POPULARITY
Your small business (or idea if you haven't started yet) is a lot more important than you think. Just ask Karen Kerrigan, the president and CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council. She'll be sharing a ton of fun facts about how small businesses drive innovation, help the economy, and create jobs. You'll also hear from Kylie Jiwon Hwang, an Assistant Professor at the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. She'll give us more insights on how entrepreneurship can help marginalized individuals and how starting your own business can benefit your community.Get a quick refresher on why the work you're doing (or planning to do!) is important and learn all the benefits and challenges you might encounter on your entrepreneurial journey.In this episode you'll hear:(01:42) Why Small Businesses are important.(04:27) Why Marginalized individuals are gravitating towards entrepreneurship and the benefits that come with it.(07:33) Challenges that you might face when starting a business.(10:48) How technology has been helping small business owners overcome some of the challenges they face.(14:41) The importance of being prepared before starting a business.
Small Business Adoption Survey 2023, 75% of small businesses are utilizing AI tools for an expansive range of business functions. Nearly half of all small businesses started using AI based tools in the past year. These tools are enabling their workforces to focus on high value projects and tasks, including revenue generating activity, and providing opportunities for growth and a more meaningful work experience.
Welcome to episode 45 of The Small Nation Podcast! We are honored to have the President and CEO of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council, Karen Kerrigan, as guest on the show. In this episode we dive into conversations around why it is important to build relationships with national leaders and how small businesses can have a voice in federal legislation. We also dive into a few trending topics such as the current credit crunch and even how the Metaverse may impact small business at a national level. Guest Links: SBE Council Weekly Newsletter Karen Kerrigan LinkedIn Facebook
Strap on your VR headsets and meet us in the Metaverse. Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council and the Founder and Chief Avatar of the Metaverse Business Alliance breaks down the metaverse for us on today's episode. This episode was eye opening for Terri & Melissa. It's potential for small businesses, entrepreneurs and for everyday people is something that we're more than curious about. Follow Karen & all of her endeavors: Karen Kerrigan Twitter Karen Kerrigan LinkedIn Metaverse Business Alliance Website Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council Website Facebook Twitter YouTube Mix It Up with Us Terri on Instagram Melissa on Instagram Join the Mixing Up Midlife Discussion Facebook Group Email Us: MixingupMidlife@gmail.com Visit the Mixing Up Midlife website Maybe Find Us on TikTok Resources and Sources ( some may include affiliate links) McKinsey Report: Value creation in the metaverse VR Headset VR Headset
Come have lunch with me, Claude and our guest Karen Kerrigan at Black Salt! Karen is a tireless and impactful advocate for small business and entrepreneurship - a great mom - a loving daughter - a fantastic athlete - a dog lover - and a very fascinating person to dine with!In today's episode we talk about food and dogs and small business issues – but mostly we talk about the METAVERSE!! Join us for a journey with Karen throughout the metaverse, what she's learned, what she's seen, and the potential that is has for all of us. Peace Love and Lunch!
Dave talks more about the proposed MUB ordinance. WVU Police Chief Sherry St. Clair discusses the 2022 Clery Report. Karen Kerrigan, of the Small Business and Entereurpership, talks about domestic oil and gas production.
