Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast with Scott Sander

BE&O Podcast – This Week in Business – High School Ref Pool

November 19, 2024

This week, basketball leagues and high school programs are back on the courts with a very different outlook, now that more referees are available. Last year we introduced you to a...

BE&O Podcast – Access to Capital – Veteran Entrepreneurship

November 18, 2024

The pathway to entrepreneurship for America’s veterans is not always an easy one. Courtney Zaugg and Venture Vets are doing something about that.

BE&O Podcast – Getting Started – S.E.A. Leaders Training Institute

November 17, 2024

We introduce you to Jennica Anderson. She's an entrepreneur who knows the importance of customer service and leadership. She's teaching small businesses how to excel in both.

BE&O Podcast – Success Story – Bringing Veterans and Employers Together

November 16, 2024

Sam Glanders is a veteran who has taken lessons he learned as a member of the special forces and used them to create a specialty contracting business, working on some...

BE&O Podcast – Industry Focus – Kelly Box

November 15, 2024

If you have or work with a small business that ships or receives nearly anything it is very likely you have handled a corrugated box from Kelly Box.

BE&O Podcast – Running Your Business – Heroes Without a Home

November 14, 2024

Air Force veteran of the Vietnam war, Melvin Fagan served in the Air Force during the Vietnam war.He started 'Heroes Without a Home' in 2017 to help veterans find secure...

BE&O Podcast – Accounting and Bookkeeping – Online Options to Help Outsource Accounting Needs

November 13, 2024

Ty Shea talks about online options to help you outsource your accounting needs.

BE&O Podcast – This Week in Business – 10,000 Businesses Initiative

November 12, 2024

Innopower has partnered with Goldman Sachs to bring full-time business programming to Indianapolis with the '10,000 Businesses' Initiative. The director stopped into the studio last week to explain.

BE&O Podcast – Access to Capital – Small Business Catalyst Fund

November 11, 2024

Fifth-Third Bank has launched a $7.85-million 'Small Business Catalyst Fund' that uses innovative funding opportunities to help grow small business.

BE&O Podcast – Getting Started – Veteran Strategies

November 10, 2024

We're 'Getting Started' with a salute to Robert Vane, founder of Veteran Strategies. He is the 'Certified Vendor of The Month' from the Indianapolis office of Minority and Women Business Development.

BE&O Podcast – Success Story – Semperfly Studios

November 09, 2024

We caught up with a very busy Gavin Goode at his Semperfly Studios in Noblesville to record a segment for our upcoming Celebrating Heroes special. This Marine veteran was recently...

BE&O Podcast – Industry Focus – Encouraging Females to Consider A Business In The Trades

November 08, 2024

The female owner of Mitchell Electric, LLC was one of the many new business owners to go through IBE's Business Training Initiative. Now, she is encouraging other females to consider starting...

BE&O Podcast – Running Your Business – Young Artist in the Graphic Arts

November 07, 2024

Last week we shared what our friends at Prideland Comics and Collectibles were doing for Halloween. While there, owner Ramone Edmonson introduced us to his talked son, Damani who is making...

BE&O Podcast – Accounting and Bookkeeping – The Impact of A.I. on Small Business

November 06, 2024

We talk to the Senior VP of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the impact of A.I. on small business.

BE&O Podcast – This Week in Business – How to Profit from Podcasting (Amplified by A.I.)

November 05, 2024

How to profit from podcasting and how to amplify the power of your podcasts with A.I. that is the focus of the next PodIndy conference. Podcaster Brad Miller gives us a preview.

BE&O Podcast – Access to Capital – Building Community Relationships

November 04, 2024

First Merchants Bank executive Patrick Molex believes building community relationships is key to helping small business prosper.

BE&O Podcast – Getting Started – Patricia Roe

November 03, 2024

We're going to 'Get Started' by introducing you to Patricia Roe, an inspiring entrepreneur who, instead of retiring, is using what she learned through the IBE Business Training Program to...

BE&O Podcast – Success Story – Chef Dexter Smith

November 02, 2024

We met Chef Dexter Smith and his wife, Toni, during the Circle City Classic Entrepreneur Day. They were there as part of the IBE Business Training Initiative.

BE&O Podcast – Industry Focus – Indy Scream Park

November 01, 2024

The 'haunted house industry' is a multi-million-dollar business that employs local workers seasonally, and, because of its high tech nature, helps support people in special effects, props and Halloween-related businesses. Our...

