Times are tough right now especially for small businesses struggling with shutdowns and reduced hours. This episode of "Sharing Sweat Equity" features a live Q&A with policy expert Karen Kerrigan, President of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council about the recent stimulus bill aka the CARE Act. Listen and learn about the different kinds of assistance and relief being made available to businesses across the country.

Check out the latest episode of Sharing Sweat Equity and our interview with Dr. Armando Meza, Infectious Disease Specialist for Texas Tech Physicians of El Paso. Dr Meza joins us to share key information about COVID-19; ways to protect you, your family, and your business; and helps dispel some rumors regarding the virus and the public health crisis. In this episode, Dr. Meza answers live questions from our webinar and Facebook live audience.

Our special guest on this episode of "Sharing Sweat Equity: is Barron White, President of ESL International discussing the importance of multilingualism in businesses and how investing in your employees education can improve your business in the long run. Learning a language for business goes beyond just vocabulary and conjugations. Learn how a multilingual workforce can make you more competitive and help you succeed!

If you would like to receive more information about ESL International please visit https://eslinternational-llc.com/ or call them at 915.300.0239.

We kick off our first episode of 2020 with Monica Moreno, President of The Job Connection in El Paso, TX. Monica shares with us what it is like to not only take over the family business but work with your family as well. She also shares with us what her biggest challenges and successes in her business have been so far and what challenges she sees coming for the next generation of business owners.

On this episode of Sharing Sweat Equity we welcome Texas State Representative Lina Ortega in the studio to recap her second year in the legislature. We cover a variety of topics from transparency in government contracting, to the 2020 Census, to protecting voting rights in Texas, and potential changes to gun control legislation in Texas in light of the shootings in El Paso and Midland/Odessa.

On this episode of Sharing Sweat Equity our guest is Dr. Andrea Tawney, Vice Chancellor for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Office of Institutional Advancement. We discuss everything from grant writing, to going from the Air Force to working with universities, and how Dr. Tawney and her family fell in love with El Paso.

This episode of Sharing Sweat Equity features a rising Latina Star in the insurance industry, Crystal Martinez. On this episode, Crystal shares with us how she went from aspiring news anchor to business owner. We talk with her about what inspired her to start her own business, her greatest successes and her greatest challenges. She shares great insights and lessons that are critical for anyone looking at starting their own business!

In episode 8 of "Sharing Sweat Equity" we sit down with Roberto Coronado, Senior Vice President in Charge and Senior Economist at the

Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas, El Paso Branch to talk border economics. We discuss the impact long wait times (think 12 hour wait times) has had on economic growth, the impact that potential tariffs could have on the economy, and how what happens at the border impacts almost every aspect of consumers lives and businesses far and wide.

Links to websites mentioned in this episode:

https://www.dallasfed.org/

https://www.wilsoncenter.org/program/mexico-institute

https://www.cfr.org/

While a low unemployment rate is great for employees and the economy, business made find themselves struggling more than usual to not only find talented and experienced employees to fill key roles, but also retaining the employees they already have.

For our most recent episode of "Sharing Sweat Equity", we are joined by Tommy Cano, President of Cano HR who talks to us about finding employees during periods of low unemployment and how businesses can retain employees when they might not have the budget for raises or bonuses.

If you have questions or HR issue you would like to talk to Mr. Cano about please reach out to him at (915) 241-3218.

This episode of La Salle Brothers Wealth Strategies focuses on the initial steps you must take to start your Real Estate investing and Entrepreneur journey. Having a good view of your current financial standing and budget is what will propel you to do many other things such as leave your 9-5 job or purchase your first investment property. At the end of the day, our overall goal is to help you get closer to financial independence.

For the budget document mentioned in the episode, please go to: https://files.constantcontact.com/58a85798701/358e93d5-95b7-41ed-b830-f03496fd7359.xls