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The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show recently was joined live from the studios of WLCB Lakes Radio 101.5 FM by Wendy Basch, Director of Commercial Lending at BCU, a credit union with 250,000+ members to talk about what lenders look for when borrowing money.  She also shares tips for successfully borrowing money, inluding loan repayment.

Wendy has more than 30 years' experience in the banking industry, having worked previo

usly at GE Capital, CharterOne Bank, 1st Midwest Bank, and Alliant Credit Union, among others.

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 Wendy and BCU for being our guest.

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The Savvy Entrepreneur Radio Show recently was joined by live in the studios of WLCB Lakes Radio 101.5 FM by Barry Goodman, Partner at SVA Value Accelerators, a national firm that specializes in helping small and family-owned businesses transition to new owners for a higher return. 

Barry is uniquely qualified to counsel small businesses.  He worked in the family electrical distribution business when he was young, then went on to form his own CPA firm, as well as co-found a company that became one of the largest regional accounting firms.  He shares with us many tips for helping companies become more valuable.

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

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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.

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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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