Straight talk for Tampa Bay business owners
Money. Taxes. People. The decisions that make a company stronger—and worth more. LaDonna Garvin gets to the useful part.
*Serious topics get serious answers. Everything else gets the truth with a little more personality.
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Every episode names one owner problem, breaks it down by business size, and ends with one thing you can do this week.
Read your own numbers without needing an accounting dictionary.
Pull the last three months of bank statements and mark every recurring expense you could not explain in one sentence.
What we talk about
If a topic cannot help an owner make a clearer decision, it does not earn an episode.
Cash flow, pricing, healthy numbers
Year-round moves, not April panic
Build a business that works without you
Hiring, buying, pricing, saying no
HR, insurance, IT, legal, marketing
Four ways in
The format changes. The promise does not: plain-English advice you can use before the credits roll.
The main show
One expert. One owner problem. Practical advice tied back to the numbers.
Short answer
Fast, direct answers when the problem does not need an hour.
Advice column
Real owner questions answered without jargon, judgment, or a sales pitch.
Evergreen series
The strange, useful history of tax, banking, accounting, and work.
Your host
An accounting leader, veteran, and business owner who knows the useful answer is usually hiding behind the question nobody thought to ask.
“Nobody gets made to feel stupid here. We explain the thing, tell you what matters, and give you a next move.”
Keep going
Separate essential coverage from expensive extras before renewal day.
Open field notes ↗One simple habit can stop a very expensive fraud problem.
Open field notes ↗A personal answer to why clear numbers create calmer businesses.
Open field notes ↗Catch the next one
The numbers still feel foggy?
The show gives you a next move. Garvin Accounting Solutions can help you build the financial system behind it.
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