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Watch4thehook Business & Entrepreneur Podcast: A Small Business Podcast for Small Business Owners — 203 episodes
High School Graduation Conversations- The College of Your Choice
High School Graduation Conversations- The Financial Understanding of Going to College
Financial Institutions Hidden Backdoor Policies
200th Episode of the Watch4thehook Business & Entrepreneur Podcast
Premiumization Went Out the Window with High Inflation Prices
2025 Tax Year Filings and Is There Any Help for Small Businesses
Cost of WAR and Other Economic Impacts
2025 DEI, 2026 WAR: What is the Next Big Issue Small Businesses will Face Next?
A.I.- The Practical Mixed with the Actual for Small Business Owners
State of the Union as it Pertains to Your Business
2025 Small Business Progress Report Was an Interesting Find
Black Culture Seemed M.I.A. During Super Bowl 60 Commercial Ads
Black Businesses Need More of a Push than Just for Black History Month
Do You Run Your Business Like You Run Your Household-Part 2
Do You Run Your Business Like You Run Your Household-Part 1
Federal Reserve Rates Mean More than You Think for Small Businesses
Being Steadfast and Quiet Doesn't Mean You are Not Holding People Accountable
Navigating Vendor Networking to Help Improve Your Business
2025: The Year that Blew Up in Your Hand
Podfade Doesn't Have to be in Your Reality
Understanding the Unmet Need of College
Using Home Equity to Finance Kids College Educations
Black Friday Could Leave Your Business Feeling Black and Blue
Being Thankful When Your Thankfulness Has Been Tested in Tough Times
Mental Warfare of Being a Business Owner
Business Flows Better When We are All On One Accord
Is the Federal Government Truly Supporting Small Businesses
You Keep Your Problems in the Community but You Spend Your Dollars Elsewhere
Understanding Choosing the Right Business Partner is Risky Business
Whose Business Model are You Following
Hanging Up Our Sleeves- The Sunsetting of the Watch4TheHook Apparel Brand
The Future of Small Businesses in America Looks Bleak
Are You Trying to Prove the Haters Wrong or Are You Trying to Save Your Business
Beyond the Point of Sale (POS)- How AI is Changing How Customer Interaction Happens
How the Rich Use Other People's Money (OPM) to Stay Rich
Networking That Is Not Working- A Discussion on Networking Events That May Be Missing the Mark With Their audience
Black Culture- A Status Update
An Uncomfortable Conversation About Being A Business Owner- Would We Choose Entrepreneurship Again
Prioritize to Thrive- Stop Spinning Your Wheels and Causing Yourself Headaches
Price Point or Prejudice- An In Depth Discussion About Black Owned Business Pricing
Pay Attention and Don't Let A.I. Fool You
High Inflation Erodes Small Businesses
Understanding Mathematics Can Be the Saving Grace for Your Business
Watch4TheHook Business & Entrepreneurial Podcast 3rd Year Podcast Podversary
Emotions Have No Place In Business, They May Just Ruin Your Business
Branding is the Name of the Game and Why It is Important in Business
Podcast Money Merch A Podcast Monetization Online Course
Importance of Customer Service and How It Can Lead to Customer Referrals
Impact of Doing Research and How It Can Change the Way You Conduct Business
Leveraging Your Creative Entrepreneurship Ideas as a Way to Make Passive Income
It Takes Dedication and Commitment to Being a Business Owner
Understanding How the Gig Economy Works for Ecommerce Business Owners
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and Backlinking Can Be Confusing for Business Owners
Celebrating the 5 Year Business Anniversary Launch of the Watch4thehook Apparel Brand
Budgeting Your Finances Will Help You As a Business Owner
Understanding the Value of Assets and the Disfunction of Liabilities
Health of Business and the Business of Health in the 1st Quarter of 2025
The Legacy I Leave Will Be Greater Than Me Part 2
Do for Self in 2025 Might Be the New Version of Fending for Yourself
The Knowledge You Gain As You Grow in Business Will Help You Learn What to Ignore
Personal Branding Can Help Define Your Brand
The Misconception That it is Less Risky to Start a Business Than in Years Past
The Importance of Mentorship and Learning from Others' Mistakes aka Hooks
How Business Owners Are Dealing with All the Fees Associated with Their Business
How the Removal of Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives Will Negatively Affect Small Minority Businesses
How to Gauge Social Events as Being a Content Creator
There are Dreamers and Then There are Doers in the Business World
