Professional Employer Organizations

Meet Terry Polyák with Insperity. He is a specially trained and Certified Business Performance Advisor with Insperity. His decades of experience as an entrepreneur, inventor, business owner, and consultant allow him to help solve business challenges, especially regarding Human Capital Management. Businesses and organizations did not start to manage Benefits, Compliance, Regulations, Payroll, Taxes, Insurance.…

Business Owner Estate Planning

Estate Planning is easy to put off. This can lead to unintended consequences if something happens to you where you die or become incapacitated. Business owners and all stakeholders are at even greater risk if the Estate Planning is not in good order. Estate and Business Planning Attorney Brandon Rains takes a few minutes with…

Right Players Right Skates

“All star teams fail because they rely solely on the individual’s talent. The Soviets win because they take that talent and they use it inside a system that’s designed for the betterment of the team.” - Coach Herb Brooks from the movie Miracle. The 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team was assembled by Herb Brooks.…

Buying or Selling a Business?

What could possibly go wrong when buying or selling a business? Well as it turns out, quite a lot. Meet Business Broker Daniel Patten. In this video Daniel talks to us about the current state of the market and how it compares to a year ago. We go on to talk about some misconceptions owners…

Commercial Finance with Matt Carmichael

Matt Carmichael is a Vice President and Commercial Relationship Manager with First Financial Northwest Bank. I recently caught up with him to get an update on commercial finance today. In this short conversation we are asking Matt: What activity is he seeing in early 2023 How does this activity compare to the same time last…

Robert Nickey – Crucial Questions to Increase Business Profits

“Ask any business owner and they will tell you how important delegation is in managing their business. However, you would be confused when you see the same business owner completing low-impact work each day. In his book The E-Myth Michael Gerber describes 2 distinctive roles a business owner represents, the Technician and the Entrepreneur.” -…