Many businesses find it necessary and profitable to outsource some of their operations. One of the most common of these examples, especially for entrepreneurs, is an answering service. With today’s technology, it can make a very small company look anything but. Mike Switzer interviews Mel Carlen, vice president of operations for the North American headquarters of the British firm, MoneyPenny , in Charleston, SC.

Thousands of film lovers (and many filmmakers) from around the globe will soon be converging on Beaufort, South Carolina for an annual film festival that has been recognized as one of the fastest growing in the Southeast and one of the top 100 in the world. Mike Switzer interviews Ron Tucker, executive director of the 14th annual Beaufort International Film Festival .

While our next guest expects 2019’s final economic growth numbers to come in significantly lower than those we saw when the year began and that that limp-along trend will continue this year, he does not foresee a recession in 2020. Mike Switzer interviews Bruce Yandle, Dean Emeritus at the College of Business & Behavioral Science and Alumni Professor of Economics Emeritus, both at Clemson University. He is also the Distinguished Professor of Economics at George Mason University’s Mercatus

A weekly update of the entrepreneurial activity in South Carolina. Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, co-founder of Accessible Diagnostics and the Swampfox Facebook page, based in Greenville, S.C.

Each year, our next guest’s nonprofit organization releases its Midlands Regional Competitiveness Report, kind of a report card on how the central part of our state’s economy is doing compared to other areas. Mike Switzer interviews Meghan Hickman, executive director of EngenuitySC in Columbia, SC.

Our state’s tourism season is about to kick off with more than 40,000 people expected to attend an annual event in the Lowcountry celebrating the art and sport of wildlife. Mike Switzer interviews John Powell, executive director of the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition coming to Charleston, SC in February.

With the state and nation experiencing a serious teacher shortage, one Upstate college is working on new ways to alleviate that situation. Mike Switzer interviews Dr. Laura Reynolds, USC Upstate’s Dean of the School of Education, Human Performance, and Health in Spartanburg, SC.

As with any profession, there are those who excel, those who are average, and those who lag in their field. Financial planning is no different. To hold yourself out as a “Financial Advisor” you just need to pass a couple of exams that only require about a month’s worth of studying; then you can be responsible for someone’s life savings. How would you rate your financial advisor? Mike Switzer interviews Ashton Lawrence, a certified financial planner with Dehollander and Janse Financial Group in

An update of the news, events and issues that are trending right now across South Carolina's business community. Mike Switzer interviews Andy Owens, managing editor of SCBizNews , the company that publishes the Columbia Regional Business Report , Charleston Regional Business Journal , GSA Business and SCBizNews magazine .

Have you ever created a recipe that your friends and family thought was so tasty that that led you to think about turning it into a business? That happened to our next guests and now their products are on the shelves of many national retailers, they’ve won a "Customer Food Choice Award" from QVC, and they've been chosen to serve on Facebook's Small Business Council. Mike Switzer interviews Chevalo and Monique Wilsondebriano, owners of Charleston Gourmet Burger Company and Recipe2Success in