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SUMMARY:Small Business Hot Topics- August 2026
DESCRIPTION:3 THINGS THAT KEEP BUSINESS OWNERS UP AT NIGHT\n\n\nJoin the FWC for Small Business Hot Topics on Thursday\, August 6th from 12 PM - 1 PM. This bi-monthly lunch and learn series is designed to educate small business owners and provide resources to assist in today's business challenges. \n\n\n\nAugust's session will feature Beau Jacobson\, Partner and Private Wealth Advisor at Sparks Financial\, who will lead a practical discussion on three of the most common concerns that keep business owners up at night. While entrepreneurs often focus on the day-to-day demands of running a business\, many are simultaneously navigating questions about attracting talent\, protecting their company from unexpected disruptions\, and building long-term financial security.\n\nBeau will share actionable strategies to help business owners strengthen their teams\, safeguard what they have built\, and create a clearer path toward financial independence. Participants will leave with practical ideas they can implement immediately and greater confidence in making decisions that support both their business and personal goals.\n\n \n\nWhat we'll cover:\n\n\n	How successful businesses attract and retain top talent\n	Ways to protect a company from unexpected disruptions or key employee transitions\n	 Strategies for turning business success into long-term personal wealth\n	Practical steps business owners can take within the next 30 days\n	A framework for making more confident decisions about the future of their business\n\n\n \n\n	\n		\n			\n			Beau is a Partner and Private Wealth Advisor at Sparks Financial\, where he serves as a financial "GPS" for entrepreneurs\, executives\, and high-earning professionals across Fort Worth Dallas. Beau and his team guide hundreds of hard-working families  many spanning three\, and sometimes four\, generations working with the firm.\n\n			Before joining Sparks Financial\, Beau was a respected CPA at Ernst & Young after earning his master's degree in accounting from Texas Tech University. He later helped build one of the most successful financial planning businesses in the country alongside his father-in-law\, Charlie Prothro before merging with Sparks Financial\n\n			Beau has been featured on the Today Show\, Yahoo\, and many other national publications. Additionally\, Beau and his wife\, Emma\, and their son Kit live in Aledo and are active in their church\, community and several non-profits here in DFW. Beau's passion for helping people define\, build and enjoy a prosperous life go far beyond the balance sheet!
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="line-height:140%"><br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:22px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><b>3 THINGS THAT KEEP BUSINESS OWNERS UP AT NIGHT</b></span></span></span></p>\n\n<hr />\n<p data-end="466" data-start="154"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\;">Join the FWC for Small Business Hot Topics on Thursday\, August 6th from&nbsp\;12 PM - 1 PM.&nbsp\;</span><span style="box-sizing: border-box\; -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased\; outline: 0px\; line-height: 22.4px\;">This&nbsp\;bi-monthly&nbsp\;lunch and learn series is designed to educate small business owners and provide&nbsp\;resources to assist in today&#39\;s business challenges.&nbsp\;</span><br />\n<br />\nAugust&#39\;s&nbsp\;session will feature Beau Jacobson\, Partner and Private Wealth Advisor at Sparks Financial\,&nbsp\;who will lead a practical discussion on three of the most common concerns that keep business owners up at night. While entrepreneurs often focus on the day-to-day demands of running a business\, many are simultaneously navigating questions about attracting talent\, protecting their company from unexpected disruptions\, and building long-term financial security.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Beau will share actionable strategies to help business owners strengthen their teams\, safeguard what they have built\, and create a clearer path toward financial independence. Participants will leave with practical ideas they can implement immediately and greater confidence in making decisions that support both their business and personal goals.</span></span></span></p>\n\n<p data-end="754" data-start="699">&nbsp\;</p>\n\n<p data-end="775" data-start="756"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><strong>What we&rsquo\;ll cover:</strong></span></span></span></p>\n\n<ul>\n	<li class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">How successful businesses attract and retain top talent</span></span></span></li>\n	<li class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Ways to protect a company from unexpected disruptions or key employee transitions</span></span></span></li>\n	<li class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">&nbsp\;Strategies for turning business success into long-term personal wealth</span></span></span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">Practical steps business owners can take within the next 30 days</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>\n	<li class="isSelectedEnd"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:#000000\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;">A framework for making more confident decisions about the future of their business</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<div class="isSelectedEnd">&nbsp\;\n<table border="0" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" style="width:600px\;">\n	<tbody>\n		<tr>\n			<td>\n			<p><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:black">Beau is a Partner and Private Wealth Advisor at Sparks Financial\, where he serves as a financial &ldquo\;GPS&rdquo\; for entrepreneurs\, executives\, and high-earning professionals across Fort Worth&ndash\;Dallas. Beau and his team guide hundreds of hard-working families&hellip\; many spanning three\, and sometimes four\, generations working with the firm.</span></span></span></p>\n\n			<p><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:black">Before joining Sparks Financial\, Beau was a respected CPA at Ernst &amp\; Young after earning his master&rsquo\;s degree in accounting from Texas Tech University. He later helped build one of the most successful financial planning businesses in the country alongside his father-in-law\, Charlie Prothro before merging with Sparks Financial</span></span></span></p>\n\n			<p><span style="font-size:12px\;"><span style="font-family:arial\;"><span style="color:black">Beau has been featured on the Today Show\, Yahoo\, and many other national publications. Additionally\, Beau and his wife\, Emma\, and their son Kit live in Aledo and are active in their church\, community and several non-profits here in DFW. Beau&rsquo\;s passion for helping people define\, build and enjoy a prosperous life go far beyond the balance sheet!</span></span></span></p>\n\n			<p><span style="color:black">&nbsp\;</span></p>\n			</td>\n			<td><img alt="" height="450" src="https://chambermaster.blob.core.windows.net/userfiles/UserFiles/chambers/1802/Image/Events/2026/SBHT/Beau-Vertical6.jpg" style="width: 300px\; height: 450px\;" width="300" /></td>\n		</tr>\n	</tbody>\n</table>\n<br />\n&nbsp\;</div>\n
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