This podcast is designed for business leaders and human resource professionals who are challenged with expanding their workforce. Workforce Therapy Files, an Employer Solutions Podcast, is hosted by 3 separate business owners who operate in the staffing and human resources space. They'll provide perspectives, tips and advice (along with a little humor) to help you prepare for and manage your workforce challenges. Need Help Supporting Your Company’s Recruiting and Staffing Goals? We’re here t ...
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Let's Get It Started! is a show for small business owners and those thinking about starting a small business. We'll deal with start-up issues, funding, marketing & advertising, growth and more. This is a podcast of a live, weekly radio show with local experts from business membership organizations, business & commercial law, banking & accounting, marketing and other related areas. Let’s Get It Started! will provide advice and insights into what it takes to effectively launch and run a small ...
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Grow For It! is a business podcast designed to help you stay focused on your vision. This is meant for small business owners, managers and professionals trying to achieve more in a competitive environment. Jim Ray will provide insights, examples and raises questions to help you develop your mindset around issues that really matter, instead of distractions. Episodes will feature interviews and information about business development, business growth, marketing and other issues related to effec ...
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The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Caroline Francis, Director of Alumni Career Services for the University of Kentucky. To learn more, visit: UK Alumni Career Services: https://w…
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Interview with Emily Sayers Executive Director of Workforce Solutions for KCTCS - 2024 KY SHRM
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The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Emily Sayers, Executive Director of Workforce Solutions for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. KCTCS is having a huge impact …
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The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Matt Murry, Founder of Touchdown Business Solutions. The TBS mission is to quarterback talent to the end zone of opportunity, delivering a game…
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Interview with Jeni Beck and Susan Hildebrand from the University of Louisville - 2024 KY SHRM
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The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview two representatives from the University of Louisville. Jennifer Beck works in the Digital Transformation Center. This center offers programs in…
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The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Eric Del Valle, Associate Director, Vaco. To learn more, visit: https://www.vaco.com/locations/louisville-kentucky/ Eric, thanks for stopping b…
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Interview with Rawleigh Richardson, Sr., HumanKind Consulting
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The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Rawleigh Richardson, Sr., Founder/Principal Consultant for HumanKind Consulting. To learn more, visit: https://www.humankindhrconsulting.com/ R…
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The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Brad Long, City of Madisonville Deputy City Administrator. To learn more, visit: https://www.madisonvilleliving.com Brad, thanks for stopping b…
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The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Kirsten Homer, City of Bowling Green. To learn more, visit: https://www.bgky.org/ Kirsten, thanks for stopping by to speak with us! That’s wher…
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The Workforce Therapy Files team attended the 2024 Kentucky SHRM Conference, in Louisville. We took the opportunity to interview over 20 professionals who stopped by our booth. In this segment, we interview Andrea Flanders, Director of Sponsor Relations for the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce. To learn more, visit: https://www.kychamber.com/ Andrea, t…
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The 5 Currencies of Work with Dr. Brad Shuck
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File 16: In today’s file, the team welcomes Dr. Brad Shuck to the podcast. He is a researcher at the University of Louisville and a co-founder of OrgVitals, a data analytics platform. The team has mentioned OrgVitals in previous episodes. According to the website, it’s “the only solution that correlates and tracks organizational performance to empl…
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The 5 Golden Rules of Recruiting Campaigns
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File 15: In today’s file, the team is going to focus on how to plan and execute effective recruiting campaigns. There are 5 Golden Rules to consider, before you begin. Molley begins with some stats about the podcast and the growth it’s experiencing. Interestingly, most podcasts that launch never actually make it beyond 10 episodes. It’s may sound s…
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Finding Overlooked Candidates to Fill Your Roles
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File 14: In today’s file, the team discusses ways to overcome workforce gaps by attracting workers from non-traditional sources. As the needs of your organization evolves, finding enough of the right candidates may be more challenging than it needs to be. This file will offer some ways for you to identify and engage the marketplace. Jamie begins wi…