The John Fredericks Radio Show - GUESTS: Abe Hamadeh, Steve Stern, Phill Kline, Karen Kerrigan, Bob Good, Sheriff Clarke, Jay Blaskey, + your calls at 1-888-480-JOHN (5646) and on GETTR @jfradioshow #GodzillaOfTruth #TruckingTheTruth #OracleOfDeplorables
Our expert hosts, Benjamin Ensor and Kate Moody, are joined by some great guests to talk about the most notable fintech, financial services and banking news from the past week. This week's guests include: Nilixa Devlukia, Founder, Payments Solved Karen Kerrigan, COO, Moneybox With soundclips from: Gwera Kiwana, Product Manager, 11:FS Paul Stoddart, President, GoCardless We cover the following stories from the fintech and financial services space: Stripe launches open banking product sparking Twitter taunt from Plaid CEO - 3:35 Moneybox announces crowdfunding campaign - 14:35 EU claims Apple breaking competition law over contactless payments - 30:00 Banking giant Truist acquires fintech startup Long Game in effort to reach younger demographic - 38:40 Buy Now Pay Later will soon affect your credit score in the UK - 48:15 GoCardless appoints Mastercard and Vocalink exec as president - 51:10 Citigroup trader triggers European flash crash - 54:00 Swiss banker put strip club visits on expenses - 55:22 This episode is sponsored by Alto IRA Did you know the majority of people are investing in cryptocurrency through a taxable account, when they could be using an IRA and avoiding or deferring the taxes? With an Alto CryptoIRA, you can invest in crypto without tax headaches. Create a free account in minutes. Choose from over 150 coins, and invest with as little as $10. No setup charges and no account fees. To open an Alto CryptoIRA with as little as $10, just go to www.altoira.com/insider This episode is sponsored by TrueLayer Let's face it, cards were not designed for online. Payments can take days to settle, hurting customer loyalty. While high fraud, clunky checkouts and expensive fees mean millions in missed revenue. At TrueLayer, we've made instant payments available for businesses across Europe and the UK. So you can cut costs, fight fraud and get money moving fast. To learn more visit: www.TrueLayer.com/payments Fintech Insider by 11:FS is a podcast dedicated to all things fintech, banking, technology and financial services. It's hosted by a rotation of 11:FS experts including David M. Brear, Simon Taylor, Jason Bates and Gwera Kiwana, as well as a range of brilliant guests. We cover the latest global news, bring you interviews from industry experts or take a deep dive into subject matters such as APIs, AI or digital banking. If you enjoyed this episode, don't forget to subscribe and please leave a review Follow us on Twitter: @fintechinsiders where you can ask the hosts questions, or email podcasts@11fs.com! Special Guests: Gwera Kiwana, Karen Kerrigan, Nilixa Devlukia, and Paul Stoddart.
“I think for us lawyers, sometimes giving away that title and that security and that training…and that identity that you've built all the way through…can be quite difficult.” Karen Kerrigan, Chief Operating Officer Moneybox. Karen Kerrigan has managed to do something many in-house lawyers want to do, which is to move to a business role. Karen is the COO at Moneybox, which is a savings and investment platform with more than 700,000 customers. Prior to Moneybox, Karen was the Chief Legal Officer and then COO at Seedrs, the well-known equity crowdfunding platform. She studied English at Oxford University before commencing her legal training. Karen worked in private practice at Simmons & Simmons before moving in-house. She talks to Ben about her career journey and transition from law to operations and what she learned along the way.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Weak GDP and why "Build Back Better" is not the answer; IRS surveillance update; "Big Tech" Senate antitrust bill's harm to small biz; supply chain solutions; getting ready for the holiday and more.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Census Bureau Small Business Pulse Survey presents troubling picture; "Big Tech" Senate bill sabotages small businesses; update on IRS scheme to track banking accounts; Luetkemeyer's "Guidance Clarity Act" passes House.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Privacy dangers and complexity of proposed IRS tracking of all transactions over $600; how changes to 20% deduction under House Dems' tax plan will impact SMBs; high marks to SEC for new Capital Raising Navigator Tool.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Census Bureau weekly data shows difficult environment for small biz, government shouldn't make it worse; Facebook outage lessons; QuickBooks/Small Business Roundtable virtual Entrepreneurship Exchange on Weds Oct 13.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: New SBE Council study by EY Quest ranks economic harm of proposed Biden Admin. tax hikes; why $80 billion + supercharged IRS reporting is bad for small biz; update on $1.2 trillion and $3.5 trillion spending packages.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Update on the $3.5 trillion spending package and SBE Council's aggressive opposition to harmful measures; SBA's new $2M cap on EIDL loans; time-sensitive tax/marketing resources at SBECouncil.org.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council on National Small Business Week, a summary of the wins and losses in the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package - including big tax hikes - and results of a new American Edge survey and where voters stand on "Big Tech."
