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The Business Advisor

The Business Advisor

Michael Lodge

The Business Advisor is hosted by Michael Lodge, a nationally certified business mediator and advisor. He has been in private practice since 1984 and has been is various types of business entities throughout the United States and Asia. Mr. Lodge has owned and advised many forms of businesses clients that have included tax firms, healthcare and staffing, construction, real estate, sports and entertainment, and others. As a mediator he mediates business issues that include family small businesses, workplace conflict, real estate, estate and trust disputes, various business disputes between partners and owners of businesses. His experience counts in providing advice and mediation.


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The Business Advisor - Two Personal Finance Assignments For 2023
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10/26/22 • 14 min

2023 is only two months away, so it is vital for you to get ready to face the music for the near year. So two assignments for you. 1) call your tax advisor and sit down and talk about any changes or needs to file your 2022 tax return. Don't wait until 2023 to do it, do it now so it counts for 2022. 2) prepare your 2023 budget, for your business or personal finance side. You need to focus on money coming in, money going out, and what is left over and what you plans are for 2023. Again, I am going to use the word "vital", because it is so important for you to do this. If you are married or have a significant other - do it together so you both know the numbers and have planned this together, your on the same page, or path, depending on how you want to describe it.


I am giving you two free excel spreadsheets for you to use. These are free, no strings attached. Just use them and put them to good use. If you have a question, or confused, send me an email to: [email protected] And I will answer your questions.


Small Business Financials for 2022 - INCOME / EXPENSE REPORTING click on the box with this title.


Personal Budgeting for 2023 - PERSONAL BUDGET WORKSHEET click on the box with this title.

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Twitter will pay a $150 million penalty and put in new safeguards to settle federal regulators' allegations that the social platform failed to protect the privacy of users' data over a six-year span. "Twitter obtained data from users on the pretext of harnessing it for security purposes but then ended up also using the data to target users with ads," FTC Chair Lina Khan said in a statements. I am sure that Elon Musk is doing his due diligence to make sure there are no other risk issues with this company as he plans to acquire it.


Then the question goes to us in business. How safe is your client data? Do you have a client data protection plan in place? Every business should have one. Especially tax preparers and CPA firms. They collect all of your family and financial data on you. Ask your accountant if they have a client data protection plan in place? Per the FTC a tax preparer has the same rules on client data protection rules as a bank. Any business should now have a client protection data plan in place.


FTC Statement of Twitter: https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2022/05/twitter-pay-150-million-penalty-allegedly-breaking-its-privacy-promises-again


If you would like to schedule a session with me for business advisory or mediation, go to my website at: http://www.lodge-co.com


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The Business Advisor - Using YouTube To Listen To Customers
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05/24/22 • 14 min

I have been planning a road trip for the summer so I have been watching YouTube. One of the items I will need is a camper van to make this trip in. So, I have been watching YouTube videos from vloggers to do RV reviews. What I have found out is that the manufacturers are watching to, they are watching their competition and they are listening to the comments on these YouTube vlogs. Some of the manufactures listen and make changes based on what customers and buyers of the RV's are saying. They are getting free information of customers and want to be customers - for free. This podcast is about listening to your customers.


I may have to postpone my road trip through the 28 remaining states, gas and diesel prices are so high that it would not be economical to do it right now. So, the positive - I have more time to decide what type of RV I would like. If you have any suggestions, send them to me at [email protected].


If you would like to have some business coaching and want more access to me, book an appointment online at: http://www.lodge-co.com


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The Business Advisor - Even With Inflation You Can Start A Business
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05/23/22 • 14 min

Yes, even during inflationary times you can start a business if you think about the flow of money which means you will need to know:

  1. Revenue / Income
  2. Cost of Gods Sold / Operating Expenses
  3. Net Income - that may generate a tax bill
  4. Cash Flow

Take a online business class or hire a business coach that can walk you through the process. If you need a coach, contact me by going to my website and scheduling time with me on-line: http://www.lodge-co.com


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The Business Advisor - Life, Humor, And Changing Your Identity
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05/22/22 • 14 min

This is just a podcast about children, man vs. women, transgender, changing your identity, and laughing at the whole thing.


If you like my podcast, please support me by going to: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/michaellodge


Want to have more access to me? Need business advice or would like to mediate a business or family dispute, go to: http://www.lodge-co.com


The recording on this podcast is from tiktok and comedian Terrence Williams. Funny guy who talks about politics with humor.

