Between2Bs

Eric Groves joins us to kick off the new year with a look back on 2023 and a look ahead to 2024. His source is the 8.5 Million (!) Small Business Members of his Alignable network. What are SMBs thinking? How confident are they? What are they planning to spend, and on what? Eric covers a wide range of insights into the Entrepreneur ecosystem that are invaluable data-points for planning B2SMB enterprise success.

Banking veteran Derek Ellington, EVP of Small Business for Wells Fargo, has stood on the front lines of aiding SMBs for 25+ years. We’ll talk to him about a common challenge for any Entrepreneur - MONEY - and how it acutely affects under-served communities. And of course we’ll get into solutions and a path forward. Then we’ll hear from Ciara McCoy of Meta’s SMB Advocacy Team. We’ll cover a wide range of topics, insights and experiences in helping guide the social network giant’s community platform connecting Small Business with each other and with their customers. “The Listening Post” is back - every month we invite an SMB expert to share the latest research, insights and perspectives on what’s happening with Small Business today. Our guest on “The Listening Post” is King of SMB Surveys, Chuck Casto of Alignable.

Dave Walker, CEO of B2SMB Institute, is joined by Mark Tina, the VP of Sales for Verizon Business talks about product adoption and Laura Goldberg, CMO of Constant Contact, who centers on building trust with the small business owners. Also introduced is a new segment titled, "The Listening Post". Every month we'll invite an SMB Insight Expert to share the latest research, insight, and perspectives with what's happening in Small Business today. Our first contributor is Stephanie Gorski of Accenture.

Dave Walker, Founder B2SMB Institute, is joined by Co-Chairs of the B2SMBI Partnership Circle: Kelly Benish- VP - Strategic Partnerships, Americas, Uberall & Kate Daniels- Industry Partnerships Director, Netsuite Also joining Dave is Steven Aldrich, Board Member, Xero takes us through a Playbook on Listening: to get to the perfect Small Business product, ask these perfect questions.

Released 3/28: Why Good Works Make Good Business Guests: Derek Peebles, ASBN Christopher Johnson, Wells Fargo Plus: Preview of Leaders’ Forum 23

Special Episode #2: LEANING FORWARD INTO 2023 Members of our B2SMBI Leaders' League circle around the state of Small Business. We'll take multiple perspectives on what is happening, what is coming and what matters for all of us who depend on SMB success and growth. Dave Walker, Founder, B2SMB Institute is joined by guests: Chuck Casto, Head of Marketing & Communications, Alignable Linda Reinhard, CRO, Tarci Stephanie Gorski, Managing Director, Accenture Strategy, Software & Platforms

Episode #1: Fix It! What Needs Lasting Repair In B2SMB? Dave Walker, Founder, B2SMB Institute is joined by Guests: Carissa Reiniger, Silver Linings Eric Groves, Alignable Plus: State of the B2SMBI Union