South Carolina Business Review

We’re in that time of year where many people are going through open enrollment to determine their employer benefits for the next year. So our next guest says that makes this a perfect time for individuals and business owners alike to evaluate their 401(k)s and retirement plans. Mike Switzer interviews Anne Marie Ashworth, a certified financial planner with Abacus Planning Group in Greenville.

An update of the news, events and issues that are trending right now across South Carolina's business community. Mike Switzer interviews Alan Cooper, founder and editor of three online business news websites in South Carolina: MidlandsBiz, UpstateBizSC, and LowCountryBizSC.

Our state has thousands of small businesses and many of them are involved in e-commerce. Our next guest’s nonprofit organization is currently developing a statewide, commission-free, online marketplace that connects our state’s small companies to a centralized e-commerce South Carolina-centric community. Mike Switzer interviews Jenny Boulware with the Municipal Association of South Carolina in Col...

So you have a smartphone and maybe a smartwatch, how about trying smart jewelry? Our next guest’s Upstate start-up has, in fact, patented a smart earring that tracks biodata, such as body temperature, activity, sleep, and even women’s fertility and menstrual cycles. Mike Switzer interviews Lindsey Calcutt, CEO of Incora Health in Greenville, SC.

Our next guest’s home supply store is one of many in our state and country that help local families to build, rehabilitate and repair safe and affordable homes in our communities. Mike Switzer interviews Kevin Oliver, manager of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore in West Columbia, SC.

Our next guest says that most people do not realize the importance of proactive tax planning during the overall financial planning process. Why? Well, he says the investment industry typically doesn’t allow investment representatives to talk about taxes, and most CPAs do not perform proactive tax planning unless their clients request it. Mike Switzer interviews Peter Pigeon, a certified financial...

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John tells us about new traction involving large companies collaborating with mid-size and entrepreneurial companies in SC as a result of this radio show.

The Small Business Act, signed into law by President Eisenhower in 1953, created a new government agency whose mission was to promote the interests of small businesses in order to enhance competition in the marketplace. Seventy years later, the institution continues to be a valuable resource for our nation’s small business community. Mike Switzer interviews Gregg White, the SBA’s district director...

After founding, operating, and exiting several small businesses throughout his life, our next guest launched his current enterprise: elevated dog beds. Why? Let’s find out. Mike Switzer interviews David Prince, founder of Truman and Teddy in Greenville, SC.

With the current rapid growth of our aging population, more and more adults are finding themselves caring for their parents. Our next guest says that can be a difficult world to navigate. Mike Switzer interviews Anna Gelbman Edmonds, founder of Reverse Magazine in Columbia, SC.

Our next guest says that, economically speaking, these are definitely challenging times. A serious overseas war, rising interest rates, up and down inflation, layoffs, strikes, AI, crazy politics, regional bank failures, and yet, a historically low unemployment rate continues. So, is a recession coming or not? Mike Switzer interviews Bruce Yandle, Dean Emeritus at the College of Business & Beh...

An update of the news, events and issues that are trending right now across South Carolina's business community. Mike Switzer interviews Jason Thomas, executive editor of SCBizNews, the company that publishes the Columbia Regional Business Report, Charleston Regional Business Journal, GSA Business and SCBizNews magazine.

In case you missed it, our state was recently awarded more than $551 million from the federal government to deploy affordable and reliable high-speed internet to over 100,000 homes and small businesses across our rural communities who do not currently have that access. Mike Switzer interviews Jim Stritzinger, director of the SC Broadband Office, which is part of our state’s Office of Regulatory St...

When you think of the livestock industry in our state, the odds are you would not think of bison. Which is why we were surprised to learn about our next guest’s 215-acre ranch with a herd of over 40 bison located in our Olde English District. Mike Switzer interviews Fred Ilse, founder and CEO of Tatanka Bison Ranch in York, SC.

After a stint heading up Louisiana’s economic development efforts, our next guest took over the reins of those same efforts for our state’s life sciences industry two years ago. Let’s check in and see how he and that sector of our state are doing. Mike Switzer interviews James Chappell, president and CEO of SCBIO in Greenville, SC.

Socially responsible investing, sustainable investing, ESG investing, faith-based investing, and biblically responsible investing all describe forms of investing whose proponents hope to leave the world a better place by changing the companies they own. Today, we’re going to take a little closer look at these terms with the help of our next guest. Mike Switzer interviews Jeff Wildes, a certified f...

Mike Switzer interviews John Warner, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Innoventure in Greenville, S.C. John talks about his efforts to form a consortium to focus on advanced manufacturing and supply chain technologies in SC.

For two years in a row now, our next guest’s university has been named as the best in the country for veterans by the Military Times. And they weren’t even on the radar three years ago. Mike Switzer interviews Jared Evans, executive director for Veterans and Military Affairs at the University of South Carolina in Columbia, SC.

The largest economic development project ever announced in our state, Scout Motors coming to Richland County, has, as would be expected, ratcheted up real estate activity in that part of the Midlands. And our next guest is going to give us some insight into what is indeed happening. Mike Switzer interviews Darren Rhodes, managing broker with SouthEast Land and Real Estate in Orangeburg, SC.

While we frequently talk about the various growth industries in our state such as automotive, aerospace, and healthcare, agriculture remains an important part of South Carolina’s economy. An Upstate university, in fact, is working hard to develop, test, and help implement new technologies for increasing productivity and decreasing costs in the agribusiness sector. Mike Switzer interviews Mallory D...

With interest rates considerably higher than they were a year ago, many investors are becoming interested again in income generating investments. Today, we will talk about the advantages to investing in individual bonds vs. bond mutual funds. Mike Switzer interviews Roy Janse, a certified financial planner with Mariner Wealth Advisors in Greenville, SC.

An update of the news, events and issues that are trending right now across South Carolina's business community. Mike Switzer interviews Alan Cooper, founder and editor of three online business news websites in South Carolina: MidlandsBiz, UpstateBizSC, and LowCountryBizSC. Disclaimer: Alan Cooper’s company has a business relationship with Voterheads.com, an affiliate of Magnolia Media, which is t...

13 years ago, the South Carolina Community Capital Alliance was formed with the mission of increasing capital resources for our state’s underserved and undercapitalized communities with the hope that the additional funding would lead to valuable new jobs. And each year, the Alliance recognizes individuals or organizations that have made a difference toward that end. And one of those persons is our...

The labor market continues to be tight almost everywhere and in some areas that situation has existed for a long time. Such as, in education. Mike Switzer interviews Sherry East, president of the South Carolina Education Association in West Columbia, SC.

Hurricane season has started and while many people are preparing their homes and businesses for the possibility of a hurricane or tropical storm, our next guest says it’s also the perfect time to make sure your finances are in order. Mike Switzer interviews Justin Hawkins, a regional banking director for Wells Fargo in Greenville, SC.