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: The Biden vaccine/testing mandate and its impact, small business retirement plan requirements advance in U.S. House, and latest Census Bureau's Small Business Pulse Survey shows why both these proposals are harmful.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: What's behind August jobs data, what's next for $3.5 trillion spending bill, Senator Manchin's WSJ op-ed opposing the bill, more on step-up basis repeal, SBECouncil blog series debunking premise of Biden Competition EO.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on tragic events in Afghanistan; tax impact of $3.5 trillion budget on small biz; why retroactive capital gains tax at death will crush small biz + be cash cow for big banks; 5G LinkedIn Live on 9/1 with AT&T Business.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on House's return to vote on $3.5 trillion spending package, and impact on small biz; new data from SBA's Office of Advocacy on self-employed & wealth creation; why the Biden plan for prescription drugs is a problem.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on the latest SBE Council survey showing great concern about possible tax increases, and the impact of higher capital gains taxes and elimination of step-up in basis, on small and family businesses and family farms.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on a tale of two infrastructure packages - the "bipartisan" and "human infrastructure" packages - the implications for small business, and the "pay fors" for each. Hint: watch your pocket on the latter package.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: Impending Biden vaccine/testing requirements for federal employees/contractors; Karen's Washington Times op-ed on government & healthcare; infrastructure packages & PRO Act threat, new SBA PPP Direct Forgiveness Portal.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on Senate HELP Committee's hearing on the PRO Act; will Democrats break their pledge to not raise taxes on small biz?; a recap of SBE Council's "State of Small Business and Startups in the Digital Economy" briefing.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on Gallup "Confidence Survey" ranking small business at #1; status of infrastructure deal & budget package, update on opposition to DOL/David Weil nomination; SBE Council's Capitol Hill Briefing, July 22, 1 pm ET.
Karen Kerrigan on a new SBE Council survey by Morning Consult on what small employers want in health care: choice and control over health plans, affordability, transparency and financial support/tax credits.
Karen Kerrigan is the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council President. Biden Backs Retroactive Taxes
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on the latest news about the infrastructure package + the House Antitrust Subcommittee's marathon markup session Weds. night, and the negative impact on small business and consumers from their big-tech antitrust bills.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on tax proposals such as the STEP Act (a new "death tax") & changes to 20% deduction for small biz; the latest Supreme Court Obamacare decision; this week's House Small Business Committee hearing on access to broadband.
Chris talks comms work, the good the bad and the ugly. Also, recapping the Lee Lambert interview. The, an interview with Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council President Karen Kerrigan.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on Alignable survey showing 35% of SMBs at risk of not surviving summer; super slow rollout of SVOG; IRS tax-return breach and small business; Axios reports $400B of pandemic unemployment funds may have been stolen.
The U.S. government is proposing policies that threaten small businesses and investors. Karen Kerrigan joins Tom to discuss how business owners and investors can protect themselves from punitive economic policies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council: The $6 trillion Biden budget & small business; White House memo to business on ransomware threats; Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer pushes small business regulatory accountability & relief in letter to key White House office.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on the status of U.S. Innovation Act and INFORM Act; increased workplace regulation via the PRO Act and the impact on automation; DC AG's misguided and curious lawsuit against Amazon.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council, on Treas. Secretary Yellen's refusal to testify before House Small Business Committee, and SBA Admin. Isabella Guzman's testimony; how Biden tax increases will hurt small business; update on Innovation Act & INFORM Act.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org): New report shows business now most trusted institution in world; why you should support Save Local Business Act; why Congress must get informed on harsh small biz impact of "INFORM Act" & "STEP Act."
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on new CDC guidelines; inflation fears and need for pro-growth policies; countering PRO Act with Save Local Business Act; new cybersecurity resources at SBECouncil.org; updates on PPP, EIDL, SVOG & RRF.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on most effective way to deploy broadband via infrastructure package; new digital economy tips for small biz at SBECouncil.org; BizTech's top tech influencers for 2021, and what you can learn from them.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), explains SBE Council's opposition to: WTO "Covid Vaccine IP Rights Giveaway" petition, PRO Act for undermining new business creation and job growth, and DOL withdrawal of “Independent Contractor Rule."
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on World IP Day last Monday and National Small Business Week this week; we discuss Karen's op-ed on tech's role in a vibrant small business ecosystem and how the PRO Act undermines the digital economy.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on moves in Congress to regulate big tech and M&A, and discusses why it's important to restrain from imposing new tax and regulatory burdens on the business sector, especially during economic recovery.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), urges the Biden Administration and Congress to restrain from imposing new regulatory burdens or taxes on small business; World IP Day is Apr 26; update on PPP, EIDL, SVOG & RFF capital access programs.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), with the latest on SVOG, PPP, EIDL & Restaurant Revitalization Fund; "Main Street Tax Certainty Act" and efforts to repeal the Death Tax; spotlight on House Small Biz Ranking Member Blaine Luetkemeyer.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on NIST proposed comments reaffirming intent of 1980 Bayh-Dole Act; the latest on big infrastructure package & impact of corporate tax increase; antitrust & small business; updates on PPP & SVOG program.
