BizBooks: Jackie Reses and Lauren Weinberg

Longtime Square executives Jackie Reses and Lauren Weinberg discuss their book Self-Made Boss: Hacks, and Lessons from Small Business Owners. They reached out across the country, talking to dozens of entrepreneurs with valuable businesses―and invaluable advice. This book is the product of that research. Part starter-kit, part encyclopedia, part inspiration, Self-Made Boss is filled with information not just about who these small business owners are, but how they built their companies, step by step.

Topics in this episode include:

00:46- The careers of Jackie Reses and Lauren Weinberg

10:15- Hiring experts, freelancers, or employees for your business.

21:41- Importance of providing mental health benefits for employees.

28:50- Finding employees in today's labor market.

36:49- Navigating your business's road blocks.

42:10- Diversifying your business.

50:35- How business has changed in the last 20 years.

Get the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Self-Made-Boss-Advice-Lessons-Business/dp/1264264097

About Gene: Gene Marks is a former columnist for The New York Times and The Washington Post and now writes weekly on political, economic, management and technology issues affecting small and mid-sized businesses for The Guardian, The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, The Washington Times, Forbes and  Entrepreneur. He runs a 10 company financial and technology consulting firm near Philadelphia.