How-to Audios Index - Upsize Podcasts

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Upsize Magazine How To Audio Interviews

Learn from top experts as they share advice about building bigger and more profitable companies in conversation with Upsize editor Beth Ewen.

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Accounting & Taxes

Charles Selcer (Schechter Dokken Kanter, CPAs and Advisors) How companies can become 'razor sharp'
Dan Kind (Eide Bailly LLP) With estate tax law in flux, four strategies still make sense.
Eric Wille (Schechter Dokken Kanter) Smart ways to save on taxes, before the laws change again.
Kathy J. Klang (Cummings, Keegan & Co., P.L.L.P) Getting a valuation on your business.
Randy Schostag (Minnesota Business Valuation Group, LLC) How business owners can now quantify their 'blue sky.'
Timothy Kenyon (Cummings, Keegan & Co., P.L.L.P) Why your company should use a cash segregation study.

Finance

Brian Van Nevel (SPECTRUM Commercial Services Company) Factoring, asset-based lending and other options if you can't get traditional loans.
Darrell J. Tamosuinas (Stonehill Group, LLP) A 13-week cash flow projection is first step in turnaround management.
Donna Aldama (Northeast Bank) What are three red flags for bankers that business owners should avoid?
Jim Morton (Fidelity Bank) How to enlist your banker to be a key partner in your business.
John Kimball (Park Midway Bank) Match the right type of business to the right type of financing.
Larry Crane (Northeast Bank) What to look for when searching for a business bank.
Richard S. Brown (JNBA Financial Advisors) Why cash management is so important for small businesses.
Rick Wall (Highland Bank) Advice for getting customers to pay on time, and improve other financial operations.
Susan Johnson (Fidelity Bank) Keep financing sources informed during turnaround; they can likely help.
Thomas G. Fee (Vector Wealth Management) Consider entire life cycle when managing wealth.

Law

Brad D. Pedersen (Patterson Thuente, Skaar & Christiansen, P.A.) Consider your return when investing in intellectual property protection.
Brad Lehrman (Lommen Abdo) What can business owners do to increase their chances of gaining venture capital?
Carl Crosby Lehmann (Gray Plant Mooty) Tread carefully when conducting background checks.
Clint Cutler (Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.) How to increase your changes of success during bankruptcy reorganization.
Dan Satorius (Lommen Abdo) Cardinal rules for protecting your company's trademarks and brands.
Daniel R. Tenenbaum (Gray Plant Mooty) How to build a board of directors
Douglas M. Ramler (Gray Plant Mooty) How to avoid headaches from handshake deals
John P. James (Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A.) Avoiding personal liability from business taxes.
Kyle Peterson (Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A) How to keep your 'secret sauce' secret.
Lori Wiese-Parks (Gray Plant Mooty) Why you should think bigger about trademarks
Michael P. Sullivan, Jr. (Gray Plant Mooty) Protecting directors of privately held companies.
Scott G. Husaby, Esq. (Krass Monroe, P.A.) Seven-step process to planning an exit strategy
Scott G. Ulbrich (Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.) What business owners should consider when pursuing patent protection.
Scott M. Nelson (Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A.) Make sure your family business is passed on by developing a business succession plan.
Scott M. Nelson (Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A.) tax-planning strategies to use during transition of ownership
Sherri D. Ulland (Lommen, Abdo, Cole, King & Stageberg, P.A.) Things to consider when forming a board of directors.
Stacey DeKalb (Lommen Abdo) Before you add employees, put systems in place to avoid lawsuits and other trouble.
Stephen R. Baird (Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.) Think only med-tech companies have valuable intellectual property? Your company does, too.
Timothy C. Matson (Lommen Abdo) Why your company needs a legal physical.

Lessons I Learned

Marilyn Carlson Nelson (Carlson Companies Inc.) Marilyn Carlson Nelson talks about the culture of the modern meritocracy she worked to create.
Michael Coles (Caribou Coffee) Michael Coles, CEO of Caribou Coffee, on 'renting' your customers day by day

Management Consulting

Nick Eian (Endurant Business Solutions) How to create virtual partnerships.

Meetings & Events

Bob Lapkin (Creative Corporate Catering) How to cut food costs and increase efficiency at your business meetings and events.
Judith Bergeland (Earle Brown Heritage Center) What should be the top consideration for people looking to host an event?
Michael Jensen (BayView Event Center & Charter Cruises) How to hold a successful meeting
Tim Lewis (Master Communications Group) How to keep meetings entertaining

Office Interiors

John Jacobs (Commercial Environments) Smart ways to outfit your office space so it outlasts the latest trends.
Kevin Pfeifer (Techline Studio) Plan your office space so you can add to it as your company grows.

Real Estate

Philip J. Kluesner (Gannett Peak Partners Inc.) To get your best lease, negotiate much more than price.
Scott Takenoff (Hillcrest Development, LLLP) Flexiblity is the most important when building or leasing space.

Sales and Marketing

Albert Maruggi (Provident Partners) What businesses must do differently in 2007 to communicate effectively.
Bob Freytag (Introworks) How to create key messages meaningful to your customers.
Dave Maiser (Brandspring Solutions) You've seen many young companies develop their Web sites the wrong way. What's the right way?
Elin Raymond (The Sage Group) What should young companies keep in mind when considering electronic marketing?
Jay C. Miller (IMAGEHAUS) To build a brand, envision firm as a person.
Jeremy Ziegler (Aware Web Solutions) Pay attention to e-commerce and search engine optimization, not one or the other.

Technology

David Diers (Comcast Business Services) Which new Internet access products are available to businesses?
Eric Sheehan (Olsen Thielen Technologies, Inc.) When business owners consider IT systems, what should be their first priorities?
Jonathan McDonagh (McDonagh Brothers Computer Consulting/PC Speed) What business owners must do to secure their data and computer systems.
Justin Wylie (Advanced Productivity Computing) How to strengthen common security weaknesses in your computer/Internet network.
Kirk Hoaglund (Clientek) Wise decision-making for small business owners
Kirk Hoaglund (Clientek) Make sure the 'bad nerds' don''t mess with your or your clients' data
Pete Jones (Nova Communications) How to gain mobility and unity in your telephone systems and networks.
PJ Voysey (TECHIES) What's the biggest mistake small businesses make when purchasing technology?
Ricardo Ortizcazarin (Cazarin Web Group) How can I make my company's Web site unique?
Rob Marx (Olsen Thielen Technologies) Three pains of technology and how to fix them.
Stephen J. "Steve" McFarland (ORBIT Systems Inc.) Why your company needs a CBFO
Steven C. De Vries (Showcore Inc.) How meeting presenters can engage the crowd
Tami Coalwell (Webb Lake Software) How to keep your Web site fresh, so customers keep returning.

Telecom

Kip Brettingen (Integrated Communications) How do you advise customers when they're trying to sort through the new telecom options?
Kurt Daugherty (TDS Metrocom) How businesses can benefit from voice and data over the same connection.
Royce Holland (McLeodUSA) What effect will McLeodUSA?s merger with PAETEC have on small-business customers in Minnesota?