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Small Bites of Business Insights

A new podcast brought to you by the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence.

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About the Series

The Small Bites of Business Insights Podcast provides valuable lessons that will help you improve your business practices. Brought to you by the Yum! Center for Global Franchise Excellence, Dr. Gosser is joined by a guest for each season to discuss their knowledge, tips and strategies involved in a wide array of topics, all connected to running a business.

Kathy Gosser - Podcast Host

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Dr. Gosser originally joined the College of Business in 2019. Before joining UofL, Dr. Gosser spent 35 years at Yum! Brands. Her last role with the company was as Director of Learning & Organizational Development and the Chair of the KFC Foundation. She earned her PhD in Educational Leadership and Organizational Development from the University of Louisville, her MBA from UofL, and her BA in Journalism from Indiana University.

Season 2

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Episode 1: Estate Planning Basics

Episode 1: Estate Planning Basics

Those who understand the importance of careful estate planning can create lasting wealth strategies that ensure a continued legacy.
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Episode 2: Trusts

Episode 2: Trusts

Learn the difference between trusts and wills, and the various benefits each offers.
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Episode 3: Power of Attorney

Episode 3: Power of Attorney

Emphasizes the use of power of attorney, in regard to property and healthcare maintenance.
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Episode 4: Transfer Taxes

Episode 4: Transfer Taxes

Exemptions and strategies that minimize transfer taxes are highlighted and the importance of properly planned wills and trusts in estate planning is reiterated.
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Episode 5: Insurance

Episode 5: Insurance

An understanding of life insurance and long-term care insurance policies in relation to midterm and long-term financial goals, retirement planning, risk management, and access to liquidity for emergency, is essential for business owners.
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Episode 6: Planning for the Mid-Stage Business Owner

Episode 6: Planning for the Mid-Stage Business Owner

This episode emphasizes the importance of reviewing arrangements as the business grows, as state regulations change, and as one’s personal relationships shift. Such planning is vital to ensure a sustainable and valuable legacy for the future.
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Episode 7: Planning for the Late-Stage Business Owner

Episode 7: Planning for the Late-Stage Business Owner

Transition planning for late-stage business owners, addressing fair treatment for children, exploring charitable planning and advanced wealth transfer strategies, that ensure family cohesiveness and responsible wealth utilization.

Season 1

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Small Bites Podcast, Episode 1: Tips for Better Books

Small Bites Podcast, Episode 1: Tips for Better Books

Entrepreneurs who have accurate financial data and a process for using it make better business decisions. Barb Nuss shares tips for accurate accounting records, and explores the importance of having reliable, timely data to manage by the numbers.
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Small Bites Podcast, Episode 2: Start with the end in Mind

Small Bites Podcast, Episode 2: Start with the end in Mind

It’s never too early to envision how you will exit your business. Building entrepreneurial wealth happens quicker when you understand how a business is valued. Start with a timeline for growing sales and profits to yield the ROI of your dreams.
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Small Bites Podcast, Episode 3: Race to Profit

Small Bites Podcast, Episode 3: Race to Profit

Every new business is in a race to profit. They MUST turn profitable before the cash runs out. How do you know you have enough start-up capital to win the race?
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Small Bites Podcast, Episode 4: Income Statements

Small Bites Podcast, Episode 4: Income Statements

Beyond sales and profit, the income statement (P&L or Profit and Loss) provides insights into productivity, expense management, pricing, labor costs, and more. Are you learning all you could be from your P&L?
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Small Bites Podcast, Episode 5: Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Small Bites Podcast, Episode 5: Key Performance Indicators (KPI)

Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs, measure the drivers of business success. Measure the drivers, manage the drivers, and the results will come. Barb and Kathy discuss metrics that enable owners to manage sales, productivity, marketing, and more.
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Small Bites Podcast, Episode 6: Balance Sheets

Small Bites Podcast, Episode 6: Balance Sheets

The balance sheet reveals business insights on cash flow, business efficiency, debt management, and business risk. These are the things bankers want to know to understand the risk of business failure. What should you look for in your balance sheet?
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Episode 7: Breaking Even

Episode 7: Breaking Even

Breakeven analysis sounds scary, but it isn’t. It is a simple formula you can use to set profitable sales goals and determine the sales needed to earn a return on your marketing, hiring, and expansion investments.
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Episode 8: Goal Setting

Episode 8: Goal Setting

Goal-driven entrepreneurs achieve more and do it quicker. Beyond sales targets, what goals keep you focused on the activities that drive business success, profitability, and cashflow?
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Small Bites Podcast, Episode 9: Goals - Keeping on Track

Small Bites Podcast, Episode 9: Goals - Keeping on Track

Setting goals is easy, keeping on track to achieve those goals takes discipline. Hear what Kathy and Barb have to say about review routines that make a difference.
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Small Bites Podcast, Episode 10: Statements of Cashflow

Small Bites Podcast, Episode 10: Statements of Cashflow

Congratulations! You’ve made a profit. So why don’t you have any cash? Barb explains the difference between profit and cash, and how the statement of cashflow demonstrates where the cash went.

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Interested in more?

Check out the FranchiseU! Podcast, another show hosted by Dr. Gosser where she meets with a unique figure every episode to talk all about franchising.

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