Are you ready for Small Business Saturday?
With Small Business Saturday on the horizon, we think it is a perfect time to rerun our interview with small business expert Steve Strauss.
Pardon the poor audio, it was only episode 30 and be sure to stay tuned (which means subscribe) as we are planning to interview Steve again soon (which will sound much better of course). This episode and blog post originally ran on April 19, 2018 and has been republished on November 20, 2019.
Two of My Favorite Things with Steve Strauss, USA TODAY & Inc.
Mr.AllBiz Delves into the Intersection of Small Business and PR
Luckily Steve Strauss had just gotten fired from his cushy job as a lawyer twenty years ago when USA TODAY came calling looking for a small business columnist. Apparently, the budding entrepreneur wasn’t the best employee and lacked writing ability. He’s gone on to write an impressive 17 books, including the best-selling Small Business Bible. But it’s the brand he’s built through penning a weekly small business Ask an Expert column for USA TODAY that he credits for his success.
You’re wrong if you think Steve couldn’t get any busier. More can be found about how he serves as the small business spokesperson for companies like Bank of America and Verizon on Mr.AllBiz. His team creates written and visual content focusing on the small business community underneath The Strauss Group. And to top it off, Steve’s Web portal, The SelfEmployed, pays special attention not just to entrepreneurs seeking world domination, but also to freelancers and the gig economy, aka the “side hustle.”
Steve’s work could serve as a resource for employed marketers looking to dip their toes into the small business pool through freelancing or side hustling. Most interestingly, we both shared personal stories of how we journeyed into the abyss of the self-employed. Steve’s firing could have been viewed as a failure but instead it led to a much broader, but different, type of success than he ever expected. And although I didn’t know it at the time, saying yes to volunteer work was the beginning of Veracity.
This episode of PR Talk covers:
- How to get in Steve’s USA TODAY column, or the other three notable columns he writes on a monthly basis, and other general PR tips and pet peeves.
- How and why small businesses should embrace PR.
- How marketers can start their own companies through freelancing and picking up “side hustles” first.
- The differences between small marketing shops and large firms.
About the guest: Steve Strauss
Steve Strauss is often called “the country’s leading small business expert.” A best-selling author, and USA TODAY small business columnist, Steve is a global speaker, corporate spokesperson, entrepreneur, and author of 17 books including the best-selling Small Business Bible.
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