CY6 - Check Your Six

Episode 13 of the Check Your Six(CY6) podcast had Sean Lyden in the GRP Studios from Lyden Communications. Sean was fantastic today talking about the communication needed for business, his proficiency as a musician, some of his failures and some of his greatest moments. Talked also about his introduction to Toastmasters International here in Central Florida and how that has help him create even better content for what he brings to his clients!! Lots of fun and laughs with Sean in the studio today, a lot more off mic in some of the pre-production session and the break!! Hope to have him back soon. #lydencommunications #communication #grpstudiosinc #podcast #smallbusiness #CY6 

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Episode 12 of the Check Your Six - CY6 podcast had a very special guest at GRP Studios for this session. Jacqueline Boykin was in the studio talking about staffing for small business with QLM, Quality Labor Management. Love having this lady in the studio, we go back a few years and it is always good to see her. The company that she is with, QLM, provides great industrial and construction labor for either temp or temp to perm status, as well as providing a way for those that want to be a part of that industry become trained and employed. #CY6 #checkyoursix #podcast #grpstudios #smallbusiness #staffing #temporarystaffing #construction #employees

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Episode 11 of the Check Your Six - CY6 podcast had Phil Zeman back in the studio talking about business funding. Talking about SCORE, the SBA, SBDC and the Entrepreneurial Center and other great resources that can be used to help direct you to funding your business. Phil also talked about his position with Center State/South State bank, how banks view business overall and some of the challenges of working through banks for startup or new businesses. Having been both an entrepreneur and someone that helps fund those individuals from the banking industry, Phil has collected a wealth of information, no pun intended, on small business operation!! #CY6 #checkyoursix #podcast #grpstudios #smallbusiness #banking #financing

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Phil Zeman with Center State Bank is the guest for Episode 10 of the Check Your Six - CY6 podcast, Business Financial Planning. The fist of two episodes with Phil about funding your small business. SCORE, the SBA, SBDC and the National Entrepreneur Center here in Orlando that are FANTASTIC resources if you have, or are thinking of starting a small business. Lots of great information on some of the things you may need to understand before you even start looking for funding options in a new business. His experience in helping businesses and why he has discovered he is a "small bank" guy that supports the community. #CY6 #checkyoursix #podcast #grpstudios #smallbusiness #banking #financing 

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Episode 9 brought young web/app/IT developer Jerald Huff from My WebSite Spot into the GRP Studios to talk about websites, SEO, apps for your business and a lot of other topics for small business. This young man was keeping the old guys on their toes and covering topics faster than a speedy land animal!! Great stuff, looking forward to having him on again to get into more details about the world wide web and why you need to seriously consider a professional for your web presence. MyWebSiteSpot.com is where Jerry and the team can be found if you are looking for web and app excellence!! #CY6 #checkyoursix #grpstudios #websites #webdevelopment #mywebsitespot #smallbusiness #growth 

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Episode 8 of the CY6 - Check Your Six podcast brought Sandi Harrison in the studio from Beyond Commercial talking about brick and mortar small business. Great information on a variety of topics and the service that you get from Beyond Commercial in finding a commercial location for your business...all at no cost to you!! Sandi has been doing this in Central Florida and her contacts are extensive, if you need to know someone, Sandi is the one to contact. So much information we did not get a chance to cover which means she gets to come back. You can get a hold of her at [email protected] or check out their website at beyondcommercial.com 
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We were very pleased to have David Hyland with SCORE Orlando on Episode 7 of the Check Your Six - CY6 podcast. David is one of the people that make www.orlando.score.org such a great success. SCORE is a tremendous resource in Central Florida for small business owners in not only helping to develop a business plan but also providing advice from mentors and other business leaders. SCORE is a nonprofit association supported by the SBA(Small Business Administration) and the tireless contributions of more than 12,000 volunteers nationwide that allow them to deliver their services at no charge or at a very low cost. David shares some of his expertise on why you need this resource if you are a new business owner or an existing business owner that is looking to step up your game!! 

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In Episode 6, Craig and Tim discuss the importance of a name, either your business name or who your name is associated with if you are an independent contractor. Both Craig with www.vetsgrowth.com and Tim with www.grpstudios.com have names that provide different aspects to the question, how important is your business name. They discuss some of the other small business owners they interact with including Marine veteran Jason Alderman with Keller Williams Advantage Realty, and how Craig and Tim view their business. They hope to have Jason soon to talk about some of the other things that he is involved it beside his small business. Also looking forward to Episode 7 when we get to sit down with David Hyland and talk about SCORE here in Central Florida at www.orlando.score.org.

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Part 2 of our interview with Jennifer Englert from @theorlandolawgroup.com. Craig with @vetsgrowth.com and Tim with @grpstudios.com, once again have Jennifer giving information on LLC's, C-Corp's, S-Corps along with some of the pros and cons for those options. Thanks again to Jennifer for her time and willingness to come and share her knowledge about the legal end of small business. 

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Today's guest on the Check Your Six(CY6) podcast is Jennifer Englert with The Orlando Law Group. Jennifer joins Craig, www.vetsgrowth.com and Tim, www.grpstudios.com talking about some of the legal aspects of setting up your small business. Jennifer, who is the Founder and Managing Partner of www.theorlandolawgroup.com, brings a lot of valuable information about some of the basic needs of a small business, from the legal point of view. The Orlando Law group has been providing excellent legal services for more than 20 years in Central Florida and we were tremendously grateful that she agreed to come on the podcast. There was some much information in the first session that she agreed to come back for Round 2 which will air next week. Again, feel free to contact Craig at info@vetsgrowth or Tim at [email protected] if you would like more information about the podcast or being a potential guest on the show.

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