I interviewed Harry S Dent just yesterday on The Smallbiz Brain. Dent insists that there is absolutely nothing the US government can do to stimulate our economy out of the current downturn. He says it is occurring naturally and is the result of a unique and dramatic convergence of cycles that can be traced back 40-80 and 500 years back into economic history.

In my interview with Larry Ahrens, we discussed the plight that many business owners face when unable to keep their account receivables current. Larry describes how his company, Transworld, helps business owners solve the issue in an affordable way that preserves the customer relationship.

Our guest on this segment of the Smallbiz Brain has more than 25 years of experience in buying and selling businesses. Tom Marx is the President and founder of Marx Group Advisors—- the company specializes in mergers and acquisitions with a focus on providing those services to the Automotive and Heavy Duty aftermarkets. The Marx Group is headquartered in San Rafael, CA with offices in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles

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.

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 brain formed his company following a simple, yet powerful observation—-Mark Schiavone discovered that small and mid sized companies buy many of the same products & services in their daily operations but usually have little purchasing & negotiation leverage with suppliers.

Following his 23 year management career in the Cable and Satellite Television Industry, Mark Schiavone founded The Member Savings Program, Inc. His company is focused on assisting small and mid sized companies maximize their purchasing power and collective cost savings on everyday operational expenses with a unique, turnkey Membership-based solution.

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.

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.