Money.  Where Is It?  Who Has It?  How Do You Get Some For Your Business?

Taking an objective look into pretty much ANY business you can fathom, it’s pretty tough to argue that there may be no more significant factor to the success of that business than money.

Think about it.  Try to argue against it.

“What about having good people?”

While it’s important to hire the best people you can to perform at their optimum level on a daily basis, you need to PAY them, right?  They won’t…..they CAN’T….work for free!

“How about being able to sell your product or service?”

It has often been said that nothing in business can happen without a sale, but the reason that is so is because of the money that the sale brings through the company’s doors.  Plain and simple.

The bottom line is….well, the bottom line!   Money matters.  And the biggest challenge business owners face is keeping as much of it as they can for the business.  And an even BIGGER challenge for new entrepreneurs is how to procure the money necessary to launch the business in the first place.

On this edition of “The Raja Show”, Raja will talk about the role that money plays in running a business.  And for those looking to make the leap into starting your own business, he’ll look at the ways you can raise money to fund your nascent enterprise, without having to trade out the bulk of your company in the process.   After all….it is YOUR company.

And if you’re NOT running a business now, or in the future……we’re going to go out on a limb to say that money is still pretty important!  (Try paying your next set of bills without it.)  Don’t worry.  Raja will have some guidance for you as well.

This Week We Return To the Open Talk Format….So Step Up, Dial In and Be Heard!!!

What drives you?

Those three words would seem to form a simple question on their own, but in reality, the answer to that question is so complex in nature that three words don’t seem to do it justice.

Whether it’s money, fame, family, or something else….whether the drive is external or comes from within, the answer is different for everybody, .  What drives Raja may not be anywhere close to what drives you, or a member of your family, or your neighbor.

But whatever that driver is, it’s ultimately up to YOU to make it happen.  It’s on YOU to achieve the success you deserve.

The process of determining your source of daily motivation, and how you can act on it, will be just one of the many topics Raja will cover on this Sunday’s edition of The Raja Show.  And we do want to hear from you.  We’ve had some great open talk discussion lately, and after a brief hiatus last week to make way for an insightful discussion with Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto, we’re back live this week to continue our discussion on the nature of success, and the steps you need to take to get there.

We’ve Talked About Running a Business, But How About Running A City?  A Conversation With the Man Who Makes Pittsburgh Go

Picture in your mind the look and feel of a typical mayor of a major American city.

Bill Peduto is NOT that Mayor.

Perhaps it’s because Peduto, who recently concluded his first full year as Pittsburgh’s Mayor, is not afraid to roll up his sleeves and dig in to the issues that impact Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods from the ground floor, even to the level of mediating  whether or not a dog park should stay or go from one of Pittsburgh’s burgeoning areas.

Perhaps it’s because Peduto’s involvement in the fabric of Pittsburgh involves more than just waving the occasional Terrible Towel or throwing out the first pitch at PNC Park.  While he’s no Sidney Crosby or Hulk Hogan, he’s been known to lace up the skates for charity at celebrity hockey games, or get involved in local professional wrestling matches.

Perhaps it’s because he has taken bold steps that few others mayors would dare to promote their cities on a national stage.   His recent appearance on the hit CBS show “Undercover Boss”, while not without its detractors, went a long way to boost the profile of Pittsburgh’s many strengths to a national population that may still view the city as the smoky old steel town from decades ago.

No matter the reason, Peduto’s first year on the job was met with widespread praise from City residents, and even his detractors granted the Mayor his genuine interest in making sure Pittsburgh continues its forward momentum, both externally, via continuing its ascent on the national consciousness, and internally, through the progressive, actionable steps he has taken to transform the City’s neighborhoods into the 21st century.

On Sunday, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto checks in with The Raja Show, as he talks with Raja about his first year in office, where Pittsburgh stands today, where it’s been, and where it’s headed going forward.  And they’ll talk about Pittsburgh’s oft-discussed “Ed’s and Med’s” reputation, and where things are headed with both the “ed’s” (Pittsburgh’s myriad educational opportunities at the collegiate and K-12 levels) and the “med’s” (Pittsburgh’s world renowned medical facilities, and the headlines that have been made over the past few months, good and bad).