Being Impulsive Can Negatively Impact Your Business
The American Dream Can Turn into a Nightmare Due to Bad Credit
Making the Necessary Adjustments in Business
Navigating Uncertainties as a Business Owner
The Willingness to Collaborate with Others
The Difference Between Small Business Loans and Small Business Grants
Are You Paying With Cash or Card
The Celebrities are Moving the Small Business Owners Out of the Small Business Market
We Tried to Warn You Part 2
We Tried to Warn You Part 1
Lots of Followers, Low Social Media Engagement, and Why Should I Pay You
Is Your Influence Worth Your Price
Be Strong Enough to Ask for Opinions, Not All Critiques are Hating
You Can Not Do It All
They Hacked and Stole Our Instagram Page (WatchFourTheHook)
Is This a Businesship (A Mixture of a Friendship and a Business Relationship)
How Many Calls to Action Do You Have
How Your Profession Can Fund Your Small Business Dreams
Using the Right Lingo Can Help or Hurt Your Business
We Had the Meet Up, Now What? (Part 2)
We Had the Meet Up, Now What? (Part 1)
A Business Competitor VS A Business Comparator
You Are in the Right Building, but in the Wrong Room (Delayed Not Denied Part 2)
Is Your Business Surviving, Thriving, or Dying
Identify the Problem (Be a Problem Solver)
Overcoming the Hooks 2
Our Success on Securing a 6-Figure Commercial Property Loan
Taking a Break Can Be Bad for Business Part 2
Taking a Break Can Be Bad For Business Part 1
Are You the Business Owner That Others are Looking For
They Not Like Us in the Business World
They Call it Organic Growth or Is it Really Social Media Bots
We Call it Job Hopping They Call it Climbing the Corporate Ladder
Entrepreneurs Need Ways to Destress from Being Business Owners
You Deserve the Same Standard Business Practices as Everyone Else
Using Other People's Money (OPM)
The Legacy I Leave Will Be Greater Than Me
When the Algorithm is Not Being Productive
You Have to Pay to Play
One Pandemic Spoiled a Bunch
There is Culture and Then There is Community
If We Have to Keep Explaining It, Then You Are Not Getting It
Uncle Sam Keeps Moving the Goal Post
Trying 2 B Outside the Box
Where Does the Money Come From
How 2 Build Together (Personally & Business Wise)
With Your Small Business A$$
Properly File Your Business Taxes
Nurturing Your Business
Owning What You Create
Access 2 Capital Denied
You Meet the Criteria
Fix Your Personal Credit First
Working Longer 4 Someone Else
Hustling Against Your Own Hustle
Watch4TheHook Brand Values
Inspiration From the Losses
Bring On the Good News
The Black Case Scenario
Our Business Wish List 4 2024
The Little Engine That Got Screwed
They Built it, Now What?
How Money Really Moves
Culture Vulture
Supporting A Small Black Business
Overuse of Generational Wealth
Simple Does Not Mean Boring
What is Your Definition of a Design
Are the Numbers a Lie
Be Intentional in Your Business
Recognizing the Mirage
Monetize on the Movement
Believing in Your Work
Keeping That Same Energy
Expectations VS Expenditures
The Art of Vending (3 Live Interviews)
Fighting the Imposter Syndrome
Your Perception of Support
See the Problem
The Owner Sets the Pace
Leaping Without a Plan
Not Being in Competition with Everyone Else
Entrepreneurial Battles
What Is Your WHY Podcast Edition
Batch Recordings
Pushing Past Limitations
Social Proof
Developing Strategies
Professionalism Leads to Legitimacy
Reciprocation
From Idea to Impementation
Customer Service is Key
Capital Opens Doors
Give it Time
Skin N The Game
Don't Let the Crickets Bother U
Risky Business
Understanding Premiumization
Fend 4 Yourself
Looking 4 Us Wearing Us
Intentions Inspire Actions
Creating with A Purpose
Invest Time into Your Story
When They Ask 4 Money
Everything Is Not 4 U
Paying 4 the Same SH*TTT!
When They Ask "YOU" to Remove "YOU"
Do Your Research
The Dream Will Believe 4 U
And Hang On
Don't Detract from My Business
Be Your Own Hype Person
Networking Across Multiple Platforms
Flourish or Fold??????
Delayed Not Denied
What is Your Why?
When They Fake It To Get The Job
Uncomfortable Conversations
You Have to Have a Marketing Budget
Pay The Cost to Be the Boss
Showing Your Creative Mind
Celebrate Your Victories
Don't Let Them Hustle You
Social Media Platforms- How many are there REALLY!
Build 4 The Future
Take the IN in WIN
In Business it is Ok to Make Mistakes
Small Goals Don't Move People
If You Are Not Helping Me Scale Up, Please Don't Pull Me Down
Brand Everything
Being in Business with your Spouse
Get Your Bag
Sponsorship vs Influencer Marketing
RESPECT MY DOLLAR!
Overcoming The Hook
Watch4thehook Introduction