Episode 319 of Business Insanity Talk Radio with Barry Moltz tells you what you need to know about taxes, finances, Small Business Administration resources and strategies for women in the workplace. First, the former COO of HGTV discusses “the game” women have to play in the workplace. Next, we’re going to help you get your financial life in order…finally! Do you know all the resources the Small Business Administration has for you? We’ll tell you where to go for loans and Affordable Care Act help. Finally, we’ll tell you what you need to know before filing your taxes and what you need to know for next year.
Watch and enjoy:
1:24 – Segment 1: Susan Packard is the co-founder of Scripps Networks Interactive and former chief operating officer of HGTV. Under Susan’s leadership, HGTV became one of the fastest growing cable networks in television history. She is the author of New Rules of the Game: 10 Strategies for Women in the Workplace.
2:08 – Susan encourages women to look at workplace through the eyes of men in order to advance.
3:33 – Susan explains “gamesmanship” strategies and gives examples of female executives who follow these strategies.
5:46 – What Susan learned as the only female founder of Scripps Networks.
7:01 – Should all women be gamers regardless of their industry?
8:40 – The biggest myth regarding women in business and the best way to combat it.
14:45 – Segment 2: Nicole Lapin is the author of the New York Times bestseller Rich Bitch: A Simple 12 Step Plan for Getting Your Financial Life Together…Finally. She was the youngest anchor ever at CNN and then went on to claim the same title at CNBC, where she anchored the only global finance show on the network, Worldwide Exchange, while contributing financial reports to MSNBC and Today.
15:41 – Why is being a “rich bitch” a good thing?
16:32 – Nicole explains why her book is different than other self-help financial books.
17:22 – The first step in getting your financial life in order.
19:35 – Nicole shares her experience as a female in a male dominated business world.
20:58 – Financial advice for entrepreneurs (and married couples) for the rest of 2015.
30:38 – Segment 3: Marianne Markowitz is the Regional Administrator for the Small Business Association’s Midwest Region. As part of her work in the region, Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel appointed Markowitz to serve on the City of Chicago’s Small Business Advisory Council in March of 2013. She also served as Acting Administrator of the SBA during a leadership transition at President Obama’s request.
31:27 – The truth about how to get a loan from the SBA.
33:14 – Marianne talks about the SBA’s microloan expansion—a great resource for small businesses that would struggle to get loans with the banks.
34:33 – How the SBA can help your small businesses understand what the Affordable Care Act means for your business. Learn about a great new resource called Shop.
39:56 – Segment 4: How to Get Unstuck
41:00 – Do any of these things sound familiar? If so, you may be stuck.
42:01 – How you can start getting unstuck today.
45:59 – Special offer code.
49:00 – Segment 5: Barbara Weltman is attorney and best-selling author of numerous business, tax, and finance books, including the perennial J.K. Lasser’s Small Business Taxes and J.K. Lasser’s 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks.
49:39 – What’s new on 2014 tax returns?
50:12 – It’s not too late! What you can do right now to reduce your taxes.
50:42 – What factors go into whether you could or should file a tax extension?
52:17 – Barbara reveals the biggest tax credit that small businesses often overlook.
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