Tara Palacios's guest appearances

Tara Palacios

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Emily Cassel

Peggy Smith

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As a true urban center, Ballston has everything: food, drinks, retail, exercise, events, experiences… all within a few square blocks. But businesses of all industries and sizes face significant challenges - both daily and under special circumstances. Tara Palacios is the Director of  BizLaunch, Arlington’s Small Business and Entrepreneurial Assistance Network. She started the program in 2002 to help entrepreneurs grow and expand businesses in Arlington - and since its inception, the program has worked with over 50,000 business owners through sponsored workshops, seminars, and one-on-one counseling. What is the greatest challenge facing small businesses and entrepreneurs in our area? How did an aspiring journalist lead thousands of businesses to prosperity? What's on the horizon for Arlington's entrepreneurs?

As a true urban center, Ballston has everything: food, drinks, retail, exercise, events, experiences… all within a few square blocks. But businesses of all industries and sizes face significant challenges - both daily and under special circumstances. Tara Palacios is the Director of <a href="https://www.arlingtoneconomicdevelopment.com/start-and-grow-your-small-business/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> BizLaunch</a>, Arlington’s Small Business and Entrepreneurial Assistance Network. She started the program in 2002 to help entrepreneurs grow and expand businesses in Arlington - and since its inception, the program has worked with over 50,000 business owners through sponsored workshops, seminars, and one-on-one counseling. What is the greatest challenge facing small businesses and entrepreneurs in our area? How did an aspiring journalist lead thousands of businesses to prosperity? What's on the horizon for Arlington's entrepreneurs?

Helping Entrepreneurs Lift Off: Tara Palacios, BizLaunch

Tara Palacios of Arlington Economic Development joins us to talk about her role as BizLaunch Program Lead and how she helps prospective businesses owners become successful business owners. AED works with for-profit and nonprofit businesses of all sizes and Ms. Palacios worked for a decade with AED's nonprofit capacity building program and she encourages nonprofits to seek their services as well. The main problem she sees -- particularly with for-profit companies, but also with nonprofits -- is lack of planning at the beginning and inability to grow or scale. Avoid these and other common start-up problems with realistic goals and plans.  Tara Palacios is the Director of Arlington Economic Development’s award-winning BizLaunch program. Ms. Palacios launched the initiative in 2002 and has overseen the growth of the program which has seen over 40,000 small businesses launch and grow in Arlington, Virginia. BizLaunch, Arlington’s small business and entrepreneurial assistance network, offers over 40 workshops and seminars each year, as well as Counseling &amp; Mentoring sessions for small businesses with the aim of helping entrepreneurs design their businesses plans, as well as to develop and grow their enterprises.

Tara Palacios of Arlington Economic Development joins us to talk about her role as BizLaunch Program Lead and how she helps prospective businesses owners become successful business owners. AED works with for-profit and nonprofit businesses of all sizes and Ms. Palacios worked for a decade with AED's nonprofit capacity building program and she encourages nonprofits to seek their services as well. The main problem she sees -- particularly with for-profit companies, but also with nonprofits -- is lack of planning at the beginning and inability to grow or scale. Avoid these and other common start-up problems with realistic goals and plans.  Tara Palacios is the Director of Arlington Economic Development’s award-winning BizLaunch program. Ms. Palacios launched the initiative in 2002 and has overseen the growth of the program which has seen over 40,000 small businesses launch and grow in Arlington, Virginia. BizLaunch, Arlington’s small business and entrepreneurial assistance network, offers over 40 workshops and seminars each year, as well as Counseling &amp; Mentoring sessions for small businesses with the aim of helping entrepreneurs design their businesses plans, as well as to develop and grow their enterprises.

