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Back to SearchEpisode 210: How to Finance Expansion Without Stress
Episode 210
Business expansion becomes stressful through outside capital dependency—approval uncertainty, term negotiations, timeline delays, personal guarantees…
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 209: Internal Capital vs. SBA Loans
Episode 209
SBA loans appear attractive (8% interest, 10-year terms, government backing) but hide massive costs—$300K loan requires $432K total repayment ($132K …
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 208: The Cost of Outside Capital
Episode 208
Business owners miscalculate outside capital costs by focusing only on interest rates (7% stated rate) while ignoring opportunity cost ($70K interest…
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 207: Funding Growth Without Dilution
Episode 207
Business owners needing growth capital face equity dilution trap—selling 20% equity for $500K expansion capital costs $2M when business reaches $10M …
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 206: Escaping the Bank Approval Trap
Episode 206
Business owners lose opportunities requiring bank approval for capital access—applications, financial statements, waiting periods (3+ weeks), and per…
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 205: Why the Best Lender to Your Business Is You
Episode 205
Business owners borrow from banks for equipment, inventory, and expansion, paying 20-40% premiums in interest over loan terms ($50K loan costs $70K t…
2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 204: An Estate Attorney on Liquidity Planning
Episode 204
Estate attorneys identify liquidity crisis as biggest estate planning failure—families with $10M+ illiquid assets (real estate, businesses) unable to…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 203: The Exit Is Not the Finish Line
Episode 203
Business owners mistakenly view exit as finish line after 30 years of building, leading to retirement mindset and wealth stagnation. M.C. Laubscher r…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 202: Turning a Liquidity Event Into Generational Capital
Episode 202
Most people treat liquidity events as endpoints, spending capital down over lifetime and leaving minimal inheritance, creating single-generation weal…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 201: The One-Page Family Bank Plan
Episode 201
Most people overcomplicate wealth building with multiple advisors, dozens of accounts, and no clear direction, unable to articulate their wealth plan…
2 months, 2 weeks ago