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In this episode, we ask:
- Do you know how to grow, protect and exit your business with confidence?
- Who is David C. Barnett?
- Did you know we wrote a new book, The Business Fortress: How to Grow, Protect and Exit Your Business?
- What happens when…?
- How do businesses survive the long-haul?
- What fortress is built around your business?
- What about business lines of credit?
- What about a more resilient mindset?
- What core competencies does it take?
- Why do entrepreneurs tend to be too optimistic?
- Why would a business owner want to buy their own property?
- What about managing risk for yourselves?
- Is real estate an asset or a liability?
- What about Walmart?
- How do small businesses treat debt differently?
- What is another common trap?
- What is one of the clearest success signs in a small business?
- What about a case study?
- What is corporate-owned life insurance (COLI)?
- Why did David and Mark write this book?
- Are we through the volatility and opportunity?
- Who is sitting on liquid piles of contingency capital?
- Who is this book best suited for?
- Who is not ready for this book?
- Have you read the book?
- What do you think about the book?
- How did this book help you in your business?
- Would you read the book and leave us an honest review on Amazon?
- Would you like to receive bonuses by sending us a screenshot of your Amazon review to hello@nyafinancialpodcast.com?
- Would you like to visit davidcbarnett.com?
- What are the takeaways?
David C. Barnett is a small business transaction expert based in Canada who works with entrepreneurs across the globe. Through online consulting, training programs, and valuation services, David helps business owners buy, sell, finance, and improve their companies. With over two decades of experience, he’s facilitated dozens of business deals and advised hundreds of clients worldwide.
He’s the author of 10 Amazon-listed books on topics like business buying, local investing, and franchise pitfalls, and he hosts a YouTube channel with hundreds of videos unpacking real-world issues for small business owners and specializing on buy/sell transactions. He loves to have frank conversations about small businesses and the process of making deals for them. HowToSellMyOwnBusiness.com


Brandon Neely is an entrepreneur, Profit First and Bank On Yourself® Professional, and the co-host of Wealth Wisdom Financial Podcast with his wife Amanda Neely.





Ben Berry is a financial strategist dedicated to empowering individuals and businesses to achieve financial control and stability. Recognizing the limitations and volatility of traditional investment and retirement planning, Ben and his wife, Erica, embarked on a decade-long exploration of more ethical, rational, and reliable wealth-building methods. This pursuit led him to develop strategies focused on predictable, long-term growth, independent of market fluctuations.
Bryan Powers has been an entrepreneur since 2000, owning a recording studio, a live music venue and a couple of restaurant franchises to include Lenny’s Sub Shops and McDonald’s. In 2013, Bryan started Family Home Solutions, a Real Estate Investment Company that expanded into a Local Property Management Company, Realty Brokerage and a Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions company. Powers currently shares ownership in over 200 single family rental units and AirBnb properties in 3 states as well as a 356-bed student housing apartment syndication. In 2018, Powers co-created the Angler Aid Brand, a fishing first aid and safety company that is now widely distributed online and through Bass Pro Shops.




Harry Looknanan Jr. works in commercial banking at the country’s largest financial institutions. He enjoys the conversations with the owners of companies, listening to their story of starting in the garage and helping them solve their biggest problems. When he’s not banking, he enjoys spending time with my wife and Bentley (Dodson-Australian Shepard) indoors in the summer, and outdoors in the winter. He also