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Walking the Tightrope of Talent Attraction
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File 13: In today’s file, the team focuses on the topic of talent attraction. The environment has evolved and so has the way successful companies plan for success as it relates to recruiting and staffing their organizations. Remember, there are compliance issues you should consider when promoting your job openings. Are you ready to compete for your…
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The Importance of Employer Branding
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File 12: In today’s file, the team dives into the importance of employer branding. How does this fit in to a podcast that’s generally about recruiting, staffing and HR? Simple. If you want to attract quality employees, company leaders need to understand how their organization is viewed by the general public. Is it a brand people want to associate w…
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Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
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File 11: In today’s file, the team dives into the topic of terminations. Breaking up is hard to do, but it doesn’t have to be for either the employee or the manager delivering the news. The key is to do it with dignity. Molley and Jamie begin with comments about how they’ve been in situations involving a decision to terminate an employee and how st…
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Recruiting Begins with Retention (Part 3 of 3)
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File 10: In today’s file, the team wraps up a 3-part series focusing on how Recruiting Begins with Retention. The discussion focuses on your employees who have been with you for 3 years and longer. We’ll refer to them as “The Eddies.” They are your “Steady-Eddies.” In File 8 the team discussed those 0-6 month employees (“the Excitables”). In File 9…
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Recruiting Begins with Retention (Part 2 of 3)
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File 9: In today’s file, the team continues a 3-part series focusing on how Recruiting Begins with Retention. The discussion focuses on your employees who have been with you for 6 months to 3 years. We’ll refer to them as “The Evolvers.” Jamie begins with a quote from Fortune magazine regarding why employees leave during the first 6-12 months. Some…
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Recruiting Begins with Retention (Part 1 of 3)
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File 8: In today’s file, the team begins a 3-part series focusing on how Recruiting Begins with Retention. The discussion focuses on “The Excitables.” These are employees who have been with you for 0-6 months. The needs of this particular group are different, and so are the reasons they may decide to leave. You Only Have One Chance to Make a Positi…
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Getting Help with Your Recruiting and Staffing Objectives
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File 7: In today’s file, the team focuses on you when it comes to getting help with your recruiting and staffing objectives. It can feel overwhelming. It’s often like you’re just climbing uphill without the proper resources. Jamie begins the discussion by describing why she quit going to conferences, early in her career. The speakers didn’t really …
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Understanding What the Labor Statistics Indicate
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File 6: In today’s file, the team digests the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers and their impact on recruiting and economic standpoint. Why are they important and what difference do they actually make? For reference: https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm Jason begins with a brief explanation. The monthly jobs report is a combinati…
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Spooky Recruiting Issues
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File 5: In today’s file, the team goes with a Halloween theme. We’ll discussed spooky recruiting issues and situations to avoid. Ghosting Jamie begins the discussion with the topic of ghosting. Imagine leading recruiting teams for large organizations. Suddenly you find yourself laid-off. You’ve made progress in your job search, but suddenly you rea…
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People - Peeling the Workforce Onion Part 3
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File 4: In today’s file, we conclude a 3-part series dealing with workforce issues related to Process, Packages and People. In part 1, we focused on Process. In part 2 we discussed compensation Packages. Today, we’ll focus on People. Jamie, Molley and Jason are ready to help identify some of the issues employers have in effectively recruiting, hiri…
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Packages - Peeling the Workforce Onion Part 2
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File 3: In today’s file, we continue a 3-part series dealing with workforce issues related to Process, Packages and People. In part 1, we focused on Process. Today, we’ll focus on Packages. Jamie, Molley and Jason are ready to help identify some of the issues employers have in effectively recruiting, hiring and retaining good talent. Editor’s Note:…
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Process - Peeling the Workforce Onion Part 1
