Do you realize how much influence you have as a small business owner? Your political influence is important and you have an obligation to stay informed and stay active in your local policies. In this quick update we discuss the current debate over vaccinations and how you can use your political influence wisely on these key issues.

In this episode, we tackle the tough issue of Market Research using GIS Data. If you're like most entrepreneurs this is something you're not familiar with and worse, your not using. GIS Data is the process of using geographical and demographic data to make better decisions.

And as promised, below are links to the resources mentioned in the show.

Economic Gardening

Edward Lowe Foundation

ESRI

Data Axle

QGIS

UDig

Do you waste time in your business? Of course you do. We all do. But what are doing to stop wasting time? That's the real question. In this episode we dive into some of the obvious and not so obvious time wasters in entrepreneurship. We'll take you through areas of your business where you can make small improvements that add up to a lot of time working on what matters most.

Go to https://www.rialtomarketing.com/marketing-management-money/ to get free marketing resources from Rialto Marketing as a special gift to our listeners.

Tim is an entrepreneur/business owner with expertise in marketing and business growth. He has 20+ years of entrepreneurial experience with a passion for developing and growing businesses. That passion served him well in operating and managing a wholesale distribution company he co-owned for nine years. The company grew an average of 60% a year before being acquired in 2005.

Since then, he’s had failures and successes that have been valuable learning experiences. He started Rialto Marketing in 2013 and has been helping service businesses simplify marketing so they can grow with less stress. Most people overcomplicate marketing. It doesn't have to be that way

We've all heard that finance is the language of business, but what does that really mean? In this episode we dive into the relationship of finance, accounting, and economics that impact all businesses. We show you what you as a business owner need to pay attention to and what is really important for your small business.

We would like to introduce and welcome Ethan Migliori as the newest co-host of Marketing Management & Money. Ryan Owens is involved in a startup that has been growing and keeping him pretty busy so Ethan graciously accepted the opportunity to share his wealth of knowledge on the show.

Greg Digneo is the founder of Content Guppy where their mission is to turn your content into your single biggest lead gen engine.

Check them out at contentguppy.com

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Twitter:  @gregdigneo

Do you need a quick tip to improve your marketing. Check out our 'marketing sprint'. This is a quick, actionable item that any business can do today to boost their marketing.

Are you strategic in your small business or do you simply just go through the motions, hoping to get somewhere (eventually)? Small business strategy is something every entrepreneur deals with, but most entrepreneurs don't know where to start or what to do. The good news is that it isn't difficult to be strategic so long as you think about your business correctly and know where to start. In this episode, we walk you through the essentials of small business strategy. Even if you're unfamiliar with business strategy the parallels we discuss will make it fully relatable. Join us to learn more.

The buzz word for 2021 is “unprecedented”. Unfortunately that's a difficult word for small businesses to work with. This is a quick tip on how to manage your business in weird markets. Whether your on the winning end or the losing end, there are things you can do as a small business to stay ahead and stay strong.