i'm jj ramberg. welcome to "your business," the show dedicated to helping your small business survive and grow. trust is key to any business relationship and deciding whom to trust is never easy. when all of your clients have been arrested before you have even seen them, it makes it harder, as you can imagine. this week, we find out how a mom and pop bail bonds business makes that difficult decision. ♪ >> tell him to take a deep breath, okay? we'll get him out of jail. >> she brings a gentle manner into an often harsh business, bail bonding. >> a family came into my office. the wife said my husband has been arrested. i said okay. sit down. let me help you. >> gale is the owner of lacy o'malley bail bonds in seattle, washington. she started there over 30 years ago as secretary. and then, 15 years later, when the owners retired, she took over. >> felony harassment. >> danny was a retired u.s. deputy marshal of washington state when gail invited him to join her company. >> when he retired i said what ar

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ramberg and welcome to "your business," the show dedicated to helping your small business survive, thrive, and go. imagine the thrill of getting funding for your company only to discover that you are paying interest rates that analyze to 60% or maybe 100%. a couple founders who started a bakery business that from the outside looked like it was doing great, but they were drowning under a series of loans with terrible terms they simply could not meet. we take a look at what happened to them and how you can prevent this from happening to you. known as the dessert divas in los angeles, katara and shoniji launched southern girl desserts eight years ago. inspired by their southern roots, this baking duo wowed the west coast. >> our signature dessert here is our sweet potato pie cupcake. >> that is amazing. >> within the first year of opening their doors, business was booming. so they staffed up, big time. >> we went from having one employee to literally overnight having 24 employees. everything was going great. we were probably paying out about $40,000 a month in payroll. >> but the costs of ke