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File 2: As we open today’s file, we’re going to begin a 3-part series dealing with workforce issues related to Process, Packages and People. In part 1, we’ll focus on Process. Jamie, Molley and Jason are ready to help identify some of the issues employers have in effectively recruiting, hiring and retaining good talent. Do Companies Actively Plan f…
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Meet the Workforce Therapy Files Team
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File 1: We’re excited to launch our Workforce Therapy Files Podcast! We thought it would be best to give you a brief, behind the scenes introduction to how this podcast concept evolved. We’re actively work in the recruiting and staffing space. Our conversations will benefit any business leader or HR professional challenged with building the right t…
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When you need to recruit, hire and staff for your business growth, finding the right candidates can be a significant challenge. This is expecially true when you need to hire 20, 100 or even 1000 new employees. The frustration can feel overwhelming. Welcome to Workforce Therapy Files, an Employer Solutions Podcast. The hosts each run their own compa…
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The Power of Human Analytics with Michael Hall
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Episode 28: It’s my pleasure to welcome Michael Hall, Executive Advisor with Hall & Associates to discuss the topic of Human Analytics. As Mike describes it, think of this as Moneyball for companies. He uses analytics to help business leaders to gain valuable insights when it comes to managing, leading and inspiring employees and managers. Human An…
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Show Up Positive Book by Rita Ernst
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Episode 27: I’m happy to welcome Rita Ernst to the studio to discuss the launch of her new Show Up Positive book. You may remember Rita from Episode 22. She is an industrial/organizational psychologist, who became a business consultant and now, a published author. She’s appeared in the local news, on radio and to a book signing with 70 people. Let’…
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HR Alliance Offers an Innovative Approach
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Episode 26: I’m happy to welcome Marcy Young to the studio for today’s episode. Marcy is the Founder and CEO of HR Alliance LLC, in Louisville, Kentucky. She’s developed a business model enabling companies to contract with her and her team of HR specialists, without having to hire them in-house. It’s an ideal way to get the HR expertise a business …
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Cyber Liability Insurance Are You Covered?
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Episode 25: Cyber security and cyber theft are real issues for small business owners. There are now cyber liability insurance policies available to cover you, should you fall victim. In this episode, I interview Beth Combs and David Goheen from Gallagher, a large insurance company providing multi-line insurance, risk management and consulting servi…
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Why You Should Write a Book - Cathy Fyock
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Episode 24: Ever think about writing a book? In this episode, I interview Cathy Fyock who’s a professional book writing coach. We’ll discuss how she works with her authors, why you should consider writing book and part of the process involved in accomplishing it. Cathy began coaching after writing her own books. She had been consulting, but wasn’t …
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Mental Health Marketing Tips and Advice
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Episode 23: I invited my friend and colleague Andrew Aebersold to join me to discuss mental health marketing. He’s the Founder/CEO of Mediaura, a digital marketing company in Jeffersonville, IN. Today’s discussion will focus on issues related to effectively marketing a solo practitioner (e.g. therapist), a practice group or a larger company, such a…
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Businesses Should Think Differently in 2021
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Episode 22: The business assumptions, rules and paradigms you used to guide your business through 2020 and previous years won’t necessarily apply in 2021. Join me for a discussion with Industrial psychologist and business coach Rita Ernst and photographer/brand & image consultant Coral Abood. If 2020 was the year of pivot, 2021 will be the year of …
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Protecting Your Healthcare Practice with Parker Wornall
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Episode 21: Louisville attorney Parker Wornall joins Jim to discuss the work he does for healthcare providers. His focus includes dental offices, foot and ankle practitioners, APRN practices, chiropractors, mental health practioners, adult day-care practices and others. There are legal aspects to establishing a practice, developing the internal for…
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Insurance Topics with Wendy and Alan Hall
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Episode 20: My good friends Wendy and Alan Hall joined me in the studio for a discussion about the Alan Hall Agency. They work with various types of insurance. In June of 2018, they appeared on my small business radio show, Let’s Get It Started. Their business recently went through some changes, so I thought it would be a good idea to ask them to w…
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Interview with Bellarmine's Dr. Frank Raymond
