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Solutions for Your Small Business


SmallBizLA Q&A is a weekly talk series featuring expert advice and insight on small business success.

Live every Wednesday at 10 a.m.



About SmallBizLA Q&A

Each episode of SmallBizLA Q&A is recorded live. Your host, small business expert and LA SBDC business advisor Lori Williams, covers a key business topic through instructional information, real life situations, guest speakers and interviews. At the end of the show, participants can engage in a Live Q&A with questions pertaining to their specific business situation.

Join us live every Wednesday at 10 a.m. or check out the archive to gain information and helpful insights for your small business success!


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SmallBizLA Q&A


Small Business Focused
Coverage of pertinent issues and affairs affecting both entrepreneurs and the business world at large.


Actionable Ideas
Solid advice, lessons and tips on how to establish and build a successful business.


Expert Insights
Candid interviews and insights from small business experts.

Upcoming Topics

Damage Assessment

How to create a pandemic cash flow to have a better understanding of your current financial health and future cash flow requirements. 

Performance Measurements

Important mathematical calculations to help you understand the profitability of your company.

Legal Structures

Introductions to bank and lending industry Sole Prop, LLC and S Corps, what you need to know!

Marketing Audit

Post Pandemic Marketing/Social Media Audit

HR 101 in a COVID World

What companies must know about new HR Regulations, Covid Requirements and Hiring practices.

Small Business Expert and LA SBDC Business Advisor Lori Williams

About The Host

Lori Williams is a business consultant, speaker, and writer. She has over 20 years of experience in strategic planning, finance, marketing, and operations. Functioning as the Chief Strategist for her consulting agency, she has worked with middle market companies to build long-term sustainable growth. Her eBooks are distributed through Amazon, ITunes and Barnes and Noble. 

As an adjunct professor in the entrepreneurial department at Pepperdine, she shares her business expertise with young entrepreneurs.  Lori holds an MBA from Pepperdine University, BS Business and Management, an AA in Medical Science and a Practitioner’s license in Neurolinguistic Programming.

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Join us live to get your small business questions answered.