BE&O Podcast – Running Your Business – Indiana Small Business Expo

October 31, 2024

Kelly Sparks created the Indiana Small Business Expo in 2008 to help support Indiana small business. Each year the event has grown. She gives us a preview of what to expect this...

BE&O Podcast – Accounting and Bookkeeping -Planning for Promotions and Raises

October 30, 2024

Ty Shea has tips for business owners about planning for promotions and raises.

BE&O Podcast – This Week in Business – Prideland Comics & Collectibles

October 29, 2024

Last July we introduced you to Ramone Edmunson - owner of 'Prideland Comics & Collectibles'. We were there initially to explore the role that comic books play during the Halloween season. Our...

BE&O Podcast – Access to Capital – Abundant Solutions consulting

October 28, 2024

Shaneeka Abram is the CEO and founder of 'Abundant Solutions' consulting. She helps business owners grow through branding, social media marketing, and web design.

BE&O Podcast – Getting Started – Chapital Photographic

October 27, 2024

We're 'Getting Started' downtown at the Indiana state capital. Local commercial photographer Antonio Chapital is working with the 'Mexican Cultural Arts Center' of Indiana to put together a very special Dia...

BE&O Podcast – Success Story – One Drop World

October 26, 2024

Anita Cobb is founder of 'One Drop World' - it's an on-line art collective.She briefly stepped away from Entrepreneur Day last month to explain how programs like the IBE 'Business...

BE&O Podcast – Industry Focus – Circulus Digital Media

October 25, 2024

Circulus Digital Media is part of our entrepreneurial family, we're both owned by our parent company, 'Circle City Broadcasting'Circulus was on hand this year as a presenter for 'Innopower Minority...

BE&O Podcast – Running Your Business – Cummins Engine Destination Zero Initiative

October 24, 2024

Climate responsibility by businesses was one of the many topics addressed at this year's 'Rally Innovation Conference'.Indiana-based Cummins is a global leader in power technology.I sat down with the general...

BE&O Podcast – Accounting and Bookkeeping – How Indiana companies are doing on the NASDAQ

October 23, 2024

Time for our monthly check-in from Jane King at the NASDAQ about what is happening on Wall Street with Indiana companies.

BE&O Podcast – This Week in Business – National FFA Convention and Expo

October 22, 2024

The National FFA is headquartered here in Indianapolis. This year the organization announced a record-breaking membership milestone: more than one million members across the United States.We caught up with CEO Scott...

BE&O Podcast – Access to Capital – Sweeties Candy Boutique

October 21, 2024

Sweeties Candy Boutique and Emporium is in Brownsburg. The company specializes in vintage candy. Tiffany Johnson Bass owns it and was one of many local businesspeople who were on hand at this...

BE&O Podcast – Getting Started – Wayne Township Wayne Township Adult Learning

October 20, 2024

We're 'Getting Started' with a look at how Wayne Township's 'Adult Learning Program' is helping young adults get a jump-start on a career while adding more qualified people to the...

BE&O Podcast – Success Story – Kelly Box

October 19, 2024

Kelly Box has been in business since 1955 providing custom corrugated box products. It's a family owned and operated business that has grown over the years and added locations. But the company...

BE&O Podcast – Industry Focus – Indiana Creative Economy Summit

October 18, 2024

Coming up on October 25, 'Pattern' is once again hosting The Indiana Creative Economy Summit. It's a one-day event takes a serious look at the growth and development of Indiana’s creative...

BE&O Podcast – Running Your Business – Marc Bessiake

October 17, 2024

Marc Bessiake is a local videographer whose mission is to turn his client's vision into works of art. He often collaborates with the creative agency, GangGang.

BE&O Podcast – Accounting and Bookkeeping – Exit Strategies

October 16, 2024

This is the segment each week in which we turn our attention to the financial aspects for your business. This week Jamar Cobb-Dennard returns to explain the importance of exit strategies.

BE&O Podcast – This Week in Business – A Century of Hoosier Latino History

October 15, 2024

As part of our coverage Celebrating Hispanic Heritage - we caught up with Nicole Martinez-Legrand, a local historian who, with her co-author, Daniel Gonzales, documented more than a century of...

BE&O Podcast – Access to Capital – Neighborhood Economic Development Efforts

October 14, 2024

Many community organizations are offering help to their small business neighbors through education and events where they can find resources to help them access capital.As part of its residential and economic...

