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So here’s the famous riddle: Which came first, the chicken... or the violin? Or the piano? Or the valved horn?

According to U.S. Census data, Black entrepreneurship is on the rise. Even before the pandemic, Black-owned businesses (with more than one employee) grew 8% from 2018 to 2019. Post-pandemic, that growth appears to be continuing as evidenced by our next guest’s Lowcountry event. Mike Switzer interviews Marcus Hammond, organizer of the Black Food Truck Festival coming to Charleston, SC Nov. 19-20.

Our next guest’s success in the popcorn, chocolate, and ice cream business has earned her the most recent Female Small Business Person of the Year award from the South Carolina district of the US Small Business Administration. Mike Switzer interviews Kathy Lindell, owner of Simple Treasures in Summerville, SC.

The Founder Institute, an organization dedicated to helping entrepreneurs complete their desired path to success, has over 200 chapters around the world…and now one in our state. Mike Switzer interviews Gore Bolton, one of the founding members of the South Carolina chapter of the Founder Institute in Columbia, SC.

October 29, 2022 - We recap this week's gubernatorial debate between incumbent Gov. Henry McMaster and Democratic candidate Joe Cunningham.

In a lifetime of performing and teaching, I’ve never once witnessed an argument that had anything to do with where somebody was from, nor, for that matter, have I ever heard, among the musicians I’ve known, a single word of nationalist or racist invective.

So where does the word "fiddle" come from?

Inflation and interest rates continue to rise. And while the housing market is showing signs of being affected, the economy still grows. But for how much longer? Mike Switzer interviews Mark Witte, director of the MBA program at the School of Business at the College of Charleston.

Mike Switzer interviews Alan Cooper, founder and editor of three online business news websites in South Carolina: MidlandsBiz, UpstateBizSC, and LowCountryBizSC. Alan tells us about the impact BMW, Nephron Pharmaceuticals, and Boeing are contributing to our state. Disclaimer: Alan Cooper’s company has a business relationship with Voterheads.com, a wholly-owned company of Magnolia Media, which is the producer of the South Carolina Business Review.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Marvella Ford about efforts to address disparities in lung cancer screening in S.C. Dr. Ford is a Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences and she’s Associate Director of Population Sciences and Cancer Disparities at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.