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The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show recently was joined by phone live from the studios of WLCB Lakes Radio 101.5 FM by Robert “Bo” Steiner, the Illinois Director of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

Bo comes from a family of entrepreneurs, and after his service in the military, he held several roles in the private sector.  He joined the SBA as the director of the Illinois office in 2013.

He joined us to share some of the many programs and resources for small business that are offered by the Small Business Administration, most of which are free or low-cost. We also talked about effective business plans and business planning.  Finally, he also shares some of his insights on what makes businesses successful after working with so many of them over the years.

The show was originally broadcast live, but you can still listen to it here by clicking on the embedded player.  It's a great listen!

Thanks for listening, and thanks to Bo Steiner for being our guest.

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The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show recently was joined by phone live on WLCB Lakes Radio 101.5 FM by Manu Edakara, Director of iVenture Accelerator at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana.

Manu is a U of I graduate himself, and also spent time working for a startup in Silcon Valley before coming back to Champaign.

Manu talks about how the iVenture Acclerator came about, its goals and resources, some of the student entrepreneurs that are part of this unique program, and some of the program's successes.

The show was originally broadcast live, but you can still listen to it here by clicking on the embedded player.

Thanks for listening, and thanks to Manu for being our guest.

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The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show recently was joined by phone live from the studios of WLCB Lakes Radio 101.5 FM by Tom Cox, Partner at McCarthy Duffy, LLC, a Chicago law firm that specializes in helping venture-backed companies. 

Tom is uniquely qualified to counsel entrepreneurs and startups, as he has previously manged businesses as well as venture capital funds, in addition to being an experience corporate lawyer.

Tom joined us to talk about founder's shares and some of the considerations that new companies need to think about as they structure their company and grant equity and options to themselves and other key individuals.  He also shared some of his insights on what makes businesses successful.

The show was originally broadcast live, but you can still listen to it here by clicking on the embedded player.

Thanks for listening, and thanks to Tom for being our guest.

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The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show recently was joined by phone live from the studios of WLCB Lakes Radio 101.5 FM by Debra Kurtz & Andrea Nosek from Kurtz Consulting to talk about best practices in business innovation and new product launches.

Both Deb and Andrea have decades of experience in sales, marketing, and product management.  They joined us to talk about some of the common mistakes companies make in trying to innovate and in launching new products, and share their years of wisdom on what works and what doesn't, particularly in the healthcare space.

The show was originally broadcast live, but you can still listen to it here by clicking on the embedded player.

Thanks for listening, and thanks to Deb & Andrea from Kurtz Consulting for being our guests.

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The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show recently was joined live in the studio of WLCB Lakes Radio 101.5 FM by Mark Goodman, CEO/President of e-Conversation Solutions and a long-time SCORE volunteer.

Mark has a wealth of different kinds of business experience. He held several positions, including Director of Business Development, at Motorola, was an executive for a Silicon Valley company, and was also a film buyer for General Cinema Theatres. Mark is the past workshop chair for SCORE Illinois.  He;s also a frequent SCORE advisor and workshop presenter.

Mark talks about SCORE and the many free and low-cost resources SCORE provides,  as well as the best ways to find and use SCORE mentors and other resources. Mark also shares some of his insights on what makes businesses successful.

The show was originally broadcast live, but you can still listen to it here by clicking on the embedded player.

Thanks for listening, and thanks to Mark and SCORE for being our guest.

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