Starting and Sustaining a Business | Interview Podcast with Kevin Clouser

June 24, 2020 | Videos Webinars Speaking Engagements

There are some key fundamentals in order to start and sustain a successful business. Listen to an interview with Clouser on Business and Gary Furr discussing his book, It’s Not Hard, It’s Business.

What You Will Learn

Mindset is critical to your success
You must have a strategy for your business and it’s not hard to create one
Strategy is not vision
You must know and understand your numbers

On this podcast, Gary Furr discusses some key fundamental tools to use to have a successful business with Kevin Clouser. Using It’s Not Hard, It’s Business as a guideline, they discuss several of the ten (10) Keys to Revenue Growth as outlined in his book.

Why does a business owner’s or management mindset matter? How do numbers drive the business? What are some common measurements on the decision maker’s dashboard? Tune in to learn these answers and other important strategies in growing a successful business.

To learn more, check out and subscribe to both Gary Furr’s and Kevin Clouser’s podcasts on iTunes:

Gary Furr Turning Complexity into Simplicty

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Finding Perpetual Success in Unique Times – Trust Your Advisors | Interview Podcast with Kevin Clouser

October 13, 2020 | Videos Webinars Speaking Engagements

Having trusted advisors proves to be essential in these times when working through the options for financial aid and planning. Gary Furr, Kevin Clouser, and Richard Glassman explain just how important having skilled advisors can be.

Listen to the Podcast

What You Will Learn

The importance of trusted advisors with different specialties than your own
What can happen when a business owner operates without advisors
How business owners have successfully adapted to operating through the pandemic
What the PPP (Paycheck Protection Program) is and the benefits it has had for business owners
How banks have adapted to the SBA
The value of being able to both understand and communicate what your business financials are
The importance of maintaining ample cash reserves and working capital for your business

On this podcast, CLOUSER and his guests, Richard Glassman, an executive with a regional west coast-based bank, and Gary Furr, a business advisor, discuss current issues in the business world.

Listen as both guests share their recent experiences with their business owner clients that were affected by the pandemic and how they have adapted and made crucial changes to their operations.

To learn more, check out and subscribe to both Gary Furr’s and Kevin Clouser’s podcasts on iTunes:

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Make Your Banker Happy | Interview Podcast with Dan Weedin

February 2, 2021 | Videos Webinars Speaking Engagements

Gary Furr joins Dan Weedin as they discuss Gary Furr’s book, Make Your Banker Happy. Gary and Dan bring expertise as business consultant members of the SME group Small and Medium Enterprises – Certified Global SME Advisors as they discuss forging a successful business relationship with your banker.

Listen to the Podcast

What You Will Learn

Why your relationship with your banker is important to your business
What changes have happened in big banks in current years
What advantages small to mid-market banks offer your business
Why you should focus on your numbers and financials
Why you should communicate proactively with your banker
How to start a relationship with a banker
What your banker introduction packet should include
Financial strategies and tip for planning for 2021

Dan Weedin interviews his guest, Gary Furr, a world-class consultant from Portland, OR. Gary is an expert in helping businesses increase Top-line Revenue and Bottom-Line Profit to achieve greater success and take their business to a new level. He has written many books, including one titled, “Make Your Banker Happy.” In this episode, Gary shares ideas on how to form a successful banking relationship.

Dan Weedin is an experienced entrepreneur, leader, and award-winning speaker who has a passion for consulting, coaching and mentoring other entrepreneurs and business professionals. He has the rare ability to translate his success in the insurance industry, public speaking, non-profit world, and athletic coaching into applicable and transferable principles that dramatically improve the effectiveness of those business owners and executives he works with.

To learn more, check out and subscribe to both Gary Furr’s and Dan Weedin’s podcasts:

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Strategic Planning Made Simple

March 10, 2021 | Videos Webinars Speaking Engagements

Join the webinar, Strategic Planning Made Simple, on March 25th, 2021 at 4:00pm – 5:00pm Pacific Time (US and Canada) where hosts Gary Furr and Kevin Clouser explain how to make strategic planning less complicated.

What You Will Learn

Who uses Strategic Planning?
Methods
Overcoming the Process
Making Simple the Overcomplicated
The Role of Financial Reporting

Strategic Planning Made Simple – Hosts

KEVIN P. CLOUSER

Consultant and
Business Development
Representative with NOW CFO
kclouser@nowcfo.com
(503) 753-5998

GARY FURR, MBA

Trusted Advisor and Author of:
It’s Not Hard, It’s Business, Make
Your Banker Happy, and other published
business management articles
garyfurr@garyfurrconsulting.com
(503) 312-3145

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Shrimp Tank Podcast & Video: How to Make Your Banker Happy

September 16, 2021 | Videos Webinars Speaking Engagements

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You can watch replay of the Shrimp Tank Livestream Facebook broadcast of my interview with fellow SME colleagues Dan Weedin and Phil Symchych now!

Our discussion focuses on why having an effective relationship with your banker is essential to your success. The various aspects of your business are like links in a chain, and your banker serves as one of those links. Because any chain is only as strong as its weakest link, it’s vital to develop an excellent working relationship with your banker.

Watch the Full Show

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Shrimp Tank is a nationally syndicated podcast whose primary audience members are CEOs, business owners, business professionals, and entrepreneurs.

For more advice on developing an effective business relationship with your banker and the 10 keys to unlocking a good working relationship with yours, you can get the book How to Make Your Banker Happy at Amazon.

Purchase at Amazon

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