Sbcn Small Biz Podcast

Steve Bentley is back, chatting with Linda Ockwell-Jenner as part of their ongoing discussions on rebranding. In this episode, the pair cover some of the nuances of promoting your brand such as having a deliberate and consistent approach to networking and social media.

Linda Ockwell-Jenner returns with Karen Egoff to continue their discussion. In this episode Karen and Linda talk through mindfulness and meditation - two great techniques to help business owners focus and be more productive.

Steve Bentley of Northern River Financial returns for part 3 of his discussion with Linda Ockwell-Jenner on the rebranding initiative he's undertaken in 2015. Steve and Linda chat about some of the subtle touches that have helped make the rebranding effort shine, such as some of the considerations around appearance.

Linda Ockwell-Jenner returns with Steve Bentley as they catch-up on the next part in the discussion on rebranding. In this episode Linda and Steve cover the importance of being prepared for a rebranding effort, and how to ensure that the project is successful.

In our latest episode, Linda Ockwell-Jenner is joined by Karen Egoff to discuss some of the techniques she employs to help people achieve balance in their lives. As busy small business owners know, stress is always close by, but there are ways to reduce it's effects on our long term health and wellness.

In this episode, Linda Ockwell-Jenner hosts the first in a series of discussions with Steve Bentley, a long time successful business owner. For their first chat, Linda and Steve discuss a recent rebranding decision, what prompted it and how the new brand is positioned.

Linda is once again joined by Chris Davis to continue their discussion on IT topic for small business. In this episode Chris tackles the Cloud, what it is and what it means for your business. As always there are some great tips that can help you avoid costly mistakes, yet embrace the value that cloud based services can provide.As a special bonus, Chris shares an important article on Cloud Data Protection.

SBCN Co-Founder Linda Ockwell-Jenner chats with Donna Simpson from Cards Connect People. With technology making communication faster and more efficient, isn't still nice to receive a good old fashioned personalized card in the mail? Donna uses her passion for building relationship with a personal touch together with technology, with Send Out Cards, a great way to send someone a card!

We welcome back Gunther Kramer who discusses the importance of not trying to do everything yourself. Speaking with Linda Ockwell-Jenner, Gunther shares some of his experiences in helping to scale his successful business over the past 20 years.

In this episode, Linda Ockwell-Jenner interviews The Canadian Networker's Janet Benedict on her rise to become an expert in networking. Janet's story demonstrates that networking can be both rewarding and fun, and that it only takes simple steps to get great results.

In this episode, SBCN Co-Founder Linda Ockwell-Jenner chats with Lisa Sinclair of Enviro Painting. Learn why an environmentally friendly approach to painting is also friendly to our health.

SBCN Co-Founder Linda Ockwell-Jenner chats with Dorothy Sinding of Elite Training Facility.A car hit Dorothy when she was 5 years old, physiotherapy followed and because of the accident, she decided to follow her passion.The Team Spirit Programme is a big part of Elite Training Facility and you can find out more about Dorothy & Clint, her partner, and how fitness programmes can ready you for everything you do in life.They say that a healthy body leads to a healthy mind, so don't miss some fantastic approaches to maintaining an active and healthy lifestyle.

Chris Davis returns with Linda Ockwell-Jenner, co-founder of the SBCN,  to delve deeper into the subject of IT downtime and what it means for your business. It's quite easy to think of downtime purely as the situation where your PC stops working, but as you'll discover, there's so much more to it than that.What is Downtime?Many small businesses do not have a solid plan for preventing "bad things" from happening to their computer networks. "bad things" such as server/desktop crashes, firewall crashes, or router/switch malfunctions can take down an entire network for many, many hours. These instances are considered downtime, but they have another hidden component that is possibly even more costly than when a network device crashing.Things you may not realize that contribute to downtime can be as simple as  waiting for applications to load.... waiting for slow web pages to load..... Waiting for pages to print on the printer.... When you recreate deleted and missing documents... these are all forms of d

Linda Ockwell-Jenner is joined by Loretta Morrison, who shares some valuable tips she's learned on her journey to business success. Driven by a desire to spend more time with her family, and to enjoy the flexibility that comes from owning a successful business, Loretta created some winning strategies to lead her toward her goal. She now applies these to help other businesses find their success, fast!

In this episode, Linda Ockwell-Jenner chats with our featured guest, the ever bubbly Sylvia Pond! Sylvia is well known for two things: great photography and being part of great local networking events. If you've ever wondered how professional photography can help your business, Sylvia has some excellent insight and great tips for you.

In this episode, Linda Ockwell-Jenner is joined by Chris Davis, Founder and CTO of Polarverse IT Services to talk about IT Managed Services and specifically around Business Continuity. With IT forming an important backbone of our businesses, it's important that we're able to have resilience in the face of interruptions, so that IT problems don't become business problems!

Linda Ockwell-Jenner interviews one of our SBCN Ambassadors, Brendan Waller and talks about the stratgies that his business relies upon to differentiate and provide value to their clients. Brendan is always looking to innovation in the marketing space, so don't miss some insightful hints into how Unison Measurable Marketing approaches the space.

In this episode, we continue to explore some valuable tips for small businesses. Gunther Kramer, CEO Gecko Websites, joins SBCN Co-Founder Linda Ockwell-Jenner to cover some of the tips that's helped Gunther's business recently celebrate 20 great years!

SBCN Member Mike Diamond of Appcast joins Linda Ockwell-Jenner to discuss some simple IT tips that any small business can use. Since IT is so important to many of our businesses, we need to make sure it's reliable and effective, so these tips are invaluable to keep business rolling!

Wagepoint CMO, Leena Thampan joins Linda Ockwell-Jenner to share a number of important tips for small business that keep her sane. These include Leena's tips for managing email, taking time to meditate and more. Wagepoint was founded in 2012 and has grown to over 1,000 customers.You can find out more about Leena and Wagepoint on the SBCN website member directory https://www.sbcncanada.org/whois/4680