Elaine shares 10 top tips for entrepreneurial success that she has learned both from her own experience as a business owner, and from her guests on the podcast.

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Connect with Elaine:

• Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com

Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/

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Discover top tips on how to get your product on the shelves of big box retailers and how to keep your product on the shelves as Romy shares her experience and expertise of having her own product in over 10,000 US locations, including Target, CVS, and BabiesRUs.​  

Do you have the three "must haves" Romy shares to embark on this journey?

Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/049

About Romy:

Romy Taormina is Nausea Relief Chief/Co-Founder of Psi Health Solutions, Inc., the maker of Psi Bands, a medical device for the relief of nausea. Romy oversees the daily operations (including the entire supply chain), marketing, financials, and sales at Psi Health Solutions, Inc.  She is the mom to two teenage boys and a wife of 19 years.

Connect with Romy:

www.psibands.com – the website for her nausea-relief wrist bands

Romy’s LinkedIn profile

Connect with Elaine:

Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com

Instagram: @elainetancomeau

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainetancomeau/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElainesKitchenTable

Twitter: https://twitter.com/chatwithelaine

Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/

This episode we are taking a quick break from the "Mom Makers" series to talk about something almost all Mom Maker businesses can leverage for their business - Instagram!

My guest is Shannon Cox, marketing professor at Douglas College, and we talk about the latest tips and trends for small business Instagram users.

Connect with Shannon:

• Website: http://incisivemarketing.com/

Connect with Elaine:

• Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com

Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/

Episode Sponsor:

TruShield Insurance – When I switched to TruShield Insurance 5 years ago, I saved money and got better coverage!

Visit https://www.trushieldinsurance.ca/createbetter/ for a free quote!

Join me with 2 more lovely “Mom-Makers” – Wendy Armbruster, founder of Snugabell, and Natalie Wong, founder of Pep Soap, as we talk about:

• What inspired us to start our business

I have really loved these real, down-to-earth Mom-Maker conversations, and I am sure there are great actionable tips for you!

Show Notes: https://elaineskitchentable.com/102

Connect with Wendy:

• Website: https://snugabell.com/

Connect with Natalie:

• Website: https://pepsoap.com/

Connect with Elaine:

• Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com

Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/

Episode Sponsor:

TruShield Insurance – When I switched to TruShield Insurance 5 years ago, I saved money and got better coverage!

Visit https://www.trushieldinsurance.ca/createbetter/ for a free quote!

In this episode we have 2 lovely ladies who have succeeded in inventing, manufacturing and selling their own baby products! Learn about:

• How to go from mom with a problem to mom inventor

Show notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/101

Connect with Sharon:

• Website: https://bamboobino.com/

Connect with Julie:

• Website: https://www.mitteez.com

Connect with Elaine:

• Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com

Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/

This episode sponsored by Coast Capital Savings. Would you like to have a dedicated small-business relationship manager who knows you and your business? I have banked with Coast Capital the whole time I have had my business, Easy Daysies, and they are member-owned, which means my business is their business! Call 1-888-517-7000 opt. 3 for latest small-biz promotions! https://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/

Congratulations, we made it to 100 episodes - together! In this episode, we recap the first 100 episodes, and talk about what we would like to learn in the next 100! And be sure to listen to the end for a chance to win a free copy of Elaine's book, "Sell Your Passion".

Connect with Elaine:

• Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com

Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/

This episode sponsored by Coast Capital Savings. Would you like to have a dedicated small-business relationship manager who knows you and your business? I have banked with Coast Capital the whole time I have had my business, Easy Daysies, and they are member-owned, which means my business is their business! Call 1-888-517-7000 opt. 3 for latest small-biz promotions! https://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/

COVID-19 is something we literally all have to deal with, and coincidentally Harpreet Hayer of Coast Capital Savings has 19 years experience helping small businesses to navigate the sea of challenges that are always present. In this episode, I dig in with Harpreet to discuss:

• How to have a contingency plan before disaster strikes

Join us as we talk about all things small business, a passion for both of us!

Show notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/harpreet

Connect with Harpreet:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harpreet-hayer-9a482225

Connect with Elaine:

• Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com

Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/

This episode sponsored by Coast Capital Savings. Would you like to have a dedicated small-business relationship manager who knows you and your business? I have banked with Coast Capital the whole time I have had my business, Easy Daysies, and they are member-owned, which means my business is their business! Call 1-888-517-7000 opt. 3 for latest small-biz promotions! https://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/

Inventors Lori (founder of Safe Grate) and Christine (founder of Sola Skin Care), both went a very smart route when creating their products. They discovered a need in their life, did the research, and fulfilled the need themselves!

Listen in as these ladies have a candid conversation about:

• Patents - Yay? Nay? What type?

Show notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/098

Connect with Lori:

• Website: https://www.safegrate.ca/

Connect with Christine:

• Website: https://solaskincare.com/

Connect with Elaine:

• Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com

Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/

This episode sponsored by Coast Capital Savings. Would you like to have a dedicated small-business relationship manager who knows you and your business? I have banked with Coast Capital the whole time I have had my business, Easy Daysies, and they are member-owned, which means my business is their business! Call 1-888-517-7000 opt. 3 for latest small-biz promotions! https://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/

I know what you are thinking, Amazon is taking over the world and retail stores are dying by the day. Who would want to start or run a "brick and mortar" location now?

Well, my 2 guests have been doing so successfully for over a decade (almost 30 years between them), so let's listen to them!

Jacqueline De'Ath is the founder of Homeworks Etc. DIY, and she helps people create their own home decor through popular workshops, as well as retailing it in her workshop/store. She has been in business since 2007.

Dana Shortt founded Dana Shortt Gourmet in 2004. She moved from catering into a retail location that provides delicious foods for entertaining, and prepared meals.

I have samples both their wares and I can say they really know what they are doing!

So sit back and take some notes as we explore what it means to succeed in the challenging world of brick and mortar retail.

Show notes: www.elaineskitchentable.com/097

Connect with Jacqueline:

• Website: https://homeworksetc.ca/

Connect with Dana:

• Website: https://danashortt.com/

Connect with Elaine:

• Website: https://elaineskitchentable.com

Get a free chapter from Elaine’s book, Sell Your Passion: https://elaineskitchentable.com/book/

This episode sponsored by Coast Capital Savings. Would you like to have a dedicated small-business relationship manager who knows you and your business? I have banked with Coast Capital the whole time I have had my business, Easy Daysies, and they are member-owned, which means my business is their business! Call 1-888-517-7000 opt. 3 for latest small-biz promotions! https://www.coastcapitalsavings.com/

Here is a quick preview of Season 7 of the Elaine's Kitchen Table Podcast, where we want to help you Create Better - better family, better self, better business, and a better self. This season our theme is "Mom Makers", and I am going to be talking to some dear friends who have created incredible products and services, and we are going to teach you from our mistakes and successes how you can start up your own business or make your existing business better!