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1 week ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer
Oftentimes, graduate students are trained primarily for academic work, but our next guest’s university is preparing one of their cohorts for a completely different career path. And it involves partnering with industry in our state. Mike Switzer interviews Marieke Van Puymbroeck, associate dean of the Graduate School at Clemson University.
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1 week ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer
If there’s one thing most of us would agree on right now is that there is a significant amount of economic uncertainty in our country right now. Which is why our next guest says that it's important to be thinking long term and that means having a financial plan with a long-term perspective.
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2 weeks ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer
Most events held in downtowns across our state receive some amount of financial support from the town in the form of grants from hospitality or accommodations taxes. Our next guest’s highly successful weekly farmers market however, which closes down a few city blocks each Saturday morning, does not accept any municipal money and is now in their 20th year.
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2 weeks ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer
We continue to find food entrepreneurs in our state who are working hard to break into very competitive markets. Such as our next guest who has developed a new BBQ sauce. Mike Switzer interviews Dave Findley is founder of Dave’s Heritage BBQ Sauce and Seasonings in Rock Hill, S.C.
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2 weeks ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer
It’s baseball season and our next guest’s minor league team and its ballpark are celebrating 20 years in the Upstate this year. But what’s more is that they are also celebrating 20 years of directly related economic growth. Mike Switzer interviews Jeff Brown, president of the Greenville Drive baseball team in Greenville, S.C. South Carolina Business Review SC Business Reviewbusiness newsbusinesssportsbaseballSC News
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2 weeks ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer
The financial markets have been in a quagmire since inauguration day, mostly in a state of retreat due to the tariff scare. Our next guest says that it’s all happening at the same time as his long-expected rotational shift is occuring in investment category leadership. Mike Switzer interviews Tyson Halsey, a chartered financial analyst with Income Growth Advisors in Daniel Island, S.C. South Carolina Business Review SC Business Reviewbusiness newsbusinessstock marketPresident TrumpSC News
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2 weeks ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer
Our state’s inland port at Greer is expanding as industrial activity continues strong across the state. 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. South Carolina Business Review SC Business Reviewbusiness newsbusinessPortsmanufacturingSC News
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3 weeks ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer
As a poultry farmer, our next guest began to tire of removing dead chickens from his two chicken houses with a 5-gallon bucket. So, as so often happens with the birth of a new business, a solution began to develop in his mind which eventually led to a mechanization process that he now sells to poultry farms across the country. Mike Switzer interviews Chad Brubaker, founder of Innovative Poultry Products in Olar, S.C.
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3 weeks ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer
Hilton Head Island is certainly known for its many golf resorts and one of them, known as Harbour Town, will once again be bringing a significant economic impact to the Lowcountry through hosting the annual PGA golf tournament known as the RBC Heritage presented by Boeing, April 15-20. Mike Switzer interviews Steve Wilmot, tournament director.
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3 weeks ago | 
southcarolinapublicradio.org | Mike Switzer
According to our next guest’s agency, 43% of our state’s workforce is employed by the small business community which makes it the largest employment segment in South Carolina. This and more will be celebrated soon in our capital city as National Small Business Week arrives May 4th through 10th.
