Business Rap

Regardless of where you are at in your career, it is never too early to be thinking about succession planning. With careful planning and preparation, you can create a plan that will allow your business and your employees to grow. We have assembled a panel of top experts from Gleba & Associates and The Laforet Team together to discuss.

What if something happened to your business that made it temporarily unusable? Many business owners fail to anticipate that risk. Thankfully, there is something called business interruption insurance that will protect your business in the event that that happens, and we have assembled a panel of top experts together to help you understand what it is and how it works. Hear insights from Jim McDaniels of The McDaniels Agency, Farm Burea Insurance and Nikali Luke of Simplified Tax and Accounting.

According to studies conducted by Employee Benefit Research Institute and Greenwald & Amp, Only 45% of workers 45 and older expect to retire at 65 or younger, compared to 62% in 2004. With the length of time people are planning on contributing to the workforce, how can you make sure you are able to find work as long as you would like or need to? We have assembled a panel of top experts together to discuss "Finding Work After 50" on this episode of Entrepreneur Connect brought to you by The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.

You may have or have heard of life insurance, but have you ever thought about it as a wealth creation tool? We discuss "Life Insurance: Key Considerations When Building Wealth" with Jim McDaniels, The McDaniels Agency, Farm Bureau Insurance, Lesley Bergquist, Partner, Simplified Tax and Accounting​ and ​Scott Danek, Owner of Equanimity Wealth Management.

Learn the value of empathy and how it will help you succeed in the workplace and at home with insights from Phil Zeller, Owner and CEO of Dale Carnegie Michigan and Dr. Ron Cichy, O.M. Hospitality Business Educator.

We discuss “Creating a Financial Plan For Millenials" with top experts; Jake Dungey, Client Service Associate, Equanimity Wealth Management, Joe Sambaer, Senior Mortgage Banker, Dart Bank, Dr. John Braccio, Psychologist and owner of Regional Psychological Services and Scott Danek, Owner of Equanimity Wealth Management. 

Find out how hospital systems around Michigan support startups and innovations on this episode of Entrepreneur Friday brought to you by The Michigan Economic Development Corporation.

We discuss​ ​"Reducing Workers Compensation Premiums" with; Jim McDaniels, Owner of The McDaniels Agency, Farm Bureau Insurance, Mike Seling, Vice president of business development and regional operations at Accident Fund, and Peggy Doty, Owner of Doty Mechanical.

We will discuss "Consistency in Sales" with; Jackie Knight, Systems Database Coach, Coldwell Banker Hubbell BriarWood, Kim Laforet, Owner of The Laforet Team, Coldwell Banker Hubbell BriarWood and Tom Hamp, Owner of AdviCoach Mid-Michigan.

We discuss "Navigating Bankruptcy as a Small Business Owner" with experts; Kevin O’Malley, Shareholder and​ ​Attorney, Butzel Long, Nikali Luke, Owner of Simplified Tax and Accounting and Scott Danek, Owner of Equanimity Wealth Management.

We discuss "Structuring Your Home-Based Business" with experts; Gary Bozek, Assistant Planning Director of Delta Township, Jim McDaniels, Owner of The McDaniels Agency, Farm Bureau Insurance of Michigan, Pat Gallagher, Founder and Attorney​ of ​The Gallagher Law Firm and Nikali Luke, Owner of Simplified Tax and Accounting.

We discuss "Avoiding Traps That Destroy Family Businesses" with Bob Hedlund, Owner of Hedlund Plumbing, Julie Haak, Corporate Director of Human Resources, Neogen​,​ and Peggy Doty, Owner of Doty Mechanical.

Take "The Path to Becoming a Millionaire" with expert advice from Scott Danek, Owner of Equanimity Wealth Managment, Kate Moss, Relationship Manager at Equanimity Wealth Managment and Joe Sambaer, Senior Mortgage Banker at Dart Bank.

We discuss "Preparing for Business Disasters" with Jim McDaniels, Owner of The McDaniels Agency, Farm Bureau Insurance, Mike Maddox, President and CEO of ASK, and Scott Danek, Owner of Equanimity Wealth Management.

We discuss "Starting a Nonprofit Organization" with top experts from Simplified Tax and Accounting, The Capital Area Humane Society, The Sparrow Foundation and Habitat for Humanity Capital Region on this episode of Entrepreneur Friday brought to you by The Lansing Regional Chamber of Commerce.

We talk about "Changing Parent’s Perceptions of The Skilled Trades" with Bob Hedlund, Owner of Hedlund Plumbing, Dawn Crandall, Executive Director of Skilled to Build Michigan Foundation, Dr. John Braccio, Psychologist and owner of Regional Psychological Services and Peggy Doty, Owner of Doty Mechanical.

We discuss "Closing a Sale" with Greg Coyne, Sales Expert at Sandler Training and Kim Laforet, Owner of The Laforet Team, Coldwell Banker Hubbell BriarWood.

We will discuss "Turning Your Hobby Into a Business," with experts; Nikali Luke of Simplified Tax and Accounting, Jerry Norris of LEAP and Owner of The Grand Ledge Fledge, Mikhail Murshak, Attorney at The Loomis Law Firm, and Laurie Lonsdorf, Business Advisor & Community Outreach Leader and SBDC of LCC.

We discuss "Dissolving Your Business" with.Nikali Luke of Simplified Tax and Accounting, ​and ​Pat Gallagher, Founder of The Gallagher Law Firm

Learn how to communicate with purpose with lessons from Phil Zeller, President, and CEO of Dale Carnegie of Michigan and tips from Glenn Granger, CEO of Granger Construction.