BE&O Podcast – Getting Started – IBE Business Training Initiative

October 13, 2024

One of the busiest people at the Circle City Classic Entrepreneur Day was Jean Poole, a founder of the IBE Business Training Initiative. We caught up her to find out how...

BE&O Podcast – Success Story – Jeff Maconi

October 12, 2024

Jeff Maconi is the owner of Maconi Setup Shop and the newly Launched Maconi Entertainment.He's an 'I-Racer' by trade but is now getting behind the wheel of a real super...

BE&O Podcast – Industry Focus – The Art of Ice Sculpting

October 11, 2024

Jose Hernandez learned the art of ice sculpting in Mexico... But when he found a home here, that talent became a family business… now more than 30 years in the...

BE&O Podcast – Running Your Business – Hoosier Champions Race

October 10, 2024

The Hoosier Champions Race is a night for local trainers to shine as they compete for their part in the quarter of a million dollar finals at Harrah’s Hoosier Park. For...

BE&O Podcast – Accounting and Bookkeeping – Business Coaching for Impact

October 09, 2024

For this week's accounting and booking segment we catch up with Shellie Vernon. She's a senior business consultant at JP Morgan Chase.We talked with her during Innopower's Minority Business Week at...

BE&O Podcast – This Week in Business – Circle City Classic Entrepreneur Day

October 08, 2024

Last weekend, the Circle City Classic rolled into town providing great football. It was also provided opportunities for the city's business community to shine.One of the popular events that took place...

BE&O Podcast – Access to Capital – Latino Business Support Network

October 07, 2024

The Latino Business Support Network is a collaborative effort between LISC Indy, Latino-led non-profits, and other community partners working together to support small Latino business owners and entrepreneurs.Super Tortas on...

BE&O Podcast – Getting Started – Ita Garcia

October 06, 2024

As part of our celebration of Hispanic heritage, we're 'Getting Started' with a visit to local artist Ita Garcia, an award-winning art teacher at Lawrence township's Spanish Immersion School. Her art...

BE&O Podcast – Success Story – Queen City Women in Business

October 05, 2024

The Queen City Women in Business Indiana Chapter was established to connect women-owned businesses to supplier diversity partners. The founder and the Indiana chapter president stopped by our studios to share...

BE&O Podcast – Industry Focus – We Brunch: Women’s Equity in the Workplace

October 04, 2024

The October We Brunch Indy event has assembled an impressive panel of women who have each faced many of the challenges others are running into on their way to the...

BE&O Podcast – Running Your Business – The Importance of Small Business in This Year’s Election

October 03, 2024

The National Small Business Association is a nonprofit based in Washington, D.C. that represents small businesses throughout the country. It is a non-partisan organization that advocates and supports small business. We asked...

BE&O Podcast – Accounting and Bookkeeping – IT Support

October 02, 2024

When you run a business, you will almost certainly operate with some type of technology. That leads to the questions of how to manage technology and find the right people to...

BE&O Podcast – This Week in Business – Citizens Energy Group Community Resource Day

October 01, 2024

Our next-door neighbors at Citizen's Energy Group are having a party next Saturday and they’re inviting the neighborhood. Jeffrey Harrison, the president and CEO of Citizens Energy Group, gives us all...

BE&O Podcast – Access to Capital – New Hope of Indiana

September 30, 2024

Many businesses and organizations are looking at non-traditional ways to 'Access Capital.' WISH-TV is partnering with 'LISC-Indianapolis' for the annual 'Love Thy Neighborhood Awards'. The awards celebrate and recognize 'game changers' in...

BE&O Podcast – Getting Started – Ugwuma Enterprise Challenge and the Nigerian based Ugwumba Center for Leadership Development in Africa

September 29, 2024

Independence Day in Nigeria is celebrated on October 1st. It marks the day that Nigeria gained its independence from British rule. For more than 6 decades the United States has enjoyed a...

BE&O Podcast – Success Story – Black female-owned business making a difference in Downtown

September 29, 2024

This month brought a celebration of a much anticipated reopening of a historic even venue long known as Buggs Temple. Built back in the early 1900's as a religious gathering...

BE&O Podcast – Industry Focus – Practical Products

September 28, 2024

Aaron Farrer is a local entrepreneur and inventor whose family owned company, Practical Products, works to develop products to make life easier. We caught up with him inside the demo...

BE&O Podcast – Running Your Business – Business Equity for Indy

September 27, 2024

Kristen Lampkin dropped by our Rally location last month to talk about the economic benefits to minority businesses who practice equity and inclusion.

