Fast Forward Maine Podcast

Public speaking is a critical skill for all business owners and leaders. Whether you are managing internal communications, a sales call, or taking the stage. If you don't feel comfortable presenting, you're at a competitive disadvantage. Today we speak with Communications Coach, Elizabeth Peavey.

This week on Fast Forward Maine we're going to be talking about digital transformations and digital marketing and how they will help your business grow. We're speaking to Jenna Chouinard, owner of JC Marketing Group. Through her experience she's been able to identify what a well-oiled marketing machine not only looks like, but also how it should be properly executed. With so many moving parts in marketing, she simplifies it and boils it down to the key areas that need to be focused on to see results.

What are the mistakes that business owners make? How do you handle your first hire? What's more important: systems or financials? We'll get to the bottom of all your questions with business consultant Bradshaw Swanson!

Discover how to protect your growing business from phishing scams, fake websites, and other cyberthreats with cybercrime expert Brandon McDonald.

Never let a crisis go to waste. We'll look at what Maine businesses did to survive and even thrive during the pandemic so that you can be better prepared for the next crisis your business faces. We are joined by Tina Oddleifson who is a small business advisor for the Maine Small Business Development Center in Portland.

Thinking about buying or selling a business? In this week's episode, we discuss what you can do to maximize the value of your company before selling it, and what to consider when buying an established business.

Thinking about buying or selling a business? In this week's episode, we discuss what you can do to maximize the value of your company before selling it, and what to consider when buying an established business.

Does your business need an operating system? Maybe that seems like an odd question because when we think of an operating system or OS, we think of the software that powers our computers, tablets, or smartphones. But the same approach can turn your struggling business into a growth machine! We'll learn more about whether or not you need one, and how to implement one in this week's episode of Fast Forward Maine.

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This week on Fast Forward Maine we're going to be talking about content marketing and its role in attracting more of your ideal customers.

To help us out, we've got Allie Ulrich, Content Manager at Envirologix, who shares her process of creating the content that answers customers' questions, reduces their risk aversion, and fills them with FOMO?

This week on Fast Forward Maine we're going to be talking about what it will take to bring broadband throughout the state of Maine.

We've got President and Chief Operating Office of GWI, Kerem Durdag, with us, to talk about why broadband is essential to the growth, health, and well-being of the people and the business ecosystem here in Maine.

https://www.fastforwardmaine.com/82