The Capital Equation: What Small Businesses Need to Grow with Corinne Goble

Entrepreneurs on Fire

John Lee Dumas

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🗓️ 9 September 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Corinne Goble, CEO of the Association of Women’s Business Centers, leads national efforts to expand opportunities for women entrepreneurs and strengthen the small business ecosystem through funding, advocacy, and support.

Top 3 Value Bombs

1. Don't wait until you're desperate for funding. Start planning while you're still stable.

2. Funders care less about your dreams and more about your preparation. Have your plan, projections, and financials ready.

3. Securing capital isn’t just about money; it’s about mindset, strategy, and building the right support system.

Check out Corinne’s website for free tools, assessments, and support to take control of your business funding journey - Biz2Grow

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0:00.0	Boom. Shake the room, Fire Nation. JLD here and welcome to Entrepreneurs on Fire.
0:07.6	Brought to you by High Level, the all-on-one sales and marketing platform. Today we'll be breaking
0:12.1	down the capital equation. What small businesses need to grow. To drop these vibe bombs,
0:18.4	I brought Corinne Goblay in the Eofire Studios.
0:21.3	Corinne is the CEO of the Association of Women's Business Centers, leads national
0:25.0	efforts to expand opportunities for women entrepreneurs and strengthen the small business
0:28.6	ecosystem through funding, advocacy, and support. And today, Foundation, we'll talk about
0:32.8	the nitty-gritty. What do the lenders look for when they are starting the capital conversation?
0:37.6	We'll also talk about how to choose the right business goals, how business orders can tell if they're ready
0:42.1	to start to pursue funding and oh so much more. And a big thing of sponsoring today's episode goes to
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1:28.7	today at Shopify.com slash on fire. Corinne, say what's up to Fire Nation and share something
1:37.8	that you believe about becoming successful that most people disagree with. Okay, well, what's up?
1:44.9	I guess the thing that may be controversial that I really think has helped me be successful
1:50.8	and I know has helped other people be successful is being likable, you know, being able
1:56.5	to break the ice, to charm someone into a conversation, to find out, you know, if they have
2:02.5	demand for your product or service requires a little bit of being likable. If you're not liked,
2:07.7	I think it's harder to be successful. And I do love that Maya Angelou quote, which is, you know,
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