BE&O Podcast – Accounting and Bookkeeping – How Indiana Businesses Are Doing

September 26, 2024

Each week our Accounting and Bookkeeping segment turns our attention to the financial side of the business. This week we look to Jane King to find out how Indiana businesses...

BE&O Podcast – This Week in Business – Upcoming Circle City Classic events

September 25, 2024

This year is the 40th anniversary of the Circle City Classic. Football is the headliner but the event offers opportunities for the city and it's people to make a positive...

BE&O Podcast – Access to Capital – Investments in B2B

September 24, 2024

We first met Heath Butler in February when he was in for the All-Star Business Opportunity Week. He visited us at our booth at Innopower Minority Business Week at Rally...

BE&O Podcast – Getting Started – Startup Moxie Elkhart County

September 23, 2024

As we Get Started this week we want you to meed 2 young entrepreneurs in training from northern Indiana's Elkhart county. They traveled to Indianapolis last month for the Rally...

BE&O September 15, 2024 – Circle City Classic, Self Employed Tax Credit Scam, and Celebrating Hispanic Heritage

September 16, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: A milestone is coming up later this month, the 40th annual Circle City Classic. WISH-TV is a proud media sponsor.If you’re...

BE&O September 8, 2024 – Eddie Gill, Indiana Energy Independence Fund, and Erica Baird

September 13, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: Eddie Gill, former NBA player turned investment advisor, has some great advice for business owners on Accessing Capital.Learn how the...

BE&O September 1, 2024 – The Road to Rally

September 03, 2024

On this special “Road to Rally” episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: Actor and visionary entrepreneur, Denim Richards, stops by to talk about his success both on and...

BE&O August 25, 2024 – The Story of GangGang, Personal Loans, and Personal Branding

August 26, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: We sit down with the founders of creative agency GangGang to learn about their personal journey and how their mission...

BE&O August 18, 2024 – Pitch Feast, Diversity Outreach & Reverse Trade Show, and BUTTER

August 19, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: Pitch Feast is coming up soon. We meet a past winner.The popular Diversity Outreach & Reverse Trade Show returns.And, we go...

BE&O August 11, 2024 – Herd Strategies, Mid-Year Projections, Hobbs Station

August 12, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: We look at the Certified Vendor of the Month, Denise Herd the owner of public relations firm of Herd Strategies. Tips...

BE&O August 4, 2024 – SBA Made In America Tour, IU Nutrition Hub, and EDGE Sound Research.

August 05, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: You’ll be there as one of the nation’s leading small business advocates kicks off her Made in America Tour. We visit...

BE&O July 28, 2024 – Invst, Indiana Tech Opportunities, and Credit Union Tips

July 29, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: The founder of Invst explains what will happen in an upcoming workshop. What a recent Venture Capital report says about Indiana...

BE&O July 21, 2024 – Hobbs Station Project, INNOPower Minority Business Week, and New Technology at Indianapolis Internation al Airport

July 22, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: A new mixed use development project promising to open business opportunities in Plainfield.Emil Ekiyor previews the upcoming INNOPower Minority Business...

BE&O July 14, 2024 – Bravia Services, Rally Conference, and Real Estate Opportunities

July 15, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: July’s Vendor of the Month from the Indianapolis office of Minority and Women Business Development is a service-disabled veteran owned...

BE&O July 7, 2024 – Succession Planning, Black Business Training Institute, and SBA Grow Your Business

July 15, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: How having a succession plan can increase the value of your business.The I.B.E. Training Institute creates success. You may qualify for...

BE&O June 30, 2024 – Supplier Diversity, Mayor’s Breakfast Awards, and Project Pipeline

July 01, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: We look at two workshops centered on Accessing Capital and find out what’s in the Indianapolis Project Pipeline. Also, we meet...

BE&O June 23, 2024 – Embracing new technology, Hero Hut, and Lumina Foundation

June 24, 2024

How to embrace new technology. How Hero Hut is helping veterans succeed. And we find inspiration at the Lumina Foundation

BE&O June 16, 2024 – Apex Infinite Solutions, King of Comfort, and Ed Carpenter

June 18, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: Apex Infinite Solutions is the Vendor of the Month from the Indianapolis office of Minority and Women business Development. Meet the...

BE&O June 9, 2024 – The Largest Global Cross-Sector Innovation Conference, Building Your Credit Rating, and Kaiban Kids part 2

June 10, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: We are Getting Started with some historic news about the partnership between INNO Power Minority Business week and the Rally...

