Business Rap

We discuss "Positioning your Company For Success: What to Do When Candidates Investigate You," with Lisa Smith, President of InVerve Marketing and Web, Kelsey StolzInbound Marketing Consultant at InVerve Marketing and Web and Todd Surline, Owner of Hiring Solutions LLC.

We discuss "Attracting Women to the Skilled Trades" with Michelle Massey, Vice President of Business Operations at Dewpoint, Peggy Doty​, Owner of ​Doty ​Mechanical ​and Shannon Fransen, Director of Education at Information Technology Empowerment Center (ITEC).

Commercial auto insurance may be difficult to understand. We have assembled a panel of top experts together to help you understand; what commercial auto insurance is, who needs it and the consequences of having it, or in some cases not having it. Hear from Attorney David Mittleman of Church Wyble PC, Jim McDaniels, owner of The McDaniels Agency, Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan, and Roger Graff, Claims Manager at Farm Bureau Casualty.

Find out how to enhance your professional image with advice from Kelly Rossman-McKinney, APR, Chief Executive Officer and Principal of Truscott Rossman, Melissa Meschke, Chief Operating Officer of Michigan Creative and Senator Wayne Schmidt, General Manager of Captain's Quarters.

Business Pitch Competitions For Startups; How to select, prepare and participate in a competition for funding. Expert insights from Spartan Innovations, Ann Arbor SPARK, Michigan SBDC State Lead Center and VADE Nutrition on today's recording of Entrepreneur Friday brought to you by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

Find out how to begin a career pathway with insights from Paul Guetschow, Engineering Instructor​ at ​Ingham ISD​, ​Bob Hedlund, Owner of Hedlund Plumbing and Peggy Doty, Owner of Doty Mechanical.

We discuss generating and managing online reviews with Steve Klaver of DBI Office Interiors, Chad Jordan of Cravings Gourmet Popcorn and Ken Whitinger, Owner of Mid Michigan Interactive.

Find out the legal and tax benefits and drawbacks of partnerships and explore various partnership dynamics and best practices with expert advice from Hedlund Plumbing, Doty Mechanical, Gallagher Law Firm, Simplified Tax & Accounting, and DBI Office Interiors.

Find out what legal structure will best fit your business with expert advice from Simplified Tax and Accounting and Gallagher Law Firm.

We will discuss how to develop and protect a purpose driven company and how to use your culture to attract and retain top talent with Ken Seneff, Owner of Local Logic Media & Restaurant Logic, Ryan Henry, Owner of Kincaid Henry and Todd Surline, Owner of Hiring Solutions LLC.

Find out how to simplify your customer's experiences with insights from Kim Laforet, Owner of The Laforet Team, Coldwell Banker Hubbell BriarWood, Ken Seneff,​ ​Owner of Local Logic Media & Restaurant Logic, Sam Herber, Marketing Associate at The Laforet Team, Coldwell Banker Hubbell BriarWood and Tracey Spaulding, Owner of Cold Box Films.​

We discuss designing your office space for success with Steve Klaver, Sydney Watkins and Tyler Josz of DBI Office Interiors, Dr. John Braccio of Regional Psychological Services and Clint Huhn of Greenstone Farm Credit Services.

We will ​​​discuss how to dig your​ ​way out of business debt with Scott Danek of Equanimity Wealth Managment, Kevin O’Malley, Shareholder, and Attorney at Butzel Long and Rob Whitaker, Business Services Manager​ ​at CASE Credit Union.

We discuss attracting young people to the skilled trades and the importance of using education as a pipeline for talent in the skilled trades on this episode of Entrepreneur Friday brought to you The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce, featuring Dart Foundation, Michigan Creative, Ingham ISD and The United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters, Local Union 333.

Understand workers' compensation, with experts advice from Steven Pollok, Attorney at Rapaport, Pollok, Farrell and Waldron, and adjunct professor at Thomas M. Cooley Law School and MSU​, Jim McDaniels of The McDaniels Agency and Peggy Doty of Doty Mechanical

Dr. Wycoff of Wycoff Wellness Center discusses the mental and physical health implications of living an unbalanced life with business experts from DBI Office Interiors, Doty Mechanical, Hedlund Plumbing and The Laforet Team.

Employers may wonder the pros and cons of offering long-term care insurance as a benefit and employees may wonder if the cost of enrolling makes sense for them. We have assembled a panel of top experts together to discuss.

We talk about tips and techniques to help you plan and achieve financial success.

Get advice on finding the perfect location for your business from top experts from Dart Development and Dart Container, Dart Bank, The Laforet Team and Coldwell Banker Hubbell BriarWood.

The owners of AKEA Web Solutions, CJ Buck Consulting, Glow Social Media and UnoDeuce Multimedia will talk about creating a strategic partnership, jointly known as 2nd Brain Collective. They will focus on branding partnerships and Lorri Rishar, owner of Edge Partnerships, will discuss how to successfully use co-branding and co-marketing.