Tough Talk Radio Network

Linda Ballesteros is host of All Things Franchising and also the owner of Mpower Franchise Consulting where she works with those who want to be in business for themselves but not by themselves with the franchise that best fits their skills, passion and what they want their lifestyle to look like.  She is also very aware of those industries which are more recession resistant. Contact Linda today: Linda@MpowerFranchiseConsulting.com Today's Guest: Joe Decker is our Small Business Technician.  He brings a wealth of business knowledge and experience which he gained during his professional career.  Joe recently retired as a Director of the Small Business Development Center after a 20 year career. Today's topic is bankruptcy: Bankruptcy laws are Federal las written to give people whose finances collapsed a chance to start over. Due to the impact the corona virus pandemic has had on the business community, the US government is working on a program that will help with some of the financial loss due to closes.