Episode 077: Importance of Touch to a Baby & S Corps

Episode 077 originally broadcast on November 25, 2006

School of Business for November 25, 2006

News and notes from the business world for the week of November 25, 2006.

Yamile Cendales Jackson of Zakeez, Inc.

When Yamile Cendales Jackson gave birth to a "preemie" weighing less than 2 pounds, she learned the importance of touch in providing comfort to premature babies. Jackson, an industrial engineer, created the award-winning Zaky to help babies and their parents through the difficult months of early infancy.

Chris Colvert

Corporate tax attorney Chris Colvert explains the pros and cons of incorporating as an S Corporation. Includes helpful tax details of interest to any small business owner.

Gary Orr and Tim O'Brian

Gary Orr, Houston Market President for Comerica Bank, and Tim O'Brian, Regional Manager Comerica Bank, discuss how aggressive growth strategies for retail banking and national drug companies have created a race to capture premium retail real estate.