Making Business Work Better with Mike Mirau

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.

In this episode, Darryl Galen, founder of dGalen graphics, a Plano, Texas based advertising and promotional company talks about the things small business owners need to consider when it comes to advertising and promotion of their business. Many business owners spend money hoping to get results. Darryl provides some practical tips to help any business owner maximize their advertising and promotion dollar.

I interviewed Jan Van Blarcum, founder and owner of Creative Tutors in Plano, Texas. Jan started her business in her home tutoring other people’s children to earn some extra money. This has grown to become a full-fledged franchise business with 10 franchises in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, with plans to go nationwide. Come hear about Jan’s move from part time home based business to a full-fledged franchise opportunity.

In this interview, Mike Mirau, discusses health care issues with Dr. Nelson Simmons. Dr. Simmons has created a revolutionary business by taking a different approach to helping small business owners provide health care for employees. He has also created a patient experience that flies in the face of traditional family medicine.

Marina Bhargava is the director of business development at the MEED Center.

Russ is a local business banker. He’s been serving the small business sector the last 3 years. He has held numerous sales and marketing positions with different organizations and has had his own direct mail business.

I visit with Kim Whiting of Pappy’s Pet Lodge

I am a business coach focused on helping small business owners make more money and work less time. I work with small business owners all over the US using process as a means to achieve the results his clients are looking for.