Safeguarding Your Business With Ernie Bryan

What steps should you take to safeguard your business?  Join us as James share numerous tips and expert data breach and business identity theft protection advice for your small business.On episode 8 of Safeguarding Your Business, we talked about ways to protect your business identity from theft, how to prevent or mitigate losses from data breaches (stolen customer/employee data), how to get compliant with information security and privacy laws and regulations, what is a managed computer security service and should I consider it for my small business, and how to prevent costly penalties or fines.I thought it would be good for you guys to hear straight from the leading expert in the field.The subject at hand is James Harrison, who is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of INVISUS, a cyber-security and identity theft risk management company.   His company has developed several groundbreaking protection solutions for both the home and business markets since 2001 when the company launched.  James is a pioneer a

What steps should you take to safeguard your business?  Join us as Shana share numerous tips and expert networking, lead generation, and business survival information for your small business.Shana Schlossberg is the Founder and CEO of EZBZ and has more than 14 years of experience directing a broad range of technology initiatives in the Internet, media, telecom and emergency services industries.  She founded EZBZ in 2011 with the goal of creating an efficient and fair platform which uses innovative technology to connect between consumers and local businesses in real time. EZBZ is currently operating nationwide in over 1200 categories with more than half a million businesses and consumers in its network.Prior to founding EZBZ, she was the founder and CEO of Israel Now, a chain of forty local news websites in Israel which offered comprehensive advertising, marketing and PR solutions for more than 25 thousand local and small businesses in Israel.Topics DiscussedShana's passionate about her trade and shared g

What steps should you take to safeguard your business?  Join us as Dr. Carri share numerous tips and expert health and wellness advice aim directly to us business owners.Dr. Carri is best known internationally as the "Functional Medicine Doc".  She helps find and fix the root cause of health problems with natural treatments so patients can feel normal again.Topics DiscussedDr. Carri's passionate about her trade and shared great information for business owners on the below topics.What are the leading causes of fatigue?How poor digestive health can actually fuel fatigue.The four most common nutrient deficiencies that cause low energy.The Vinegar Test.The brain’s role in fatigue.Fundamental tips for lasting energy.Food Allergy Testing – The Good, Bad and Ugly that most Doctors Don’t Talk About.Key Takeaways Mentioned in This EpisodeProbiotics - (health bugs) found naturally in fermented foods like sauerkraut, yogurt, and kefir, live inside of us and have three important jobs as explained by Dr. Ca

What steps should you take to safeguard your business?  Join us as Jim share numerous tips and expert marketing advice for your small business.Jim Palmer is a marketing and business building expert and host of the hit weekly Web TV show, Newsletter Guru TV. Jim is also the host Stick Like Glue Radio, a weekly podcast on smart marketing and business building strategies. Jim is best known internationally as ‘The Newsletter Guru’- the go-to resource for maximizing the profitability of customer relationships.Topics DiscussedJim's passionate about his trade and shared great information on the below topics.How to run a profitable businessEntrepreneur success tipsCustomer service best practicesClient retention how-to’sMarketing/Newsletter marketingBusiness developmentSmall Business ResourceJim Palmer Smart Marketing app (iOS, Android)Small Business BookNo B.S. Direct Marketing: The Ultimate No Holds Barred Kick Butt Take No Prisoners Direct Marketing for Non-Direct Marketing Businesses, by Dan S. KennedyNo B.S.

What steps should you take to safeguard your business?  Join us as Diane share numerous tips to make your business stand apart and expert tax advice for your small business.Diane Gardner is the founder of Adept Business Solutions and Tax Pro Solutions.  She is the best selling co-author of "Stand Apart: The World's Leading Expert Reveal Their Secrets to Help Your Business Standout From The Crowd to Achieve Ultimate Success" featuring Dan Kennedy.  Also "Why Didn't My CPA Tell Me That? Small Business Write-Offs, Conventional Tax Advisors Miss."  Diane's also the author of "Obamacare Survival Guide: How to Survive the Onslaught of Regulations, Mountains of Additional Paperwork and Added Expense."  Also, "10 Most Expensive Tax Mistakes that Cost You Thousands."Topics DiscussedDiane's passionate about her trade and shared great information on the below topics.What's a Tax Coach and why you need oneThe eight tax deductions that most business owners m

What steps should you take to safeguard your business?  Join us as Ernie share numerous tips and expert advice for your small business.Ernie is a Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Expert, Consultant, Entrepreneur, and President of Blue Mango Communications, LLC.Topics DiscussedErnie's passionate about his trade and shared great information on the below topics.Two steps you can take to secure critical dataFive action steps you can implement right now to safeguard your business dataFree anti-malware programAvast! Free AntivirusAvira Free AntivirusAVG AntiVirus FreeMicrosoft Security EssentialsSecurity SuitesESET Smart SecurityG Data InternetSecurityF-Secure Internet SecurityKaspersky Internet SecurityBitDefender Internet SecurityAvira Internet Security SuiteTips to strengthen weak passwordsGet a Good Password ManagerProduct:  1Password - works with Mac OS, Windows, iOS, and AndroidPerform a Password Auditimport all your existing passwords into your password managerthen search for reused passwords first

What steps should you take to safeguard your business?  Join us as Glenn share numerous tips and expert tax advice for your small business.Glenn is a senior Attorney with Offit | Kurman and specializes in advising small to mid-size businesses from inception of startup through the exit by the owners from the business.Topics DiscussedGlenn's passionate about his trade and shared great information on the below topics.First steps in setting up a businessPartnership creation; resolutionSuccession planningBuying or selling your business; Exit strategies tipsHow to manage liability exposureContracts/agreements – how to protect your companyHow to protect trademarks, intellectual property; Cease & Desist lettersSmall Business ResourceWunderlist.com - great tool to organize your life and businessSmall Business BookGetting Everything You Can Out of All You've Got: 21 Ways You Can Out-Think, Out-Perform, and Out-Earn the Competition by Jay AbrahamInterview LinksGlenn Solomon | gsolomon@offitkurman.com | 443

What steps should you take to safeguard your business?  Join us as Dan share numerous tips and expert tax advice for your small business.Dan is a CPA and partner with Hertzbach & Company and specializes in advising small businesses in areas of bookkeeping, accounting practices, entity structures, and tax preparation.Topics DiscussedDan's passionate about his trade and shared great information on the below topics.Bookkeeping, record keeping, general accounting principlesBudgeting and business planningTypes of business entities and pros and cons of eachProactive income tax planningTaxes (filing, quarterly withholding, IRS audit)Use of your home for businessCommon/authorized home deductions and unauthorized deductionsBusiness expense deductions (allowable and unallowable)Small Business ResourceEvernote - suite of software and services, designed for notetaking and archivingSmall Business BookInfluence: The Psychology of Persuasion, Revised Edition by Robert B. CialdiniInterview LinksDan Wahlberg | dwahlb