Chris Talis is my guest in this episide of The Smallbiz Brain. We discussed some of the legal and financial considerations particularly for start up projects.

In this segment, author and consultant, Gary Harpst talks about what the incoming Obama administration will need to do to help small businesses across America. Gary feels we, as organizations, are not really very good at planning strategies and executing against them.

Our guest on this segment is a dynamic leader, successful entrepreneur. Ken Wolf is the President, CEO and co-founder of Revelwood .The company provides performance management solutions to Fortune 1000 and mid-market companies, and is a top growth company on the Entrex Private Company index. Revelwood’s performance management solutions bring ease, speed and flexibility to enterprise planning, reporting and analytics.

Our guest on this segment of the Smallbiz Brain created a very unique company that tracks the performance of privately held growth companies throughout the US.

Steve Watkins is the Founder and CEO of Entrex, which manages the PCI, or Private Company Index—This system monitors trends, benchmarks a performance reports findings, and celebrates the Top Growth Companies throughout the year.

Ron Mattocks is passionate about building financially sustainable nonprofit organizations. His lifetime of service in the nonprofit arena has focused on all aspects of enhancing fiscal viability through business development, marketing, fundraising, and expense management.

I interviewed Rob Peters, Senior Manager for Capgemini Financial Services, USA. Rob’s #1 Value is “To Make A Difference Through Collaboration”

Mr. Alex Vantarakis has over 10 years of management, ownership and acquisition experience. He has extensive experience in the areas of acquisitions, finance, franchise development and strategic planning; Mr. Vantarakis is active in the business brokerage industry as a member of the Business Broker Network, Texas Association of Business Brokers and The International Business Brokerage Association.

Our guest today is Mark Johnson. Mark is the founder and Managing Partner of Eagle Wealth Management; a Dallas based financial management company. Mark has been doing this for over 15 years and brings a tremendous amount of experience as a financial advisor as well as a small business owner. He has a unique perspective wearing both hats. Mark is active in the Boy Scouts and local government. He also serves on the Board of the North Dallas Chamber of Commerce and is on the board of trustees for the Dallas Human Resource Association.