Welcome to the how of business with your host, Henry Lopez, the podcast that helps you start,

run and grow your small business. And now here is your host. This is Henry Lopez. Welcome to

this episode of the how of business. My guest today is Ivy Walker. Ivy, welcome to the show.

Hello, Henry. Thank you for having me. This is going to be an interesting conversation. I was

really did a lot of planning and looking forward to had an opportunity to review Ivy's book. But let me read a

quote from her book that I think sets the tone and the topic that we're going to

discuss. Quote, small businesses like yours face a large and growing threat from a number

of risks that they are not properly equipped to address. Risks like employee fraud and

abuse, cybersecurity threats, workplace violence, and reputational

damage are among those that can hit hard and fast. If the business has not put plans in place

to counteract these risks, they can result in catastrophic outcomes, end quote.

So Ivy Walker is going to share insights and tips on some of these

risks and how to counteract or avoid them in our small businesses. To receive more information

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Let me tell you a little bit more about Ivy Walker, and I had to shorten this bio because

Ivy's credentials and background are phenomenal as we will explore just a little bit here

in the time that I have her.

But Ivy Walker is a serial entrepreneur, an author, a teacher, a business coach, and an award

winning director and executive producer of documentary films. Her most recent book, which we're

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