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	The Most Important 120 Minutes of Your Day Aviv Shahar, Founder of Aviv Consulting Once a fighter pilot in the Israeli Air Force, Aviv shares how he helps entrepreneurs wordwide create breakthrough results. December 22, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Charitable Giving: It’s Not Just For The Holidays Chris Gaba, Co-Founder of Central Bark Doggy Day Care Chris took his passion for pets and service to others and combined them into a powerful philanthropic program for his franchise. December 15, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Rise of the Young Entrepreneurs Natalie MacNeil, Co-Founder of Garage Entrepreneurs Natalie shares insights on young entrepreneurs, what it takes to build a business and the impact of the recession on new businesses. December 8, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Improve Your Business by Improving Yourself Larry Janesky, Founder of Basement Systems Hear the story of Larry’s entrepreneurial journey which lead him to become the owner of a multi-national company with 27 patents that revolutionized the industry. December 1, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Happiness Matters: Following Passion, Not Money Dan McComb, Co-founder of Biznik Dan has just completed a movie, Shine, profiling entrepreneurs, their challenges and what they lost and gained in their quests for success. November 24, 2009. 30 minutes.
	How to Maximize Productivity On the Go Drew Garcia, VP of Product Management, SugarSync Are you backing up your mobile devices and files? Drew has some advice and resources for you to work more efficently “on-the-go.” November 17, 2009. 30 minutes.
	What To Do When You Don’t Like Your Boss Crowley and Elster, “Working for You Isn’t Working for Me” Don’t like your boss? Learn to manage your boss and yourself by applying this four-step process. November 10, 2009. 30 minutes.
	The Number One Reason Why Businesses Underperform Rod Johnson, Author of “Without Warning” Rod shares how business owners can improve organizational performance by identifying and resolving silent problems within. November 3, 2009. 30 minutes.
	How to Cherry Pick Ideas to Improve Your Business David Kord Murray, Author of the bestseller, “Borrowing Brilliance” Think creatively by borrowing ideas from the world around you to create a new product – or improve on an existing service. October 27, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Top 10 Publicity Tools For a Dollar or Less Margie Zable Fisher, President of Zable Fisher Public Relations Margie has done the “dirty work” of uncovering these valuable publicity tools for you, now it’s time to use them! October 20, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Unlocking Cash and Profits Hidden in Financial Statements Kenneth Kaufman, Founder & CEO of CFOwise Unlock hidden cash and profits in YOUR financial statements. It can be done and you should get started now! October 13, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Online Surveys: A GPS System for Your Small Business Mary Crogan, Senior Business Marketing Manager, Constant Contact Chart the right course for your business and get inside the mind of the mostly silent majority. October 6, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Social CRM: Make Information Find and Work for You Larry Ritter, Senior Vice President, Sage CRM Solutions Cyrus shares his personal experiences in securing additional shelf-space in the supermarket dairy business. September 22, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Rural Small Business Innovation: Dairy Cows to Supermarkets Cyrus Schwartz, President of Mountainside Farms Cyrus shares his personal experiences in securing additional shelf-space in the supermarket dairy business. September 15, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Marketing: Hop Outside the Box with Chocolate Grasshoppers David Hauser, Co-founder of Grasshopper An inside peek into Grasshopper’s recent successful campaign in which the stars were edible chocolate covered grasshoppers. September 8, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Communicating When Your Site Goes Down Mike Samson, Co-founder of crowdSPRING Mike shares his personal experience during an awkward site crash moment and how a litle honesty went a long way. September 1, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Long Tail SEO: Get Fast Traction With Google Tom McConnon, Product Manager of LotusJump Learn the value of long tail SEO practices and gain fast traction with Google. August 25, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Cutting Through VoIP Hype Brent Thomson, CEO of Jive Communications Need to update your businesses telephone service? Afraid of VoIP? Listen to Brent as he demystifies the VoIP hype. August 18, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Buying Commercial Property: The SBA 504 Loan Chris Hurn, Co-Founder of Mercantile Capital Corporation The SBA 504 Loan Program has several advantages over conventional loans for small business owners buying commercial real estate. August 11, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Profitably Using Website Video and Videomail Ruth King, Founder and Chief Evangelist of Ribbon You can use the power of video to attract and retain website visitors as well as communicate company messages through video mail. August 4, 2009. 30 minutes.
	How to Turn the Story of Your Brand Into a Classic Leah Komaiko, Founder of LeahKomaiko.com Leah talks about the value of stories. Leah teaches you how YOU can turn YOUR story – into the type that becomes a classic. July 28, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Tips For The Self Employed On Health Insurance Sam Gibbs, Senior Vice President, eHeathInsurance An in-depth discussion on cost effective, affordable health insurance options for small business owners and the self-employed. July 21, 2009. 30 minutes.
