Growing Your Successful Business

Do you have, "Key man," insurance to insure your Buy / Sell agreement and / or to insure your key employees in the event an employee or business partner (including your spouse) becomes unable to perform their job or leaves the company?  Have you ever heard of a, "Captive Insurance Company," which can be used as a very tax-friendly component of your exit or succession plan as well as a retirement fund?  If you don't know what these things are, or are curious as to how they could benefit you and your company, Mike Sloan with Camas Consulting comes on to share some great information about how to protect your business.

Harry Wilson, owner of Shine on Signs drops some serious knowledge about topics that plague many businesses and business owners.  He talks about how to craft a cultural handbook to keep the team focused on the right goals, how to address mistakes without embarrassing employees and a whole lot more.

Photographers Angie Guy and Angie Whitten talk about gaining the confidence to charge the price they need to in order to have a sustainable business and the importance of finding a good 'fit' with clients.  Plus they talk about the value they have gotten from working with other professionals in their industry for finding mentors, bringing others in the industry up to speed and more..

Tacoma Stars General Manager, Tony Roberts stops by to talk sales, branding and how lowering prices actually increased revenue.  Plus he talks about good times in the entertainment world, like how to deal with 2,500 unexpected protesters at an event.

Brian hosts his CPA and good friend, Shawn Mattingly who talks about her own experience owning and managing a business.  She also talks basic tax and accounting dos and don'ts.  She explains why being 'bankable' is important, and some basic steps to take to achieve that.  Brian and Shawn also get into some common errors inexperienced entrepreneurs make when it comes to accounting and finance.

Dave Parkhurst, who currently owns two businesses, but has owned nine in his career, joins Brian to discuss buying a business vs. starting one from scratch, common things business owners overlook and why you shouldn't let emotion get the best of you.  He also gives out some valuable IT tips for businesses of all sizes.

A solo episode leaves Brian with plenty of time to drill down on frustrating and annoying, yet seemingly acceptable practices in the modern business world. And the notion that many companies no longer shoot for excellence, but rather merely attempt to disappoint their clients a little less than the competition...

Are you or your company guilty of any of these?

Kenneth talks about his 'radical' approach to running his business and how that has helped him immensely, including 'radical transparency' and 'radical open-mindedness'.  He also takes us through the ups and downs of his company's massive growth in just a few short years.

A very exuberant and excited Samantha Neal discusses her experience so far running her Janitorial and Cleaning business.  She talks about the difficult cycle of giving up control and then again having to focus too much on the tasks of the business rather improving and growing her business.  She also has a couple of questions of her own for Brian.

Mark Anderson takes us through 40 years of owning and running his business that he started with a small family loan in 1974 and sold with over 300 full time employees in 2012.