Cashin' The Check

Tyler and Tiffany talk about remote working from home and bringing your pets into the workplace. Are these good things or bad things? They have opinions on it for sure!

Travis Bumbalough as the special guest talking about acquisitions. Tyler and Tiffany discuss, when is it time to throw in the towel.

Tyler Asher, Director of the Small Business Development and Tiffany Anton, Vice President of The Biz Foundry host Cashin' The Check. This week's episode switches up the format. You get to hear a bit about the best parts of their positions and see a glimpse into them a bit more. For the big picture, Tyler and Tiffany discuss burnout and ways to recharge. They also jump onto the topic of local influencers. Tune in to see if your name is on the list!

Dee Prince, Director of the Human Resource Department at the Upper Cumberland Development District, discusses advice for small business owners in terms of HR. Is it important to outsource your Human Resource Department? What size businesses need a HR department? For drinking the kool-aid segment, Tyler and Tiffany talk about personal and business branding. Is it important to mesh your personal and business brands together or do you prefer to keep them separate?

Tyler Asher is the Director of the Upper Cumberland Small Business Development Center and Tiffany Anton is the Vice President of The Biz Foundry. For this week's big picture, Jeff Brown joins Tyler to chat about what to do when you have a business idea. For drinking the kool-aid, how important is the mom test when it comes to seeing if your business idea is worth while. Do you typically trust your gut instinct or do you pass it up?

This week Tyler sits down with Anthony Paradis from Cookeville Nutrition Experts. Not only is Tyler an entrepreneur, he also works personally with people to help get their health on track. And for drinking the kool-aid segment, Tyler and Tiffany jump into the topic of TikTok. What are your thoughts? Does a business owner need it or no? Tyler Asher is the Director of the Small Business Development Center and Tiffany Anton is the Vice President of The Biz Foundry.

Smokers in the workplace and business baby showers! Not necessarily smokers at business baby showers but two separate hot topics that Tyler and Tiffany dive into in this week's episode. What are your thoughts? Should smokers have more breaks? Should we celebrate our friends and family launching a business just as much as we celebrate them having a baby? Tyler Asher, the director of the Small Business Development Center at UCDD and Tiffany Anton, Vice President at The Biz Foundry get your thoughts going on this week's episode.

This hot fire episode is filled with laughter, deep conversations and thought provoking conversations. This episode jumps right into the hot topic of does sex sell! Tyler has been waiting to talk about this since before Cashin' the Check launched and finally got the go ahead! Also, what types of boundaries do you need to keep you work and personal lives in check?

What type of benefits can you offer your employees? It is not always about PTO or pay increases.

On this week's episode special guest, Zach Buckner, and Tyler discuss being a small business owner vs being an entrepreneur. Is there a difference and what is it? Also, Tiffany jumps back in to chat about who your customers are. Tyler Asher is the director of the Small Business Development Center in the Upper Cumberland and Tiffany Anton is the Vice President of The Biz Foundry. Both are based in Cookeville, TN.

Customer Service! How important is it as an entrepreneur? Does your business depend heavily on word of mouth reviews? Also, Tyler and Tiffany give a few shout outs to their favorite customer service places! Tag the best places for customer service in the Upper Cumberland in the comments below! Tyler Asher, Director of Small Business Development Center, https://www.tsbdc.org/ucdd/ Tiffany Anton, Vice President The Biz Foundry, https://www.thebizfoundry.org/ Check out the video version over on our YouTube!

As a small business owner, when is the right time to give it away for free? How do you find the balance of giving of your services and still making sure you value yourself? Also, Tyler LOVE talking about clothing and jumps into the topic of business attire today. Can you over dress for a business and turn people off? Can you under dress and lose customers? Let us know your thoughts! Tyler Asher, Director of Small Business Development Center, https://www.tsbdc.org/ucdd/ Tiffany Anton, Vice President The Biz Foundry, https://www.thebizfoundry.org/ Check out the video version over on our YouTube!

Who wears the pants in your small business? Is it the face of the show or the run who is spinning all the plates in the background? We also discuss if it is better to ask for permission or beg for forgiveness. What are your thoughts? Tyler Asher, Director of Small Business Development Center, https://www.tsbdc.org/ucdd/ Tiffany Anton, Vice President at The Biz Foundry, https://www.thebizfoundry.org/ Video Version available over on our Youtube.