#248 BizLaunch Arlington - Tara Palacios

Born Leader Episode 3 BONUS - Tara Palacios, Arlington Economic DevelopmentIt’s All Arlington, Everybody Wants a Restaurant, and Plan Smart From the StartBorn Leader is a podcast founded on the belief that everyone is a born leader and there are many paths to discovering your own potential.  We explore leadership through interviews with and profiles about everyday people who demonstrate we’re all born leaders.  Hypatian Institute, Inc. Founder and CEO Gaea L. Honeycutt hosts Born Leader.In this bonus episode, we speak more with Tara Palacios, whose high energy and business acumen are the foundation for Arlington Economic Development’s unique BizLaunch program, the City’s small business and entrepreneurial assistance network, and one-stop-shop for information on starting or growing a business. One of the perks of launching a leadership institute with its own podcast is getting great material on leadership and development from our guests . . . so much that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one episode.Tara and I had a lot of fun and a lot of conversation because that’s how it always is with her.  You can’t help but leave her presence re-energized, well informed and in a splendid mood.  So, there’s all this extra material that I didn’t want to leave on the cutting room floor that I’m sharing between episodes in this BONUS track.First, we go into little detour into history and regional trivia that I’m calling “It’s All Arlington”, in which we talk about the region and it’s contribution to post Civil War history.Then, a theme that dominated my conversation with Tara was picking the right business, which led to a conversation about the often risky restaurant industry.  I’m calling it “Everybody Wants a Restaurant”. Tara breaks down the reality of starting your own eating establishment. And, finally, we talked a bit more about the fact that most successful entrepreneurs Tara meets spend a great deal of time planning.  And, with Tara’s financial background, you know you can take the information “to the bank”. I’m calling this “Plan Smart From the Start”.I’d like to thank Tara Palacios for being such an outstanding guest, and the ever steadfast Therese Arkenberg for cranking out transcripts and making sure we’re taking care of business. Our upcoming episodes feature international investor and consultant Babak Hafezi of Hafezi Capital, Maestro Ulysses James of the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic, and Michel Zajur, Founder and CEO of the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.  If you want to learn more about Tara Palacios or other guests on the Born Leader podcast,or for a transcript, visit www.HypatianInstitute.com.  That’s H-Y-P-A-T-I-A-N institute dot com. Or follow us on Twitter @HypatianInst. Key words: leadership, business, community, arlington, women, glass ceiling, planning, strategy, transformation, collaboration, team-building, networking, dc, maryland, virginiaMENTIONED ON THE SHOWHypatian Institute - http://www.hypatianinstitute.comArlington Economic Development - http://www.arlingtoneconomicdevelopment.com/

Born Leader Episode 3 BONUS - Tara Palacios, Arlington Economic DevelopmentIt’s All Arlington, Everybody Wants a Restaurant, and Plan Smart From the StartBorn Leader is a podcast founded on the belief that everyone is a born leader and there are many paths to discovering your own potential.  We explore leadership through interviews with and profiles about everyday people who demonstrate we’re all born leaders.  Hypatian Institute, Inc. Founder and CEO Gaea L. Honeycutt hosts Born <a href="http://Leader.In" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Leader.In</a> this bonus episode, we speak more with Tara Palacios, whose high energy and business acumen are the foundation for Arlington Economic Development’s unique BizLaunch program, the City’s small business and entrepreneurial assistance network, and one-stop-shop for information on starting or growing a business. One of the perks of launching a leadership institute with its own podcast is getting great material on leadership and development from our guests . . . so much that we can’t possibly squeeze it all into one episode.Tara and I had a lot of fun and a lot of conversation because that’s how it always is with her.  You can’t help but leave her presence re-energized, well informed and in a splendid mood.  So, there’s all this extra material that I didn’t want to leave on the cutting room floor that I’m sharing between episodes in this BONUS track.First, we go into little detour into history and regional trivia that I’m calling “It’s All Arlington”, in which we talk about the region and it’s contribution to post Civil War history.Then, a theme that dominated my conversation with Tara was picking the right business, which led to a conversation about the often risky restaurant industry.  I’m calling it “Everybody Wants a Restaurant”. Tara breaks down the reality of starting your own eating establishment. And, finally, we talked a bit more about the fact that most successful entrepreneurs Tara meets spend a great deal of time planning.  And, with Tara’s financial background, you know you can take the information “to the bank”. I’m calling this “Plan Smart From the Start”.I’d like to thank Tara Palacios for being such an outstanding guest, and the ever steadfast Therese Arkenberg for cranking out transcripts and making sure we’re taking care of business. Our upcoming episodes feature international investor and consultant Babak Hafezi of Hafezi Capital, Maestro Ulysses James of the Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic, and Michel Zajur, Founder and CEO of the Virginia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.  If you want to learn more about Tara Palacios or other guests on the Born Leader podcast,or for a transcript, visit <a href="http://www.HypatianInstitute.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.HypatianInstitute.com</a>.  That’s H-Y-P-A-T-I-A-N institute dot com. Or follow us on Twitter @HypatianInst. Key words: leadership, business, community, arlington, women, glass ceiling, planning, strategy, transformation, collaboration, team-building, networking, dc, maryland, virginiaMENTIONED ON THE SHOWHypatian Institute - http://www.hypatianinstitute.comArlington Economic Development - <a href="http://www.arlingtoneconomicdevelopment.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.arlingtoneconomicdevelopment.com/</a>

Born Leader Episode 3 BONUS - Tara Palacios, Arlington Economic Development