Watch4thehook Business & Entrepreneur Podcast: A Small Business Podcast for Small Business Owners

A.I.- The Practical Mixed with the Actual for Small Business Owners

*****Download this podcast on your favorite podcast player today*****A.I. can be your friend or foe. It can help or hinder your business, but your own understanding of A.I. will play heavily on how effects your business. A.I. can help you fake it to you make it, or it can seal your fate when it comes time for you to put up or shut up. Not a lot of fluff in this episode description, pull up this episode and listen to what is going on.#A.I. #A.I.forbusiness #customersupport #customerservice #businessstrategy #socialmedia #socialmediamarkerting

State of the Union as it Pertains to Your Business

*****Download the Best Small Business Podcast Today*****Big business was all over the tongue of the Orange Tyrant last night, but he never mentioned the backbone of the American economy, the Small Businesses. Q1 2026 Small Business Report states 41% of small business owners cite inflation as their top concern. Yet tariffs and their implementation on countries where we had a 0% for 0% tariff swap still go unaddressed. What that meant was that countries with which we had good standing, we had a free trade market with, which kept unnecessary taxes and fees from being passed down to consumers who were purchasing said products. Tune in to this episode and see what is possibly the state of the union of your business.

2025 Small Business Progress Report Was an Interesting Find

***** Download the Best Small Business Podcast Today on Your Favorite Podcast Player*****In 2025, while Black-owned businesses continued to face capital access challenges, they contributed over $207 billion to the U.S. economy. SBA loan approvals for Black-owned businesses rose to 6.5% by mid-2025, though in the 2024 fiscal year, they received $1.4 billion in SBA-backed loans, representing only 7.2% of total approvals. Tune in today to hear how small businesses fared in 2025.#businesscapital #makingmoney #SBAloans #smallbusinessassociation #projections

Black Culture Seemed M.I.A. During Super Bowl 60 Commercial Ads

***** Download Our Small Business Podcast Today*****I may be off base, but I feel like the Super Bowl 60 commercial felt very mayonnaise in content. lol Maybe for the umpteenth year, I just was unimpressed by so many commercials, I may have just zoned out while some of the better ones were playing. This black history month feels like a war of attrition to keep telling our stories, telling the true history of this country because without black history, there is no American history. Shout to Bad Bunny for giving the world a history lesson in Spanish!!!!America is also a Spanish name too. lol#commericaladvertising #paidadvertising #history #blackhistory #Americanhistory #halftimeshow #superbowl

Black Businesses Need More of a Push than Just for Black History Month

*****Download this podcast on your favorite podcast player today*****Supporting Black-owned businesses year-round, rather than limiting focus to Black History Month or Black Business Month (August). Look who just found out there is a Black Business Month. While February serves as a moment of awareness, the systemic disparities in capital access, funding, and growth opportunities persist throughout the year, with many Black-owned companies operating under high-pressure, low-margin conditions. Tune in to this episode to see why supporting a black-owned business only in February is setting them up to be out of business before you know it. #blackhistorymonth #blackdollar #buyingblack #shoppingblack #spendingblack #consumerism #blackculture #support #customerservice #shopping #ecommerce #onlineshopping