The Life of a Startup & What You Need to Know

What should you expect when starting a business, how can you get funding, and when do you sell? Travis Pine joins Jon to answer these questions about life as a startup.

Business is ARTJustin T WellerJuly 24, 2018business, Startup, entrepreneur, Entrepreneurial Platform, mentor, buyout, sell, self-employmentComment

Tips For Your Business Or Startup

Jon Umstead and his team have been diligently working on Plan Canvas, an online community and software-based on his book, Business is ART. Camden Pierce sat into not only talk about it but to dive into some basic tips that any entrepreneur can use.

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Business is ARTCamden PierceSeptember 5, 2017Plan Canvas, Book, Software, Tips, entrepreneurComment

Entrepreneurial Excellence

To be the best entrepreneur or business leader you can be, you have to start with a belief in yourself - the authentic you. Jon's guest, business coach Virginia Phillips, discusses entrepreneurial excellence.

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When is it Time for Investors?

Jon's guest, David Willbrand of Thompson Hine, discusses when it is time to seek investors as well as when it is time to invest in small business.

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Business is ARTJon UmsteadMay 16, 2017Invest, Investor, Small Business, Startup, entrepreneur, Law, Lawyer, Capital, FundingComment

Starting a Startup: The TrueChat Way

Jon hasn't had the great privilege of having any TrueChat'ers on for a while, so why not have the two co-founders on one episode. Cam and Justin get into startups with Jon and all the things you need to do to succeed and the things you have to remember to stay sane.

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Business is ARTJon UmsteadMarch 21, 2017TrueChat, Startup, Misconceptions, Hobby, entrepreneur, Strategy, Vision, MissionComment

Exit Strategy

In every business there comes a point that it's just time for the owner(s) to get out. Even before that time comes, they need a good exit strategy. Jon and his guest, Kate Vriner of Sunbelt Business Advisors, offer some great advice for developing and managing one.

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Business is ARTJon UmsteadMarch 7, 2017exit strategy, exit, owner, entrepreneur, retire, sellComment

Management Buyout

Once in awhile opportunities come along for management or employees of a business to buyout the owners. Jon and his guest, Jeff Adair of Adair Coaching, discuss some of the do's and don't of a management buyout in this episode of Business is ART.

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Business is ARTCamden PierceFebruary 28, 2017management buyout, buyout, divest, exit strategy, entrepreneur, ownerComment

What Is the Social Impact of the Spiritual Entrepreneur?

Corporate Social Responsibility and Social Entrepreneurship have been growing, hot topics for the last few years. Now comes "Spiritual Entrepreneurship" - the bringing together of business life and the "interior life."

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Send Gamers, Guns and Money

Crowdfunding is a path that is increasingly becoming a better option for businesses of every kind. Jon and his guest Uwe Eickert, founder and CEO of the award winning Academy Games talk about it on this episode of Business is ART.

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Business is ARTJon UmsteadNovember 8, 2016Crowdfunding, e, entrepreneur, board games, History, Games, Game TheoryComment

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

When it's time to leave the business, who takes over and what does it look like. Jon and his guest, Michael Smith, a CPA with Goldshot, Lamb and Hobbs, Inc. discuss this and more on this episode of Business is ART.

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Business is ARTJon UmsteadNovember 1, 2016Succession, Succession Planning, entrepreneur, CPA, Accounting, MoneyComment

Optimal Living 360

When you take care of your personal life, your business will reap the rewards. Jon's guest, Dr. Sanjay Jain, best selling author of Optimal Living 360, offers some great advice from the heart in his book and on this episode of Business is ART.

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Business is ARTJon UmsteadOctober 4, 2016Business, Sanjay Jain, Optimal Living 360, entrepreneur, emotional health, financial healthComment

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Better Business & A Better Life

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