Host Anita Campbell interviews Barb Cagley of technology and design firm SCK (SCK.net).

With over 25 million small businesses in the U.S. alone, the small business market is just too big to ignore. But how do you find, sell and serve this market and still stay profitable?

In this conversation, Barb Cagley explains how her business has successfully served small businesses over the years and the lessons learned: what to do and not to do. Learn from her lessons and increase your odds for success in the small business marketplace.

Learn the two key secrets to profitable success, why a tight proposal and contract is even more important with a small business than a large business, and what to do when you are perceived as being “too expensive.”

Go here to learn more and listen to this information-packed conversation with Anita Campbell and Barb Cagley..

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According to the blogging service Technorati there are over 25 million blogs in existence today with thousands being added every day.

If you are a small business wondering if blogs are for you and how would you do one effectively, then this is the program for you.

Blogs are different than any previous marketing communications medium that has existed before. Using an authentic voice, writing in first person and coming out from behind the corporate speak are just some of the differences that blogs can bring to you, your customers and your business.

Learn more about this important topic on this Small Business Trends Radio segment as Anita Campbell and Barbara Payne of ReallyGoodFreelanceWriter.com discuss the current trends in blogging and specifically what is the recipe for blogging sucess for small business.

Go here to listen to this information-packed conversation about blogging with Barbara Payne..

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Everyone is doing “Top Ten” lists right about now, so Steve and I thought you might be interested to see our Top Ten list.

Here is the Top Ten Most Requested Downloads of small business audio here at SMB TrendWire for 2005 (in no particular order):

Your Best and Highest Use - Andy Birol (site: AndyBirol.com)

CEO Talks - Warren Carter, CEO (site: MyOnlyOne.com)

Building Small Businesses that Learn, Lead and Last - Gary Harpst, CEO (Six Disciplines blog: Be Excellent)

Selling to Big Companies - It Can Be Done - Jill Konrath, CEO (blog: Selling to Big Companies)

Stage a Business Coup - Barry Moltz, Author (blog: Barry’s Blog)

The Well Utilized Business Lawyer - Anthony Cerminaro, Attorney (blog: Bizz Bang Buzz)

14 Ways to a Successful Company - Ron Finklestein (blog: Your Business Coach)

Creating Customer Evangelists - Author Jackie Huba (blog: Church of the Customer)

IT Security: You Have to Take it Seriously - Michael Dees, CEO (site: eSecurity-Direct.com )

Entrepreneurial Terror: How to Get Through the Dark Days and Into the Light - Ruth King, CEO (site: BusinessTVChannel.com)

There were several others who came close and just barely missed making the list. Go here for the full list of small business audio podcasts.

And of course, the list is heavily weighted toward the recordings done earlier in 2005, rather than later. Obviously the longer the recording was available, the more downloads there were likely to be.

We are kicking around the possibility of publishing a monthly Top Ten list, too, which could be interesting.
Stay tuned.

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Six Disciplines Corporation, our sponsor, has recorded a number of quick 1-minute “Tip of the Day” segments. Regular listeners of the Small Business Trends Radio program will recognize them from the show.

They are excellent snippets of wisdom, all recorded personally by Six Disciplines Founder, Gary Harpst. Gary speaks from the voice of experience, as he also founded and grew Solomon Software (now part of Microsoft).

Here is an example of one Tip of the Day:

Set Goals That Lead (1 minute - MP3 file)

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Did you know that since the mid-90’s that there have been over 10,000 cases of Eminent Domain (Government seizure of private property) that have occurred to private property owners many of which are small businesses?

Did you know that Eminent Domain issues started to be important as early as the mid-nineteenth century?

Did you know that all a governing body has to do is prove that a new use of your property would generate more taxes than your use does in order to win an eminent domain claim?

Listen to this critically important topic on this Small Business Trends Radio segment as Anita Campbell and Andrew Langer of the NFIB (NFIB.org) discuss current trends in this area and talk directly with a small business owner, Nancy Kurdziel from East Lansing, Michigan about her personal family business situation and what she has been and is doing to fight back!

Go here to listen to this information-packed conversation about Eminent Domain with Andrew Langer of the NFIB.

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Check out our latest Small Business Trends Radio broadcast! If you are serious about increasing your personal wealth and building your business, this is one show you do not want to miss.

Host Anita Campbell interviews the exciting motivational speaker, author and talk show host, Warren Greshes.

Warren leads you through the process of establishing sales goals for 2006 so you can achieve the business success and personal wealth you desire.

He breaks it down into easy, simple steps that anyone can achieve… no complicated system to learn … no special software … no expensive workbooks to buy. Just rock-solid sales advice from the voice of experience — someone who has been successful at selling for 30 years.

Added bonus: Warren describes his quick 5-minute method for organizing and tracking your own sales activity and/or the sales activity of your salespeople. It is a fool-proof system that involves nothing more than an index card and a pen.

Other highlights of this show include my Today’s Trend segment on “Using Email in our Business Communications — Even in the Sales Process.”

Go here to listen to the show with Warren Greshes and to learn more.

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