The GABB on Business

Our guest for this interview is Matthew Suarez he is the owner of The 813 Pirate dba Tampa Tales and Treasures. The conversation is packed with his journey from idea to final product of his first self-published book. We got a chance to speak about the in and out of writing a book to all the necessary steps to qualify and assure the writes is covered and protected with trademarked and copy write materials. If you have been thinking about becoming a published author this episode is for you!To learn more about Matt....Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Tampa-Tales-Treasures-61566153124299/Facebook Personal: https://www.facebook.com/matthew.suarezInstagram: instagram.com/tampatalesandtreasuresInstagram: instagram.com/the813pirate

Our guest this week is Nancy Medina owner of X Insurance Services. And, we got a chance to sit down and talk about all things insurance and how it can impact a business and a persons personal life if they aren't taking the necessary risk management steps.Hope you enjoyed the interview as much as we did.To learn more about Nancy...website: www.xinsuranceservices.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/X-Insurance/61587949539640/Facebook Personal: https://www.facebook.com/nancy.medina.94801

This weeks interview is with Don and Ryan Hackett of Hackett and Hackett. They are in the sales training space, doing everything from training to script writing and more. Our conversation was jammed packed with valuable information for anyone in sales from entering to being a seasoned sales person.Hope you enjoyed the interview and learned as much as we did during this interview.How you connect and learn more...website: www.hackettandhackett.com

This interview was an exciting interview as I have know Casey for about 15 years now. Won't want to spoil the interview but when I was in my early twenties, I stumbled upon improv comedy and ended up taking all 5 levels. Our conversation was jammed back with many different improv ideas that relate back to not only every day life, but also business.To learn more about Casey...Website: www.sickpuppiescomedy.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Classicdadcasey/61577768950399/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/classicdadcasey/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@classicdadcasey

Our guest this episode is Apolo Arellano the owner/operator of Get Pro Landscaping & Management. Where we talk about the life of a blue collar business man. During the interview we got into a deeper discussion of growing and how change brings real losses to the business during the change, yet once the customers understand... The business will bounce back and continue to grow.Hope you enjoyed and learned as much from this interview as we did.How to connect with Apolo...website: www.getprolandscaping.netFaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/GetProLandscapingmanagementYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@THEDIARYOFALANDSCAPER

Our guest this week is Nicole Miller she is the CEO and founder of Miller Workforce Solutions. A HR professional company who works with small and mid size businesses to develop culture and strategies to retain employees. Where we speak about finding the right ideas to help not just the business but also the employees by talking about company culture and how to attract the employees who will make the difference.How to connect with Nicole...Website: https://www.millerworkforcesolutions.com/Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/people/Miller-Workforce-Solutions-LLC/61583463756364/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/millerworkforcesolutionsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicole-e-miller1

Our guest this week is Amanda Torin, she is the owner of Torin Martial Arts Academy. Where her focus is on inclusion of kiddos on the spectrum. There much to be learned from this interview, and how inclusion is good not just for kiddos but adults and businesses alike. She recently published a book which you can find in the links below.How you can reach and and learn more...Website: https://torinmartialarts.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/16gUwFFybw/?mibextid=wwXIfrInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/amandatorin_inclusivecoach?igsh=b2NkamV3bG5kMmZ4&utm_source=qrBook: https://stan.store/ATinclusivecoach?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaAPnKSRleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAafZ1--yNXzAEpdDeG4h8zK_dTaGdUBEiqsrwe5La0bVfKhQH3ATtM2nCjAPgA_aem_n7InfGu-VuGyHBH9v26UUQ

Our interview is with Rodney Watson the founder of Train to Sustain K9. As a military vet, and business owner he has a great perspective of training both dogs and vets become a unit.Feel free to check Rodney out at;website: https://www.traintosustaink9.com/FB: https://www.facebook.com/traintosustaink9

Are sales important? Yes, no question about it... Sales is how your business continues to be operational. Cash flow on the other hand is the life blood of your business. Cash flows in and cash flows out the remaining balance helps allow you to make decisions of what are the next steps to take for continued growth.If you have questions that you would like us to answer, you can submit your questions to us at.www.thegabbgroup.com/podcast/

We totally understand excel is great when just starting out. What it does for a business in the beginning;Saves on cost of purchasing accounting softwareEasy to setup for tacking - by worksheet, tabs, other standard functionsHas easy to access analysis toolsThese are all the pluses, and there are points of failure as well.Easy to over-write dataAccidently save and over-write the file losing all dataAnalysis tools required to be run over and over again based on data setsTo truly learn how excel is just a tool...Take a listen, to this weeks episode.

This is our very first interview with Connor Blackmon from The Founders Table.Hope you all enjoy this interview as much as I did.You can learn more about Connor Blackmon at website: www.heroesfitness.orgFaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/HeroesFitnessPT

Having an EIN from the beginning makes it easier to get thing done with out delay.Starting business credit with a Credit CardSecuring payroll services as your business ready to hire its first employeeFile business taxes separately from personal taxesThese are just a few of parts of business that can be slowed down if an EIN isn't apply for when starting.Let's try to prevent this from happening to you.

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How this all came to be... The GABB on Business would never have happened! One day I went to a mastermind group representing The GABB Group. Three months later I'm still attending. Listening intently to what is being shared in the group from wins, failure, and everything that has been tried. I would like to thank to Conner Blackmon for creating the safe space for small and mid size business owner to come together and sit around the table at the Valrico Founders Table.