The Western Mass Business Show August 4 2018

Ira talks with MOE BELLIVEAU of THE CHAMBER OF GREATER EASTHAMPTON to hear how they have been listening to business owners, to see how best the chamber can serve them. Turns out it’s educational events, though a strong network of new and existing businesses, who can cross market and enjoy camaraderie, is also as good as ever

Western Mass Business Show 7.28.18

7.28.18 Ira speaks with PAM VICTOR & SCOTT BRAIDMAN of HAPPIER VALLEY COMEDY who offer classes and performances in improv, partially because it’s cheaper than therapy, but also because they needed to see if they could make a living doing what they love. Hear how they are dedicated to building trust, authenticity, community, and reframing failure, so people can work together with more laughter, joy, and ease. And also, how they are about to open their own, and the area’s first and only, comedy theater!!

Western Mass Business Show 6.30.18

Ira speaks with ALEX WASHUT & CHRISTOPHER WARE of JAKE’S, the iconic Northampton restaurant that, for many years was an excellent greasy spoon, but since their 7 year ago purchase, it’s now exquisitely sourced, prepared and served 21st century open kitchen bistro, about to expand into the Mill District of Amherst. Hear how they each learned the back of the house in many restaurants, and decided to become front of house, plus owners, plus still doing it all, with an empowered staff. This is legacy, on a growth curve!

Western Mass Business Show 6.23.18

6.23.18 Ira speaks with JIM BASTA of ADVANCED RESTORATION, the kind of company that arrives after a fire, flood, mold or other annoyance; and work with your insurance company to make your home whole again. Hear how this company competes on service, how they help to get you back up and disaster has knocked you down; and also, how the company came to be, and is going forward with new growth and innovation

The Western Mass Business Show 6.16.18

Ira talks with BILL COLE of Tiger Web Designs, who was interested in tech since much younger, building top quality sound systems and home theaters; now evolved into creating high functioning websites for medium sized companies who’ve outgrown their tweaked template sites, knowing that their customer judges them by the experience of doing business with them, from their first online exposure. Bill is also knowledgeable and experienced in marketing by being an involved member of the community, where people can discover the content of your character.

The Western Mass Business Show 6.9.18

Ira talks with JEANNE YOCUM author of the Self-Employment Survival Guide: Proven Strategies to Succeed as Your Own Boss. Jeanne has been a self-employed public relations consultant and ghostwriter since 1989, and so knows much about working from home, managing time, balancing your eggs and baskets, managing difficult clients, fluctuating workloads, and all the rest. Listen and learn!

Western Mass Business Show 6.2.18

Kevin Quinn of Legacy Counsellors about working with business families to heighten their awareness, not only about their literal wealth, but intellectual, emotional, financial and spiritual capital that makes a family truly rich; and also helping them establish priorities, grow independent and capable people, learn from failure, redeploy underutilized assets, and much more!

Western Mass Business Show 5.26.18

5.26.18 George O’Brien from Business West Magazine talks with some first generation MGM casino employees ready to get to work.

Western Mass Business Show 5.19.18

Ira speaks with Wendell Davis and Oreste Varala of the Small Business Administration, discovering how the SBA can provide support and a loan guarantee for the 90% of US businesses that are “small,” and/or run by women, minorities, or in rural areas, as well as veterans, and companies that are new or ongoing. Among many other benefits, they can help you get a yes from a bank, because of the many ways they have your back

Western Mass Business Show 5.12.18

This Saturday, May 12th, at 11am, hear Ira speak with

POSITRONIC DAVE CAPUTO & IRENE MASSE who are about to enter the new world of cultivating recreational marijuana at Positronic Farms. We will discuss his decision to locate his growing facility in Holyoke, the competitive advantage of “green grown green,” the support of Mayor Alex Morse, their search for funding, the market for RecMed cannabis that could do good without the medical claims, how his model evades some problems other cannabis growers will face, and his view of how legal cannabis will affect business and society.