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  • Small Business Confidence Is Rebounding | Episode 48 | Entreprenews

    Two millennial marketing-focused tech entrepreneurs debate the top 6  trending stories in small business for 3 minutes per topic.   

    1)  01:06 Uber CEO Proposes "Benefits Funds" For Gig Workers - Some  argued that drivers should not be treated like employees but  contractors. Should this business model be adopted by other companies  that depend on gig workers? 

    2) 04:36 Small Businesses Are Dying By The Thousands - This wave of  silent failures may go uncounted because access to real-time data is  limited. Are we tracking the correct data?  

    3) 08:10 Arizona Governor Doug Ducey Releases Guidelines For Reopening -  In the last few months, recreational areas like gyms, bars, movie  theaters and water parks were closed. Will Ducey's guidelines for  reopening work?  

    4) 11:57 Survey Shows Small Business Confidence Is Rebounding - 36% of  small business owners reported conditions as 'good.' Is this survey  signaling a comeback for our economy?  

    5) 15:22 Republic Services To Buy 2,500 Electric Trucks - Partnered with  Nikola Corp., the waste collection company plans to develop 2,500  electric waste and recycling collection trucks. Should Tesla be worried  about Nikola taking its place in the electric vehicle industry?  

    6) 18:34 Kodak Increased Spending On Government Lobbying - The finding  came months before the Trump administration announced the photography  company would be the recipient of a $765 million loan to develop a  vaccine for COVID-19. When are we going to get rid of lobbying? How does  a photography company get a health care loan? 

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    25 min
  • Phoenix and Tucson Among 'Most Livable Cities' | Episode 47 | Entreprenews

    Two millennial marketing-focused tech entrepreneurs debate the top 6  trending stories in small business for 3 minutes per topic.        Today’s 6 topics consist of the following:      

    1)  01:20 Twitter To Label State-Controlled News Accounts - The platform  will no longer "amplify" tweets by state-controlled media  organizations. Is this the kind of content moderation we have been  looking for?  

    2) 04:53 Macy's Sued For Use Of Clearview Facial Recognition - The  department store company allegedly used software to identify shoppers  from security-camera footage. What is the best way to regulate facial  data so consumers win?  

    3) 08:22 ASU To Introduce New Students With New Formats - The university  is looking to offer events to students that are both virtual or  in-person. Is Arizona State University doing the right thing?  

    4) 12:10 Amazon Looks To Turn Malls Into Fulfillment Centers - The  e-commerce company is currently in talks to turn scores of rapidly  emptying JCPenney and Sears stores into warehouse fulfillment centers.  It's happening, Amazon is eating up retail space. Is this bad for the  community or is the move inevitable?  

    5) 15:24 2 Arizona Cities Among Most Livable For Minimum Wage - Tucson  and Phoenix are among 'Top 10 Most Livable Cities For Minimum Wage  Workers.' Will Phoenix be the biggest city in America in the near  future?  

    6) 18:42 Tired Of Zoom Calls? Get A At-Home Hologram Machine - An L.A.  company has created phone booth-sized machines to beam live holograms.  Are holograms the future?  

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    24 min
  • Job Cuts In U.S. Jump By 54% In July | Episode 46 | Entreprenews

    Two millennial marketing-focused tech entrepreneurs debate the top 6  trending stories in small business for 3 minutes per topic.        Today’s 6 topics consist of the following:      

    1)  Grokker Launches Team Wellness Tool For Small Business -  The  company looks to address the needs of businesses seeking healthy and  engaged employees. Is this a tool your small business could utilize?  

    2) Arizona Joins The National Network To Re-Skill Workers - The  network intends to help Arizonans strengthen their professional skills  and learn new ones. Should the effort to retrain Arizona's workforce be a  state or federal initiative?  

    3) Job Cuts By U.S. Companies Jump 54% In July - U.S. employers  announced another 262,649 job cuts in July. Are we in for a rude  awakening because Washington is unable to create a stimulus plan?  

    4) Trump Prohibiting Purchase of TikTok Starting September 20th -  Microsoft is currently in talks to acquire the company. Are you Team  Microsoft or Team Trump?  

    5) 5 People Charged With Felony Harassment Over A Tweet - In  connection with a protest photo uploaded to Twitter, five people face  felony charges and up to 18 months in jail. Is this an issue of  cyber-bullying or are the Twitter users' practicing their right to the  First Amendment?  

    6) JCPenny Leases in Arizona Go Up For Auction - As the department  store company attempts to emerge from bankruptcy, it will also be  auctioning properties in Arizona. Are you pro-retail, pro-innovation, or  pro-doomsday? 