	What is Your Web Site Worth? Debra Matthews, Senior Broker, Quiet Light Brokerage Debra explains how sites are currently valued and what things a web business owner can do to increase their site’s value. July 14, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Expanding Your Reach: Syndication Solutions Adam Boyden, president of Conduit A free syndication solution enabling businesses to reach their customers through content syndication, RSS, Facebook, Twitter, etc. July 7, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Cloud-Based Social Content Mgmt Bridges Gap For SMB Jen Grant, Vice President of Marketing, Box.net Social content management can bridge that gap to connect employees and inspire ideas while still providing control and structure. June 30, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Small Business Thrives by Investing in Green Technology Craig Bramscher, CEO of Brammo Craig discusses the development of Brammo’s electric motorcycle and the benefits of “going green” for small business. June 16, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Yelp Helps SMB Owners Manage Their Online Presence Luther Lowe, Local Business Outreach, Yelp Luther shares the many tools small business owners have at their disposal on Yelp to put your business’s best foot forward. June 9, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Retarget Your Customers Creatively: Bring Them Back! Arjun Dev Arora, Founder of ReTargeter Arjun shares strategies to increase your businesses sales, bolster your brand and bring your customers right back to you. June 2, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Fending Off Competitor Smear Campaigns Jay Bean, CEO of OrangeSoda Jay offers advice for business owners on how to deal with negative competitor campaigns that discredit your business. May 26, 2009. 30 minutes.
	How To Realize ROI On Webinars Dr. James Powers, CEO of iLinc Dr. Powers shares his best practices for promoting and leveraging webinars as part of your marketing mix. May 19, 2009. 30 minutes.
	5 Mistakes When Creating a Contest or Sweepstakes Carolyn Wilman, Founder of The Contest Queen Carolyn shares 5 mistakes when creating a sweepstakes and how to increase your marketing ROI, using fun and excitement. May 12, 2009. 30 minutes.
	5 Little Known Things You Can Do With Zoho Raju Vegesna, Evangelist for Zoho Raju shares share 5 little known things you can do with Zoho, a suite of online collaboration and productivity applications. May 5, 2009. 30 minutes.
	How To Use PayPal To Drive Sales Eddie Davis, PayPal Eddie shares the benefits of using PayPal and how small businesses are successfully driving sales with it. April 28, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Writing Your First Business Book Marc Kramer, Kramer Communications He’s “been there, done that” several times over and now he’s going to show you how to do it, too. April 21, 2009. 30 minutes.
	How To Collect From Dying Elephants Rob Bovarnick, Bovarnick and Associates Rob advises small business owners of their rights to collect a debt in this down-turned economy. April 14, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Microsoft Office Live: Spring Clean Your Office Michael Schultz, Microsoft Office Live Michael shares how to get the biggest bang from your Web presence for the smallest buck with Microsoft Office Live. April 7, 2009. 30 minutes.
	An Inventory Source for Flea Markets, eBay And More Rob Caskey, VP of Liquidation.com Rob discusses how the retail crisis is providing small businesses growth opportunities through inventory lots. March 31, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Barcodes Are NOT Just For Manufacturing Companies Grant Wickes, WASP Barcode Technology A discussion about automating your business to make it more profitable and scalable through the use of barcodes. March 24, 2009. 30 minutes.
	WordPress: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly Tim Grahl, Out:think Tim joins Anita to discuss all things WordPress, ranging from plugins, to customization, to necessary upgrading and beyond. March 17, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Business Chassis: Build a High-Performance Business Rich Allen, ActionCOACH Grow your business through strategies surrounding the five fundamentals of the universal business chassis. March 10, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Teen Business Ideas For The 20 Something Generation Gregg Blanchard, Creator and Host, TeenBiz Podcast Gregg joins Anita to share some of the unique insights and ideas that today’s student entrepreneurs have to offer. March 3, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Control Employee Expenses And Reimbursement Toffer Grant, Founder of the PEX Visa program Toffer has an efficient solution for small businesses limited access to credit from today’s economy. February 24, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Business Partnering: Earn Money Without Wasting Time Kare Anderson, Emmy-award winning journalist During this economic downturn, partnering in smart ways is becoming wildly popular way to grow your business. February 17, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Surviving the Emotional Roller Coaster Karin Abarbanel, co-author of Birthing the Elephant Front-line advice on finding the emotional staying power to weather those tender first months of a launch. February 10, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Facebook: Online Business Marketing, Advanced Tactics Shama Hyder, Founder of Click To Client Using advanced marketing tactics as a member of Facebook to expand your company’s visibility. February 3, 2009. 30 minutes.
	SMB Summit 2009: The Value of Customer Service Ramon Ray & Marian Banker, Small Business Summit This year’s theme “the value of customer service” is discussed with Ramon Ray and Marian Banker. January 27, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Toilet Paper Entrepreneurs: The “Three Sheet” Strategy Michael Michalowicz, Author of Toilet Paper Entrepreneur If you’ve ever been in a restroom and the toilet paper is low, say only 3 sheets left, what do you do? January 20, 2009. 30 minutes.
	Online Video Advertising: Easy And Affordable Diaz Nesamoney, CEO of Jivox Diaz provides an affordable marketing solution along with the ins and outs for a successful ad campaign. January 13, 2009. 30 minutes.
	New Thinking For Challenging Times: Best Year Ever! Kevin Kelly, Motivational Speaker “We need to not just THINK differently but DO differently to build our business for the long term.” January 6, 2009. 30 minutes.