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March 16, 2012
Episode #173 Cindy Bates, Liz Strauss, William Poundstone – Mar 16,2012
Schedule Guests: Cindy Bates, VP for Small Business for Microsoft discusses job creation as a result of cloud computing. Liz Strauss breaks down the recent SXSW conference (as she does every year for us). William Poundstone reviews his book, “Are You … …Read More »
March 12, 2012
Episode #172 Jim Collins and Lisa Codispoti – Mar 12,2012
Scheduled Guests: Business sage Jim Collins will join us to talk about how to make your small business great. Lisa Codispoti, Chief People Officer at Sage Solutions will discuss why treating your employees well is more important than ever. This episod… …Read More »
March 09, 2012
Episode #171 Paul Nicholson, Ivan Koon, Mike Maddock – Mar 09,2012
Paul Nicholson of Dell will talk about how to best manage all those printers, paper and ink toner in your small business. Ivan Koon, CEO of YouSendIt will discuss how to implement a freemium model. Mike Maddock will show us his new book, “Free The Ide… …Read More »
March 06, 2012
Top 3 Reasons Why I Bought an Electric Car
It still takes 10 years to break even on the additional cost of an electric car even with gas at $4. So why do it? Here are my top reasons.
1. No more dependence on foreign oil. I am tired …
March 02, 2012
Episode #170 Eric Weiss, Jennifer Medbery and Jay Goltz – Mar 02,2012
Scheduled Guests: Eric Weiss talks about how to provide top retail customer service. Jennifer Medbery, Youth Entrepreneur of the Year, shares how she left being a high school math teacher to start a company to help all teachers. Jay Goltz talks about … …Read More »
February 24, 2012
Episode #169 Frank Gruber, Rob Biesenbach and Kevin Cope – Feb 24,2012
Scheduled Guests: “Somewhat “Frank talks about TechCocktail. Rob discusses how to more effectively communicate as a business owner.Frank Gruber | Tech Cocktail | Rob Bisenbach | Kevin Cope | Small Business …Read More »
February 14, 2012
Episode #168 Ken Blanchard, and Lou Bortone – Feb 14,2012
Schedule Guests: Ken Blanchard, the One Minute Management talks about what real leadership is for the small business owner. Lou Bortone discusses how video marketing can boost your sales. This episode is sponsored by Sages Accountant Network and Micro… …Read More »
February 10, 2012
Episode #167 The Keys to Branding for Small Business – Feb 10,2012
Dennis Frahmann, Executive Vice President of Marketing for Sage, Dan Schwabel, personal branding expert and Kelly Chmielewski, Senior Director, Brand Strategy at PBS. This episode is sponsored by Microsoft Small Business, Sage and Sages Accountant Net… …Read More »
February 03, 2012
Episode #166 Chris Zane, Dr. Mollie Marti and Sarah Robinson – Feb 03,2012
Scheduled Guests: Chris Zane talks about how he turned his bike shop into a model for retainng customers. Dr. Mollie Marti discusses how to become a resilient leader. Sarah Robinson shows us to create fierce loyalty in your online community of custome… …Read More »
January 31, 2012
Guest Post: 2011’s Top Business Model Blunders
Today’s guest post is from Jim Muehlhausen CPA, JD, founder of The Business Model Institute.
Each year, The Business Model Institute polls their readers to find the biggest business model blunder. Here is the 2011 list of business …
Who is Barry?
- He worked for one of the largest companies in the world.
- He has been fired more than once.
- He started three businesses.
- He sold his last business, but also went out of business AND was kicked out of his business (luckily, not in that order).
- He has hired hundreds of people and unfortunately, had to fire some of them.
Quotes I Learned That Are True To Me:
- "Love everyone, trust a few, and paddle your own canoe."
- "Every exit is an entrance somewhere else."
- "Start from where you are."
What I Learned Practically:
- Business is always about people.
- Success can seem like a near death experience.
- Focus, Focus, Focus.
- Be humble.
- Watch your cash flow.