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    24 min
  • Uber Drivers Losing 80% Of Income From COVID | Episode 45 | Entreprenews

    Two millennial marketing-focused tech entrepreneurs debate the top 6  trending stories in small business for 3 minutes per topic.        Today’s 6 topics consist of the following:      

    1)  A New Small Business Relief Proposal Bigger Than PPP - The act  would create a new longer term program of federally guaranteed low rate  loans. Is this better than the PPP loans that are being offered to  small businesses?  

    2) U.S. PPP Money Flowed To Chinese-Owned Companies - A study  found that millions of dollars from PPP loans went to Chinese-backed  businesses. How much money actually went to small businesses that needed  it?  

    3) Judge Rules In Rebuke Of Ducey Over Gym Closures - Arizona gyms  must be given a chance to reopen within a week. Does this bring power  back to small businesses?  

    4) Uber Drivers Severely Impacted By COVID Restrictions - 90% of  the app's drivers report losing 80% or more of their income because of  the pandemic. Will Lyft and Uber make a comeback and should any proposed  bailout include drivers?  

    5) Motorcoach Industry Looks To Congress For Help - The industry  normally pulls in more than $15 billion annually. Is the motorcoach  industry deserving of government assistance? Or, should the money go  toward different causes?  

    6) China Vows To Retaliate Against The U.S. - The country has said  that the U.S. is using "smash and grab" tactics in order to obtain  Chinese technology like TikTok. With threats like this, should the U.S.  continue to commandeer the app causing further damage to U.S. and China  relations?  

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    25 min
  • Microsoft Confirms Talks to Buy TikTok In U.S. | Episode 44 | Entreprenews

    Two millennial marketing-focused tech entrepreneurs debate the top 6  trending stories in small business for 3 minutes per topic. Today’s 6  topics consist of the following:    


    1)  Lowe's Is Giving Away $55 Million In Small Business Grants - $30 million will go to women  and minority-owned businesses. Should more big businesses be offering  grants in order to help the economy recover?

    2) Bartering Helping Cash-Strapped Businesses Survive - According to BizX, it's  platform is emerging as an important tool. Should more businesses look  into bartering?

    3) Microsoft Confirms Talks to Buy TikTok In U.S. - The social media company is working with the government on a  deal intended to close by September 15th. Is Microsoft the best company  to lead this acquisition?

    4) Fiverr Introduces Promoted Gigs For Freelancers - The website will now give freelancers the ability  to advertise their services on its marketplace. Does Fiverr's ad  platform signal a shift in advertising?

    5) Dems Deadlocked On Unemployment Assistance - Which is a key sticking point separating  Democrats and Republicans. Is unemployment slowing down the economy? Is  there enough opportunity to go back to work?

    6) Google Invests In ADT, Now Owns A 6.6% Stake - The search giant will integrate  it's Nest devices into the smart home business. Who will win the arms  race in the smart home industry?

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    25 min
  • Small Businesses Using Personal Funds To Stay Afloat | Episode 43 | Entreprenews

    Two millennial marketing-focused tech entrepreneurs debate the top 6 trending stories in small business for 3 minutes per topic.

    Today’s 6 topics consist of the following:

    1) Mark Zuckerberg Has Plan To Neutralize Competitors - Antitrust panel reveals emails detailing plan to buy out his competition.

    2) 1/3 Of Small Business Owners Used Personal Funds To Stay Afloat - According to a survey, business users used their personal credit cards and/or savings.

    3) Bezos Can't Promise Employees Don't Access Data - Under fire by lawmakers over the company's alleged use of seller data.

    4) Did The Facebook Ads Boycott Actually Work? - Ad spending data suggests boycott had little impact on their revenue.

    5) How To Stay CCPA Compliant When LDU Period Ends - Advertisers can now opt to extend the LDU transition period to October.

    6) Australia To Make Google and Facebook Pay For News - Plans to give Facebook 3 months to make fair pay deal for news content.

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    25 min
  • What Gen-Z Really Wants At Work | Episode 42 | Entreprenews

    Today’s 6 topics consist of the following:    


    1) Garmin Is  Latest Big Name To Get Hacked - A hacker group called Evil Corp.  demanded $10m from the GPS giant. Should the smaller companies worry  about this?

    2) Facebook's Plan To Crack Down On NSFW Material -  They're bringing in a group of investigators it calls the "A.I. Red  Team." Will A.I. be the digital police?

    3) What Gen-Z Really  Wants At Work - You'd Be Surprised - They want health insurance, remote  work, and 401K retirement benefits. Is this finding surprising and are  millennial the only ones that want a fun workplace full of games?

    4)  How Work From Home Is Putting Privacy In Question - Business and  personal lives are getting merged more than ever. We talk a lot about  consumer privacy but is anyone watching out for employee's privacy? How  much of your data can your employer share without your consent?

    5)  HEALS Act Lets Businesses Write Off 100% Of Meals - The act provides a  100% deduction for business meals until the end of the year. Is this  good to help the restaurant industry or is this asking for a higher rate  of infection?

