10 percent of U.S. businesses and about 30 percent of all minority-owned businesses. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, that amounts to approximately two million companies owned by African Americans. Nearly 40 percent of black-owned businesses are in health care and social assistance, repair and maintenance, and personal and laundry services.

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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Your Professional Network for Success

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/BusinessZone...

Turnover is Vanity Profit is Sanity But CashFlow is a Reality

In business, how much you keep and how much money is in the bank after covering costs matters more than anything. Turnover is vanity is about your ego, profit is sanity is about the reason you’re most likely in business, and cash is reality is what keeps the doors opens.

 

Guest: Armand Santos, Business Consultant

Co-Host: Crystal Mitchell, Business Coach

Co-Host: Gilbert Buchanan, Business Consultant

Women Worthy of Wealth

Guest: Tanya Mackey, CEO, National Fringe Benefits
Financial Literacy - Women are Worthy of Wealth

A weekly online video radio show that brings businesses, entrepreneurship, supplier diversity, information, and opportunities through collaboration with contract providers and lenders.

Creating a Successful Career From Your Passions

David G. Brown, an award winning artist, educator and publisher.  He produces Political cartoons, graphics novels and comic books with positive messages for young people. Brown is a certified teacher of Arts, Media, and Entertainment for the Los Angeles Unified School District, an instructor of Cartoon Art for the California Institute, and an Adobe 

Crystal Mitchell, Co-Host

Gilbert Buchanan, Co-Host

 

Styles of Leadership: The Art of Motivating & Empowering Your Team

10 Common Leadership Styles
At some point in your business life cycle, you may take on a leadership role in some capacity. Whether you’re leading a meeting, a project, a team or an entire department, you might consider identifying with or adopting a defined leadership style.

Most professionals develop their own style of leadership based on factors like experience and personality, as well as the unique needs of their company and its organizational culture. While every leader is different, there are ten leadership styles commonly used in the workplace.
 
 Types of Leadership Styles

1. Democratic Leadership.
2. Autocratic Leadership.
3. Laissez-Faire Leadership.
4. Strategic Leadership.
5. Transformational Leadership.
6. Transactional Leadership.
7. Coach-Style Leadership.
8. Bureaucratic Leadership.

•  a. Servant Leadership
•  b. Pacesetter Leadership

Co-hosts:
Crystal Mitchell, Business Coach
Gilbert Buchanan, Business Coach

Embracing Technology

Guest: Carlos A. Garcia, F.Y.I Technologies

Most companies rely on technology to drive innovation, growth, strategy and raise competitive advantage. Technology is an essential aspect of all businesses and can’t disregard its role. Without engaging technology, most ventures won’t even survive. For this reason, it’s crucial to employ technology at different levels of your business.

Carlos A. Garcia is the CEO/CTO for F.Y.I. Technologies, Inc.  Our company has helped many different types of businesses and education facilities achieve next-level steps in technology. I am a qualified technology professional and hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, a Master’s Degree in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University, and a Career Technical Education Teaching Credential from the University of San Diego.

Hosts: 
Crystal Mitchell, Business Coach
Gilbert Buchanan, Business Consultant,

Supporting Black-Owned Businesses

August is National Black Business Month, and we recognize the Black-owned businesses across the country.

Black business owners account for about 10 percent of U.S. businesses and about 30 percent of all minority-owned businesses. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, that amounts to approximately two million companies owned by African Americans. Nearly 40 percent of black-owned businesses are in health care and social assistance, repair and maintenance, and personal and laundry services.