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A Sharpe Outlook: Best Practices For Success

A Sharpe Outlook: Best Practices For Success

Written by: Angela Sharpe
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 A Sharpe Outlook provides business discussions that enable entrepreneurs, visionaries and business owners the insight needed to achieve self-determination and empowerment. Through our industry specific educational materials and toolkits, WE OFFER businesses the opportunity to develop strong business infrastructure, information technology, strong governance and a skilled workforce. We answer your concerns with today’s industry experts. With our Ask Me segment, we answer your specific questions and gauge our programming to meet you at the point of need.A Sharpe Outlook uses unique and holistic methods to educate, inform and empower you to be your best self. Our weekly discussions are informative and the valuable resource materials and toolkits can give leaders the valuable information necessary to achieve sustainable business enterprises, develop independence, improve economies and strengthen cash flow, which fosters new business and enables private sector companies to flourish.Angela Sharpe Economics
Episodes
  • Special Encore Presentation: Hubzone, Oasis in the Desert?

    Special Encore Presentation: Hubzone, Oasis in the Desert?
    Dec 12 2013
    Are you a small business, owned and controlled at least 51% by U.S. citizens, or a Community Development Corporation, an agricultural cooperative, or an Indian tribe and the principal office located within a “Historically Underutilized Business Zone?” This information directly impacts you. What is a HUBZone and how can it help my small business? This program is a part of the Small Business Administration to encourage economic development in historically underutilized business zones -HUBZone How? SBA's HUBZone program promotes economic development and employment growth in distressed areas by providing access to more federal contracting opportunities. The program’s benefits for HUBZone-certified companies include: • Competitive and sole source contracting • 10% price evaluation preference in full and open contract competitions • Subcontracting opportunities. • Federal government awarding 3% of all dollars for federal prime contracts to HUBZone-certified small businesses.
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    57 mins
  • Special Encore Presentation: Mentors - SCORE

    Special Encore Presentation: Mentors - SCORE
    Dec 5 2013
    The way we do business has drastically changed and entrepreneurs and startup businesses have to keep pace with the changing times in the economy, social media, mobile apps and technology changes daily. How do you keep up and know how these changes affect you? .More importantly, where do you go to get answers to these questions? If you take time to keep up with all the changes, then is your business suffering? If you are unsure what is next and seeking answers to make important decisions, may I strongly give you a suggestion, Mentors! You do not have the luxury of waiting for business to just happen, in this economy and ever growing competition. You have to make it happen! There is so much more you have to navigate and sort through on a daily basis. There are more rules and regulations than ever before. Don’t try to do this alone, there is help available and we will discuss how mentoring can be your most valuable resource and productive use of your time. Join us to discuss mentors.
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    57 mins
  • Special Encore Presentation: Financial Literacy Builds Self-Reliance

    Special Encore Presentation: Financial Literacy Builds Self-Reliance
    Nov 28 2013
    What is an economy? An economy is the way a society organizes to meet the physical needs of its people. There are local, regional, national and global economies. A local economy is made up of businesses that serve need but also builds the community. When you make a purchase in your community, you contribute to the economy by supporting a business owner. The business owner contributes to the economy by providing goods or services that people want to purchase. The business owners contribute by employing community members, being a role model for youth and making purchases at other businesses. Now there is a cycle of transactions that builds the community and its members. How do personal financial skills impact that economy? Financial literacy allows you to take control of your family’s and the community’s financial future. It not only brings economic growth, but other community benefits that come from strengthening the local economy such as retaining the wealth and increasing self-reliance..
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    57 mins
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