    6) Alexa App Redesigned To Focus On What Is Used -  Focus more on the core functionality rather than its third party  skills. Why is voice technology not being adopted in this environment?  When will it begin to be more prevalent?

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    25 min
  • What's With The New 'COVID Fee?' | Episode 41 | Entreprenews

    Two millennial marketing-focused tech entrepreneurs debate the top 6  trending stories in small business for 3 minutes per topic.        Today’s 6 topics consist of the following:      

    1) House To Have Antitrust Hearing With Big Tech CEOs - CEOs included  are those of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. Will they make policy?  Are the companies in violation?  

    2) 92% Of Small Businesses Have "Reinvented" Themselves During COVID -  According to the survey, 92% pivoted their business in at least one way.  With small businesses pivoting and increasing revenue, is there as much  doom and gloom as expected during a worldwide pandemic?  

    3) What's With The New 'COVID Fee?' - The pandemic has created a slew of  additional costs for businesses. Should businesses be adding COVID  related fees or should they simply be happy to be open?   

    4) Virginia Chick-Fil-A Offers Free Food For Coins - Offering customers  food vouchers to avoid going cashless. Are we really at a point where we  need to give free meals for coins?  

    5) Gold Price Hits Record High Amid Fears Over COVID-19 - Investors buy  precious metal as concerns grow over global economy. What does this say  about our economy?  

    6) Instagram Lets Users Pin Comments To The Top Of Posts - Investors buy  precious metal as concerns grow over global economy. Who will this help  the most? 

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    24 min
  • Small Business Owners Could Face Huge Tax Bill | Episode 40 | Entreprenews

    Two millennial marketing-focused tech entrepreneurs debate the top 6  trending stories in small business for 3 minutes per topic.      


    Today’s 6 topics consist of the following:    

    1)  How Shopify Is Keeping Your Local Bakery Open - The company is  responsible for approximately 6 percent of all online sales in the U.S. Does Shopify have a chance of beating Amazon?

    2)  Small Business Owners Could Face Huge Tax Bill From PPP Loans - The  Paycheck Protection Program Loans were intended to help businesses  during the pandemic. Should the media do a better job of giving small business owners who take out PPP Loans the full story?

    3) TikTok Announces $200M Fund to Pay Creators - TikTok has yet to release details on how the program will work. Is TikTok a more attractive platform for monetizing than YouTube or Instagram? Do they have bigger problems?

    4)  Up To 40% Of Small Businesses in Major Cities In Danger Of Closing -  This problem could lead to small businesses facing closure within a  month's time. With so many businesses on the brink of running out of cash and a closing stimulus, what does the future look like?

    5) Kevin O'Leary May Let Some 'Shark Tank' Firms  Fail -  The investor who appears on 'Shark Tank' said, "the only way to  feel the new America is to let the market do it." Do we continue pouring trillions into businesses that will probably go out of business in the next 12 months?

    6) Walmart To Open At Least Six More Clinics In Atlanta - Looking to turn the clinics into a profitable and scalable business. With Walmart being the largest private sector company, should they be  the ones leading this health care charge? Like Amazon, at what point do  we say you're just too big of a business?

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    24 min
  • New A.I. Tool That Does Almost Anything | Episode 39 | Entreprenews

    Two millennial marketing-focused tech entrepreneurs debate the top 6  trending stories in small business for 3 minutes per topic.        

    Today’s 6 topics consist of the following:      

    1) A New A.I. Tool That Does Almost Anything Called GTP-3 - Elon Musk,  recently opened up access to GPT-3, a new A.I. language model. What is  your estimated job loss percentage five years from now?  

    2) Disney Has Reportedly Paused Its Spending On Facebook Ads - After  dozens of companies have already agreed to boycott Facebook ads in July.  Is Facebook downplaying the severity? What new opportunities can come  from this?  

    3) TikTok Halts Talks On London HQ Amid UK-China Tensions - Suspends  building plans with British ban on Huawei 5G kit seen as factor. Does  TikTok being in London make you feel better about the data issues?  

    4) InstaPay Now Helping Amazon Sellers Get Paid Daily -  Allows sellers  to receive quick and efficient payments on a daily basis. Is this new  payment option good for cash flow or should businesses think through  finances more?  

    5) S&P 500 Turns Positive For 2020, For The Most Part - Up .8% on  the year but most of its components have sat out the rally. Is the stock  market rallying or are we seeing the start of there only being 5  companies in the US?  

    6) Best Buy Sales Get Online Boost Causing Shares To Rise - Sales rose  about 2.5% driven by a surge in online shopping. Companies are starting  to increase the number of hires and hourly pay. Is this the beginning of  a major comeback from pandemic layoffs?  

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    26 min

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Two millennial marketing focused tech entrepreneurs debate the top 6 trending stories in small business for 3 minutes per topic.