This podcast features discussions of topics from the Forest Business School's programs and publications. Each episode brings you practical and actionable ideas that other working lands small business owners and professionals have already implemented. We help you grow your minds to you can improve your business.
In this episode of the FBS Podcast, we explore the National Forest Products Tax Credit Sourcebook, a free national screening guide compiled by Steve Bick of The Forest Business School alongside Alison Berry and Maura Ross to help mills, logging businesses, and wood-products employers navigate federal and state financial incentives. Many straightforward tax credits—such as workforce training, hiring, and mill-floor research incentives—are frequently overlooked by forestry and wood-products enterprises simply because operators do not realize these broader programs apply to their day-to-day operations. Listeners will learn how the companion website allows users to search, filter, and compare tax credits across all 50 states, as well as how to download the complete PDF publication. The creators intend to maintain an annual update cycle for the publication alongside ongoing minor website updates as new credits emerge or users submit corrections. Grounded in practical substance rather than hype, this episode reflects The Forest Business School’s commitment to delivering actionable financial and economic guidance for mid-career professionals across the forestry and wood-products sector
27 Aug 2026
FBS 58 Forest Ranger Ernie Blue & High Agency
In this episode of the FBS Podcast, we take a briefdeparture from our usual business topics to explore the inspiring life and forty-year forestry career of Ernest Wells Blue, a rural farm boy from Oneida County who rose to become one of New York's most effective conservation leaders. We trace Blue's operational journey through the lens of high agency, highlighting his quiet, practical ingenuity in collaborating with D. B. Smith & Company in his home county to adapt agricultural sprayers into the legendary Indian Fire Pump. The episode also details his profound personalhistory, exploring the tragic loss of his son, Malcolm, a B-24 navigator killed in World War II, and Blue’s initiative to dedicate the beautiful Cathedral Pines memorial stand in Hamilton County—a site that remains deeply worth avisit today. More than a historical biography, this episode illustrates the power of resourcefulness and stewardship, reflecting The Forest Business School’s core commitment to helping mid-career professionals in forestry and wood products develop the practical capacity to expand the field of possible action in their own fields.
13 Aug 2026
FBS 57 The 6-Month Essentials Program - Apply Now!
In this episode of the FBS Podcast, listeners get an inside look at the flagship 6-Month Essentials Program of Study as applications officially open for the 2026–27 cohorts. Directed at mid-career rural and forest-sector business owners, theepisode discusses how this structured remote program helps working professionals transition from skilled technical experts to highly capable business decision-makers and leaders. The discussion outlines the Socratic, lecture-free approach where a tight peer group tackles critical topics—such asoperational improvement, financial literacy, sales, project management, and productive habits—and remains a supportive alumni network long after the six months wrap up. Listeners are also given a candid warning about applicantexpectations, highlighting that space is limited and reserved only for mature, responsive, and highly committed adults who do the work and communicate professionally. Finally, the episode highlights that the upcoming session running from October 2026 to March 2027 is the last Vermont-specific cohort before the program moves entirely national, directing Vermont applicants to www.vtfbs.com and national applicants to www.forestenterprise.orgto apply.
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