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We’re joined today by the highly intelligent and immensely talented Serena Joyyy!!!  Serena is a Social Emotional Learning Expert with a focus on youth.  On this edition of DBWS, We walk through why SEL is important for entrepreneurs and business leaders to understand.  Pull up a chair, it’s time once again to do business!

What really is a grant?  How do you qualify for them?  How do you make yourself more attractive to banks and credit unions? What is a CDFI and why are they important? What is DSCR? Today we bring in Mr. Kevin Williams and Mr. Ray Parker makes his return to the program!  We discuss the aforementioned topics and much more as we put a bow on our business funding series.  Come on in and pull up a chai...

Season 2 of DBWS continues with the 2nd installment of our business funding series.  Loans vs Lines of Credit- which is right for you?  How are they different?  Is one better?  Is one easier to qualify for?  What do you need to know?  Are there fees?  We discuss all this and more today.  Pull up a chair…..it’s time once again to do business.  

Have you tried expanding your business but don’t have the capital?  Have you ever wondered what “business credit” actually consists of?  Do you have a business and are struggling to secure funding?   Today’s topic is one that you’ve been waiting for.  The 1st of our 3-part series on funding your business.  Bring a friend, pull up a chair.  It’s time once again to do business!  

In part 3 of our marketing series, we discuss the importance of knowing and selecting the right media for your marketing purposes.  How important is social media really?  When should you hire an expert?  How do you judge whether or not a marketing campaign was successful?  All this and more today on DBWTS   Jermill Graham is a Brand Strategist, Content Manager and SEO Specialist.  He’ll be a guest...

So, you’ve decided that you’re ready to hire.  In today’s edition of Doing Business with the StarMaker, learn what questions you should ask and what characteristics you should be looking for in your potential hires.     This one is for owners, managers- and if you’re job searching, you’ll find this valuable too.  Wipe your feet, come on in and pull up a chair.  Let’s do business!

Season 2 of Doing Business continues; today we’re joined by the Logans!  Gary & Jeneen are married parents of four children and owners of THREE thriving businesses: a fitness company, a vending machine business and they’re AirBnB super hosts! How do they make it all work?  How do they run all these businesses while still finding time to be great parents and excellent partners? They share their jou...

Stop being “busy” and start being PRODUCTIVE! Season 2 of Doing Business With the StarMaker starts off with a bang!  In this episode, The StarMaker walks us through how to stop procrastinating, stop being distracted and maximize your energy for a productive work day.  You are welcome to join us! Please drop a 5-star review if you found today’s content valuable!  New episodes are published on the 1...

In today’s edition of Doing Business, The Star Maker explains how to attract and deal with high-ticket clients.  A high ticket client is one who pays a minimum of 5 figures every time you do business with them.  If this is the type of client you’re interested in dealing with, you don’t want to miss today’s program!  Bring some friends and pull up a chair.  It’s time once again to do business…..

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Today, we are joined by the extremely talented young legend, Abria Goldsmith.  Abria owns a high-end hair care brand called Goddess iAnye.  Goddess iAnye provides safe, all natural products that stimulate and promote healthy hair and scalp.  Abria, at just 22, has been in business for 1-year and is already off to a roaring start!  She shares some hair care tips as well as a unique perspective on b...

On this special edition of Doing Business, we’re talking “self care.”  We’re joined by Kelly Sharp & Kena Williams, co-owners of Ko’ Kontou Beauty Bar in Wilmington, Delaware.  Both have very extensive backgrounds in healthcare and are well equipped to teach us about today’s topic.  Self care is extremely important, especially if you’re an entrepreneur or have other people who depend on you in any...

B.L. Ward & Associates is a full service construction management and development company, which also serves as a general contractor. They've been in business for 12 years and are one of the most trusted construction and construction management companies in the tri-state area. B.L. Ward & Associates is licensed, insured, bonded and able to handle any client- residential or commercial, large job or...

B.L. Ward & Associates is a full service construction management and development company, which also serves as a general contractor. They've been in business for 12 years and are one of the most trusted construction and construction management companies in the tri-state area. B.L. Ward & Associates is licensed, insured, bonded and able to handle any client- residential or commercial, large job or...

What questions should you ask your realtor?  What questions should you ask your mortgage lender?  Should you have a property manager?  And where is the current real estate market going? Today we dive right into the 2nd part of our real estate investment series.  Special guests Alaa Afifi and Janille Williams stop by to give us more insight from the realtor side as well as the MLO side.  Come on in...

Are you looking to get into real estate but not sure how?  Are you a first time homebuyer?  Do you just want to learn more about the home buying process?  Maybe you’re unsure of what a Debt to Income ratio is or how it’s calculated.  Today, Steve walks you through some of the basics, giving us an easy to understand roadmap for how to get started in real estate.  Come on in, wipe your feet, wash yo...

In this edition of “Doing Business” With the StarMaker, Steve answers YOUR questions.   When should you leave your job to pursue your business full time?   What should you consider before starting your own business?  How do you go about buying an investment property? All this And much more……come on in, wipe your feet, wash your hands and pull up a chair.  Let’s do business.

Have you ever wondered how you could have better relationships among your employees? What about how to have better relationships with your customers?  In our first-ever panel discussion, Mrs. Glenenise Parks- owner of Dover-Milford Jazzercise-  introduces us to her talented team of instructors.  They explain to us the importance of having good relationships internally and how this ultimately effec...

Today on Doing Business, Mr. Ray Parker of Parker Management Group, tells us how to price your product or service appropriately.  When should you raise or lower prices?  How should inflation affect your pricing?  Ray explains and gives us many more gems.  Pull up a chair and let’s do business! 

Element Risk Management is an insurance and risk management firm with locations throughout PA, MD, and VA.  Today, Ryan Silhan- Regional Manager at Element Risk- stops by to show us what we should consider when building a team.  Ryan also explains how business leaders can create good culture within an organization.  Pull up a chair and join us!  Lots of value in this edition of Doing Business.  

Our marketing series is going to be 10 parts, each episode being less than 15 minutes long.  Here is our 2nd part in that series.  If you are a business owner or a business leader, you do not want to miss this.

Today we sit down with Terrance Wiggins, owner of TNT Custom Embroidery- the #1 embroiderer and screen printer in Delaware.  In his 17+ years of entrepreneurship, Terrance has learned that it’s crucial to have a healthy work-life balance.  Here, he gives us some tips on how to avoid burnout and manage your daily responsibilities in order to optimize your business.  Enjoy!

Niya shares her journey with us, telling us how she got started and how she went from selling baked goods at farmers markets to now owning two bakeries.  She also tells us about different obstacles she’s overcome and what it’s been like working 1-on-1 with The Starmaker.  Towards the end we also had an appearance by a special guest- Ms. Abria Goldsmith- owner of Goddess Ianye.