Karen Kerrigan, SBE Council (SBECouncil.org), on the $2T infrastructure package, scope, and impact of the proposed tax hikes on small business, global competitiveness and pandemic recovery. Also: Updates on PPP, EIDL and Shuttered Venue Grants.
“More people filed new business applications in 2020 than they did in 2019.” Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), talks about the trends in the small business sector as industries have shifted, pivoted, and thrived with the new normal. Karen also discusses how the new administration and new regulations affect the small business sector. What is ahead for our global economy and how can small businesses fuel innovation and digital transformation? Tune in to the latest episode to find out.
AmiSights: Financing the Future For Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
On today's episode, Ami Kassar interviews Karen Kerrigan, President & CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council on her efforts in Washington D.C. to help small businesses through the pandemic, the hot issues today, and what's next! For twenty-five years Karen Kerrigan's leadership, advocacy and training work has helped foster U.S. entrepreneurship and global business growth. She is president & CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council and is the group's chief advocate for its members. Kerrigan regularly testifies before the U.S. Congress on the key issues impacting entrepreneurs, investment and the economy, and has been appointed to numerous federal advisory boards including the National Women's Business Council, the U.S.-Iraq Business Dialog, the U.S. Treasury's Taxpayer Advisory Panel, and the National Advisory Committee for Labor Provisions of U.S. Free Trade Agreements. Kerrigan regularly engages with the President's cabinet and key advisors, and has spoken or led roundtables at several White House economic summits, scores of events hosted by the Small Business Administration, U.S. Treasury Department, Securities and Exchange Commission and other federal government agencies and departments. Kerrigan is a collaborative and well-respected individual within the business community who has led numerous coalitions and initiatives with diverse partners and organizations. Kerrigan chairs the newly formed Small Business Roundtable, a coalition of leading small business and entrepreneurship organizations dedicated to advancing policy, securing access and promoting inclusion to benefit the businesses at the heart of the American economy. She has written hundreds of Op-Eds and newspaper columns, and regularly appears on national television and talk radio programs. Kerrigan regularly appears on Fox Business to provide analysis and commentary on the latest economic data, what's driving the markets, and the outlook for the economy, entrepreneurship and small business growth. She lectures frequently at colleges and universities, making appearances at Harvard Business School, Georgetown University, University of Maryland, Ohio State University and many others including institutions outside of the United States. Kerrigan graduated from SUNY Cortland with a B.A. in Political Science, and resides in Northern Virginia. Recorded 12/09/2020
Karen Kerrigan, CEO and President of Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council, joins us to talk about how her organization is empowering entrepreneurs and protecting small businesses around the United States.
The buzz: GPS. The IMF recently had good news for entrepreneurs and small business owners: The underlying drivers for acceleration in consumption and investment in the United States – wage growth, labor market conditions, easy financial conditions, lower fuel prices, and a strengthening housing market – remain intact.” How will this impact your employees, customers, and global trade? Is 2016 the year to hire a business coach? The expert speak. Susan Solovic, THE Small Business Expert: “Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves – to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today” (Stewart B. Johnson). Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council: “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream” (C.S. Lewis). Lorraine Maurice, SAP: “It comes down to finding something you love do to and then just trying to be great at it” (Mark Cuban). Join us for Small Business Coach: Navigating Business in 2016.
The buzz: GPS. The IMF recently had good news for entrepreneurs and small business owners: The underlying drivers for acceleration in consumption and investment in the United States – wage growth, labor market conditions, easy financial conditions, lower fuel prices, and a strengthening housing market – remain intact.” How will this impact your employees, customers, and global trade? Is 2016 the year to hire a business coach? The expert speak. Susan Solovic, THE Small Business Expert: “Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves – to break our own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today” (Stewart B. Johnson). Karen Kerrigan, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council: “You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream” (C.S. Lewis). Lorraine Maurice, SAP: “It comes down to finding something you love do to and then just trying to be great at it” (Mark Cuban). Join us for Small Business Coach: Navigating Business in 2016.