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The Business Advisor - Saturday Morning Thoughts

Saturday Morning Thoughts

The Business Advisor

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05/21/22 • 14 min

There are times I wonder if this podcast is reaching people, if people are listening to what I say. I heard a great quote that snapped me out of this thought process because it was funny - "I feel as useless as the letter G in lasagna". I heard it and I laughed because that is how I feel sometimes with this podcast. However, I will continue to talk about issues that affect our lives, right now it is inflation and bad policies coming out of Biden and the Congress. I feel we need to be more aggressive because the economy is going to get worse. Gas is predicted to jump to $10 per gallon. We don't have enough oil production. Sub-Prime mortgages are going into foreclosures at the moment because of inflation and rising interest rates. People are not able to meet their monthly loan payments because everything is to costly. We have a lot of other issues, besides inflation, that are going to drive the nation into a very deep recession that may be considered a depression. We have trouble coming.


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The Business Advisor - Cut Your Expenses, Tighten Your Belts and Build Up Cash
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05/26/22 • 14 min

In a San Francisco Business Journal article, Sequoia Capital is warning founders of the companies they have invested in to conserve cash and slash spending. The group gave a stark warning for its portfolio companies. Cut costs now. In early May the Menlo Park-based venture firm shared a presentation with its founders in which it warned them of a pending economic downturn that will last much longer and be more severe than what happened at the outset of the Covid-19 pandemic. They said that companies need to tighten their belts.


"Companies who move the quickest have the most runway and are most likely to avoid the death spiral." Sequoia said in its presentation.


"It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change." the venture firm said in its presentation.


Business Journal Article Link: CLICK HERE


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Today South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham came out and tried to justify why he is voting to fund Ukraine with $40 BILLION dollars. Now Graham has been pushing this war with Putin for years, he and John McCain went to Ukraine promising to support them. He wants Putin gone, in fact he even came out a few months ago and said someone needs to take Putin out. So my friends here in South Carolina, we have $40 billion reasons why Graham should no longer be our Senator and it is time to make a change. We need to vote people into office who understands inflation, the affects of massive overspending, and how to put options on the table that Americans can use. We can not longer afford fickle Senators like Graham. South Carolina, it's time for a change. A new voice of the people need to go to the Senate that will represent the needs of South Carolinians.


Link of Lindsey Graham "Why I support Ukraine Aid Military Putin Russia": https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/ukraine-aid-military-putin-russia-lindsey-graham


If you live in South Carolina, let me know how you feel on Senator Lindsey Graham. Send me an email to: [email protected]


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Businesses that allow political agenda's and wokeness into their companies will create conflict. Conflict comes in many forms. Internal and external, and investor conflict. Politics is an unethical entity that if allowed inside you business will take the company into conflict. We see it in Twitter, Disney, Facebook, Coke and other businesses that decided to take a political position that created conflict. When a company becomes woke they push their main business focus to the side and become corrupted by politics. Then the conflict begins. Every business, especially during this election year, should be sitting down with their management and boards and establish ethical boundaries on politics of the company or from employees inside the company. Conflict can be eliminated by keeping wokeness politics outside the company. Every small business and big business should also have an ethical policy on politics in their employee handbooks. It needs to be addressed because politics can get out of control quickly. Unethical behavior erupts when politics is allowed in companies. Senior executives that try and push a social political agenda need to be told to stop. Political behavior can destroy the branding of a company, and we see this happening every day. People, focus on your business, not your politics.


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Total Debt: $31.4 TrillionAnnual interest paid on debt: -#1.2 trillion by 2024Annual tax revenue: $4.9 trillionAnnual Deficit: $1.4 trillion lossProjected 2023 Deficit: over $2 trillionJanet Yellen taps retirement funds to avoid breaching US debt limit. Does any of this sound like sound spending habits, good stewards of the money Americans have paid into the tax system? If this were a company, would you invest in it? Hell no. The ethical work that the Joe Biden can do is to sit down with Treasury and the members of Congress and negotiate. If you don't negotiate then we have no leadership in Washington. We just have elected people who think that it is ok to put the American people in greater debt. Perhaps it is time to shut the government down to get people to the negotiating table. This is no longer about politics, this is about working together to reduce our nations debt and curb spending. Otherwise, you can expect the economy of America to get even worse. Do what's ethical, and not what is political.If you like my podcast and would like to help support The Business Advisor, please subscribe at: http://www.buymeacoffee.com/michaellodgeIf you are in business and would like to ask business questions, send them to: [email protected]Schedule a 60 minute consultation with me, go to: http://www.lodge-co.com

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How many episodes does The Business Advisor have?

The Business Advisor currently has 188 episodes available.

What topics does The Business Advisor cover?

The podcast is about Management, Texas, Entrepreneurship, Miami, Conflict, Podcasts, Small Business, Mediation, Florida, Business and California.

What is the most popular episode on The Business Advisor?

The episode title 'LEADERS NEGOTIATE DEBT CEILINGS AND SPENDING, FAILURES PLAY POLITICS' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The Business Advisor?

The average episode length on The Business Advisor is 15 minutes.

How often are episodes of The Business Advisor released?

Episodes of The Business Advisor are typically released every day.

When was the first episode of The Business Advisor?

The first episode of The Business Advisor was released on Apr 19, 2022.

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