BE&O June 2, 2024 – NTT Indycar Series Chief Starter, Venture Vets, and Stop 11 Coffee

June 04, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: We get Started with the starter of the NTT Indycar Series, Aaron Likens. We’ll tell you about a new Access to...

BE&O May 19, 2024 – Export Development, Kaiban Kids, and Empowering Business Owners

May 20, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: May is World trade Month so we’re Getting Started by introducing you to an expert who helps small business go...

BE&O May 12, 2024 – Candy and Snacks Coming to Indy, New Regulations, and TechPoint Resilience Award

May 13, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: Find out about the National Sweets and Snacks Expo coming to Indy. We’ll update you on two new workforce regulations that...

BE&O May 5, 2024 – Walker Career Center, Supplier Diversity, and DiversiFind

May 06, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: We revisit the entrepreneurship program at Warren Central’s Walker Career Center. We visit a tech startup with a solution-based idea to...

BE&O April 28, 2024 – “The Enlightened Passenger”, Be a Better Leader, and T.H.R.I.V.E.

April 29, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: Wea re Getting Started with Corey Poirier, he’s the founder of Blue Talks and has a new book out called...

BE&O April 21, 2024 – Economic Wellness, Earth Day, and Opportunities for Veterans

April 22, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: A new report grades economic wellness, Jane King reports on how Indian stacks up. National Earth Day is this week, we’re...

BE&O April 14, 2024 – Vendor of the Month, Mid-States Procurement Conference, and Biocrossroads

April 15, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: We’re meeting this month’s Vendor of the Month for Indianapolis Office of Minority and Women Business Development. We stop by Mid-State...

BE&O April 7, 2024 – Financial Literacy, Money Matters, and ReElement Technologies

April 09, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: Certified Financial Planner, James Wilkerson, offers high energy insights in financial literacy. We continue our conversation with 5/3 Bank and their...

BE&O March 31, 2024 – PitchFeast, Women’s Fund of Central Indiana, and Touchdown RV

April 01, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: We continue our nod to Women’s History Month by featuring several successful business owners. Find out how you can be part...

BE&O March 24, 2024 – JPMorgan Follow up and Women in Trades

March 25, 2024

We’ll have a follow up to our popular JPMorgan Chase interview. And we talk to this year’s Woman of the Year in the trade industry.

BE&O March 17, 2024 –the latest from the NASDAQ, SBA Deputy Administrator, and the remarkable story of Violet T. Lewis

March 19, 2024

Jane King has the latest from the NASDAQ. Our interview with the Deputy Administrator of the SBA about new opportunities for technology funding. And the remarkable story of Violet T. Lewis, educator...

BE&O March 10, 2024 – Vendor of the Month, Capital Opportunities, and Niedhammer Wedding & Events

March 14, 2024

We meet the certified vendor of the month from the office of minority and women business development, we continue our series on capital opportunities with a private wealth management firm,...

BE&O March 3, 2024 – Our exclusive interview with JPMorgan Chase CEO, Jamie Dimon

March 03, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: We share the full length WISH-TV News 8 exclusive One-On-One with JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon.

BE&O February 25, 2024 – Financing and Investors, All-Star Minority Business event, and The Minority Entrepreneurship Institute

February 26, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: Our Access to Capital pairs financing and investors. A special This Week in Business highlights how a major sporting event, like...

BE&O February 18, 2024 – Barriers to financial literacy, business Ownership Initiative, and We Brunch

February 19, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: An expert helps break down barriers to financial literacy. What the Business Ownership Initiative can do for you. And the next Women...

BE&O February 11, 2024 – Cambridge Capital, Lafayette Square, and Tax Tips

February 12, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: If your minority business needs Access to Capital, we have options. Will a major redevelopment project make it “hip to be...

BE&O February 4, 2024 – Pier 70 Ventures, NBA All-Star Minority Business and Opportunity Weekend, and Transglobal Business

February 05, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: we continue our series on capital opportunities in 2024 with Pier 70 Ventures. We preview the upcoming NBA All-Star Minority Business...

BE&O January 28, 2024 – Elevate Me, Community Day at the Statehouse, and the William G. Mays Excellence in Entrepreneurship Award Recipient

January 30, 2024

On this episode of the Business, Equity and Opportunities Podcast: We continue our series on capital opportunities in 2024 with Elevate Me. Community Day at the Statehouse is coming up. Why that...