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Episode 19: I’m proud to welcome Dr. Frank Raymond to today’s podcast. He’s Bellarmine University’s Interim Dean of the Rubel School of Business, the MBA Director and my former professor. In this episode, we’ll discuss how business owners are making sense of the 2020 economy. There’s a surprise announcement toward the end of the episode, so I hope …
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Interview with Psychologist Tony Sheppard
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Episode 18: There’s a lot of negative news with COVID-19, protests, riots and other factors. Jim and Dr. Tony Sheppard will discuss some useful perspectives and tips for filtering out that negativity so you can maintain positive mental health as you manage your business and protect your family. Dr. Sheppard is the owner of Groupworks Psychological …
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Interview with Bank President Jason Hawkins
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Episode 17: In this episode I interview Jason Hawkins, First United Bank’s CEO and President. We discuss a regional view of the economic crisis related to the COVID-19 lock down and its impact on small businesses throughout Kentucky. Jason’s Background Jason and I are very good friends. We went to college together at Murray State University and are…
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Reopening a Small Business During COVID-19
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Episode 16: Louisville Attorney Parker Wornall and I discuss small business guidelines and considerations for getting started, now that small businesses are reopening during the COVID-19 crisis. Crisis Funding The government and the SBA are providing funds to help small businesses. There were initial questions about whether companies qualified for …
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SBA Programs for COVID-19 Relief
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Episode 15: There’s no doubt the COVID-19 crisis has negatively impacted small businesses. Now the initial $349 Billion in relief has been depleted. In today’s episode, my guests will discuss what business owners should do now, and how they may be able to help. I’m joined in the studio by two, local contacts. First, Tommie L. Causey, Lead Economic …
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Interview with Dogwood Veterinary Clinic
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Episode 14: As we discuss topics related to new business start-up, marketing and other important topics, this episode features a conversation with husband and wife team who launched the Dogwood Veterinary Clinic in Norton Commons. They offer some innovative procedures and services, combined with a strong focus on building relationships with their c…
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Estate Planning with Kelli Brown
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Interview with CPA Steve King
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Succeeding in Real Estate
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08/01/18: Tonight’s show focused on the topic of Succeeding in Real Estate. Louisville-area realtor, Jerry Sims, has been helping buyers and sellers for over 11 years. He shares insights and perspectives on what it takes to grow and thrive as a real estate agent. Our discussion covered the following key issues: How the Industry has Changed The Role…
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Protecting Your Marriage from Business Stress
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07/25/18: Tonight’s show focused on the topic of Protecting Your Marriage from Business Stress. Marriage and Family Therapist, Don Delafield, has been in practice for over 30 years. He shares insights and perspectives on ways you can shield your marriage from the pressure and emotions of launching, running and growing a small business. Our discussi…
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Building an Online Presence
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07/18/18: Tonight’s show focused on the topic of Building an Online Presence for Your Business. I took time to discuss some of the tools, tactics and strategies I use with my consulting clients. Our discussion covered the following key issues: Websites, Blogs and Search Engines Social Media: Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube Online Directories, Business …
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Building a Health and Fitness Business
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Show Date - 07/11/18: Tonight’s show focused on the topic of Building a Successful Health and Fitness Business. My guests were the husband and wife team of Peggy and Dr. Louis Heuser of Heuser Health. Our discussion covered the following key issues: Heuser Health's comprehensive approach Developing a different approach to health Selecting the right…
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Building a Successful Construction Business
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Show Date - 07/05/18: Tonight’s show focused on the topic of Building a Successful Construction Business. My guest was remodeler Justin Denison, Owner of Times Two, LLC. Our discussion covered the following key issues: Hiring new employees Spotting red flags during the on boarding process The importance of vendor relationships Advice to people cons…
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Show Date - 06/28/18: Tonight’s show focused on the topic of a collection of considerations as you prepare to launch your small business. Our discussion covered the following key issues: Understanding Your Motivation and Vision Establishing a Kentucky Business The Importance of a Financial & Marketing Plans Relying on Trusted Advisors Leveraging Fr…
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