34: Celebrating Small Business Week: Building Business and Community

Janelle and Dianne sit down with Stu Strahan of Fastest Labs and Beth Smith of Beth Smith Couture to celebrate Small Business Week. They share how personal connections, community support, and perseverance have shaped their entrepreneurial journeys, offering insights, advice, and encouragement to join your local chamber of commerce and tap into the valuable resources, networking, and support it provides for business growth.

 

01:08 Meet Beth Smith: The Fashion Innovator

04:21 Stu Strahan: From Construction to Drug Testing

08:00 Entrepreneurial Wins and Woes

12:18 The Power of Community and Networking

16:03 Finding Support in Entrepreneurship

22:12 Celebrating Wins and Building Relationships

30:30 Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs

 

Thank you to the sponsors of this episode:

Brighton Ford - https://www.brightonford.com 

Lake Trust Credit Union - https://laketrust.org

 

Show Links

Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/howellchamber

Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/howellareachamber/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/company/howell-area-chamber-of-comm/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/HowellChamber

YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfP1T-4lCgHMu8ZhxtEOTyw

Website- https://howell.org/

 

Guest Links

Get to know Beth's work!

Beth Smith Couture

Website: https://bethsmithcouture.com/

X: https://x.com/threesheeps

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/bethsmithcouture/_created/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeEeqkMiv3Doo4Ma8nmjfcQ

 

Get to know Stu’s work!

Brighton Website: https://www.fastestlabs.com/brighton/

Brighton Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FastestLabsBrighton

Brighton Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastestlabs_brighton/

Brighton LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fastest-labs-of-brighton/

Brighton Yelp Reviews: https://www.yelp.com/biz/fastest-labs-of-brighton-howell

Brighton Email: brighton@fastestlabs.com 

Brighton Phone: (810) 255-0209 

Ann Arbor Website: https://www.fastestlabs.com/ann-arbor/

Ann Arbor Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FastestLabsAnnArbor

Ann Arbor Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fastestlabs_annarbor/

Ann Arbor LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fastest-labs-of-ann-arbor/

Ann Arbor Email: annarbor@fastestlabs.com 

Ann Arbor Phone: (734) 499-0539 

X: https://x.com/FastestLabs

Email: stu.strahan@fastestlabs.com