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Sometimes small business owners need a little advice. When they do, they can turn to numerous nonprofit small business assistance organizations, and you regularly hear from those right here on this show. But there are also for-profit companies out there that help with coaching and peer advice assistance...like our next guest’s.Mike Switzer interviews Peter Brougham-Cook, owner of The Alternative Board-Lowcountry franchise in Bluffton, SC.

If you are a regular listener of ours, you’ve probably heard our next guest’s organization mentioned here before because they have recently been showing up in the news somewhat frequently announcing investments into young, small companies across our state and the region.Mike Switzer interviews Paul Clark, managing director at VentureSouth in Greenville, SC.

If you listen to our show on a regular basis, you’ve probably heard us mention SC Launch and SCRA many times because they are right in the middle of our state’s entrepreneurial scene. But it’s been a while since we’ve actually checked in with them directly, so today is that day.Mike Switzer interviews Bob Quinn, executive director of the South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) parent organization of SC Launch.

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C.

Retirement plans can sometimes be very confusing, maybe because there are so many types that involve a myriad of tax laws. Our next guest says that marriage and divorce can add even more complicating factors.Mike Switzer interviews Stephanie Vokral, a certified financial planner and a certified divorce financial analyst with the Financial Knot in Columbia, SC.

When musicians and music scholars prepare performances of works by dead composers, they often get stuck in arguments over determining what the composers’ “original intent” was.

“N” is for Nairne, Thomas (d. 1715). Indian agent. A native of Scotland, Nairne was in South Carolina by 1695. He obtained land grants on St. Helena's…

“M” is for Mabry, George Lawrence, Jr. (1917-1990). Soldier, Medal of Honor Recipient. After graduating from Presbyterian College, Mabry entered the US…

“O” is for Ocean Forest Hotel. In 1930, one of the state's most elegant hotels opened its doors at Myrtle Beach. The Ocean Forest, with its ten story…

"P" is for Pacific Mills. Pacific Mills began in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1850. In 1915, in order to expand its operations it purchased four mills on…