How much time and energy are you spending on managing your cash flow?

If it’s more than 5%..“Houston…we have a problem”…George and I talk about a range of teaching and evaluative tools for the betterment of your business…George says …“Truly effective management is about People, Planning, Projection, Cash Flow, Credit and the idea that if you can’t finance opportunity that’s a REAL ISSUE!!!”

http://justaskgeorgeradio.com/2012/the-brass-ring/

Consulting Guru William McKnight joins the Smallbiz Brain to share his insights and preview his latest book.

Tom Marx is the president of Marx Group Advisors (MGA), a company that provides full-service M&A support for buyers and sellers of middle-market enterprises, specializing in the Automotive and Heavy Duty Aftermarket. The company was originally founded by Tom and his partner Paul Cooperstein.

MGA’s consulting services employ Intelligent Strategy to uncover and increase the value of a client’s company; find or create the ideal buyer or seller; and bring the deal to a winning conclusion.

He’s says it’s RISKY to play it safe in business…

And…he’s the Author of the New York Times bestseller: Disciplined Dreaming: A Proven System to Drive Breakthough Creativity, published by Wiley. Josh Linker is the founder and Chairman of ePrize, the largest interactive promotion agency in the world.

Often quoted in the business press including the Wall St. Journal, INC and Fast Company, he recently launched his fifth company, Detroit Venture Partners, a venture capital firm looking to help rebuild the Detroit region through entrepreneurship. He has won numerous awards including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, The Inc. 500, Fast Company’s Fast 50 and Detroit Executive of the Year.

Josh Linkner is an accomplished jazz musician. He explains how business success-like good jazz—is most often determined based on creativity and original thought as opposed to technical mastery.

Redpoint Succession and Leadership Coaching founders Lauren Owen and Urs Koenig help family-owned businesses develop and execute succession plans.

Years of experience across diverse industries have given Lauren Owen keen insights into the critical factors required for transition success. And….Urs Koenig specializes in leadership development for business owners and the next generation.

Marsha Friedman says there is “A Whole New Breed of Business Celebrity Emerging”… that is…The Expert Celebrity.

Jason Zickerman returns to Smallbiz America for an update on the challenges his franchisors and franchisee CEO members are facing, and how TAB is helping them navigate through them to success.

Author, Speaker and Business Guru, Dave DeBlander joins me to discuss his latest book, “Forty Words” (to awaken the entrepreneur within)

He’s a pioneer in the realm of permission-based marketing. Curt Keller is CEO and founder of one of America’s leading services, Benchmark Email-a company he’s grown from a tiny operation to an international player with branches in the U.S., Taiwan and India. Benchmark Email was created in 2004 as an innovative and affordable, Web-based alternative to other small business-focused email marketing services.

Returning to the program—-he’s the young entrepreneur—-Scott De Gerber is one of the world’s leading experts on young entrepreneurship-he’s a regular contributor to Inc., Entrepreneur, Wall Street Journal, Open Forum, Business Insider, Mashable and many others…and he’s the author of the book, Never Get a “Real” Job: How to Dump Your Boss, Build a Business and Not Go Broke…slated for release on December 7th…2010