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Welcome to the archives of past Small Business Trends Radio programs featuring small business experts. Browse below to listen.

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	1-800-GOT-JUNK? On Launching Multiple Businesses Brian Scudamore of 1-800-GOT-JUNK? Insights and advice on building a second brand using the lessons learned from the first one. October 23, 2012. 30 minutes.
	Focus on What You’re 90% Capable of Achieving Ken Tencer, Author of The 90% Rule Ken discusses the importance of focusing on what you’re already 90% capable of doing to achieve success. September 25, 2012. 30 minutes.
	Use Your Smartphone to Become an iPhone Millionaire Michael Rosenblum, Founder of RosenblumTV Michael offers key takeaways for monetizing video, something every professional marketer wants to know. August 21, 2012. 30 minutes.
	The Quiet Revolution, Women Entrepreneurship Jacqueline Baptist, Executive Producer, She Means Business Jackie shares the story of what compelled her to produce her upcoming documentary which covers the journeys of thousands of female entrepreneurs. July 10, 2012. 30 minutes.
	Six Simple Steps to Keeping the Peace Licensed Mediator, Bestselling Author, Susan Steinbrecher Susan reveals the “Three Golden Rules” of engagement and the “Six Steps to Conflict Resolution.” May 8, 2012. 30 minutes.
	How To Manage International Payments Sherif Gabriel, Western Union Sherif shares in-depth insights on how small businesses can manage international payments. April 10, 2012. 30 minutes.
	10 Ways to Qualify Marketing Help John Follis, Owner of Follis Inc. John shares 10 tips that you can apply to your small business to help you qualify the right marketing help for your business. March 13, 2012. 30 minutes.
	Finance Your Business Without the Crutch of Real Estate Inflation Charles H. Green, Executive Director, Small Business Finance Institute Charles shares his insights on where to turn when the bank is weaker than the borrower. February 14, 2012. 30 minutes.
	Get Your Media Groove On Gayl Murphy, Founder of Interview Tactics How to tell it to sell it, what the media wants from you and the four questions you will always be asked by gatekeepers. January 31, 2012. 30 minutes.
	How To Properly Plan For Your Website Cal Evans, Author of “Avoiding A Goat Rodeo“ Eight points to consider before contacting your developer to keep control of the process and get the website you want. January 24, 2012. 30 minutes.
	How to Create a Marketing Ideas File David Langton, Co-Founder of Langton Cherubino Group Techniques for coming up with creative ideas for marketing and the concept of an “Ideas File.” January 17, 2012. 30 minutes.
	How to Protect Your Business When Accepting Payments Brian Goudie, SVP and Small Business Center Director, First Data First Data’s best practices for ensuring maximum business and customer security when accepting payments. January 10, 2012. 30 minutes.
	The Small Business Legislative Outlook for 2012 SBE Council President & CEO, Karen Kerrigan Will key bills before Congress get to President Obama’s desk for signature? Let’s find out. December 27, 2011. 30 minutes.
	StartUp Cup: A Community Driven Business Model Competition Sean Griffin, CEO of BizXe, Creator of StartUp Cup An in-depth look at Startup Cup – a grass roots, community driven business model competition. December 20, 2011. 30 minutes.
	A 360 Degree View of Successful Entrepreneurs Founder and Producer, Trep Life, Scotty Cadenhead & Malachi Leopold Discover exactly what it takes to be a successful entrepreneur via the Trep Life series. December 13, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Business Gift Giving: How It Can Make A Difference Susan Payton of Egg Marketing and Ivana Taylor of DIYMarketers The art of business gift giving and how it can make a difference for your small business. December 6, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Starting or Expanding a Business: Why Year End Planning Matters Nellie Akalp, CEO of CorpNet Top items that should be on your year end to-do list and steps to cross them off. November 29, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Why Most Businesses Can’t Be Sold and 5 Fixes Julie Gordon White, Founder of BlueKey Business Brokerage The four reasons most businesses can’t be sold and five fast fixes! November 15, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Procrastination and Disorganization: Two Mistakes That Cost You at Tax Time William Olsen, Founder of Deductr There’s a way to painlessly avoid procrastination and disorganization at tax time – find out how! November 1, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Shipping Tips For A Painless Holiday Season Tom Langa, UPS Small Business Tom shares shipping tips so your Holiday season will be the most painless and successful yet for your small business. October 25, 2011. 30 minutes.
	How Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google Have Redefined Business Phil Simon, Author of “The Age of the Platform” An in-depth discussion of how platforms like Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google have redefined how we do business. October 18, 2011. 30 minutes.
	The Value of an Online Presence for Small Businesses Karla Hakansson, Director of Global Channel Marketing, Verisign An in-depth discussion on the importance of branded domain and social media profiles for your small business. October 11, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Don’t Give A Gift Card: Give An Experience Ety Rybak, Co-Founder of Inside Sports and Entertainment Group Ety discusses the consumer spending trend towards memorable experiences versus merchandise. September 27, 2011. 30 minutes.
	The Emergence of the Mobile Office Alan Panezic, VP of Research In Motion (RIM), Makers of BlackBerry Learn how your business’ bottom line can benefit by becoming more mobile. September 6, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Increasing Profit by Reducing Complexity John L. Mariotti, President & CEO of The Enterprise Group Businesses confuse proliferation with innovation and create complexity. Learn proven solutions. August 30, 2011. 30 minutes.
	The Power of Content For Marketing Susan Payton, President of Egg Marketing & Communications Sniff out new customers and steadily build increased traffic to your blogs and websites. August 23, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Nine Steps to Failsafe Selling Dr. John Demartini, The Demartini Institute Follow this method step-by-step and you will get a yes – miss a step, you’ll get a no. August 9, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Business Tools: Working In The Cloud Ray Grainger, CEO of Mavenlink Tools, systems and processes to maintain a competitive advantage working in the cloud. August 2, 2011. 30 minutes.
	How to Increase Your Chances of Getting a Small Business Loan Rohit Arora, CEO of Biz2Credit Tips on improving credit scores, cash flow and securing small business loans. July 26, 2011. 30 minutes.
	SBA Success: A Personal Story of Recovery Ed Newell, Co-Founder of Alle-Kiski Industries Ed Newell joins Anita Campbell to share his company’s personal story of economic recovery. July 12, 2011. 30 minutes.
	How to Drive Growth in a Downward Economy Dennis Jarrett, Co-founder of Stratus Building Solutions An inside look at how to grow a quality business that has one important ingredient – staying power. June 28, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Top 5 Questions to Create an Unfair Market Advantage Patrick Schwerdtfeger, Author of “Marketing Shortcuts” Find out the top 5 questions to ask yourself that create an unfair marketing advantage for your small business. June 21, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Business Partnering: Learning the Hard Way Susan T. Spencer, CEO of Briefcase Essentials Listen in as Susan shares some valuable lessons learned from the trenches about partnering. June 14, 2011. 30 minutes.
	$5,000 To Launch Your Business: Where to Begin? Bobbye Brooks & Tonilee Adamson, Media4Women Learn tips on how to launch a business with $5,000 in startup funds and where to begin. June 7, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Protect Your Startup from Cybercriminals Gary Mullen, VP of Corporate Marketing, Kaspersky Lab Gary shares his five tips to protect your business from cybercrime hackers, malware, loss of data and malicious catastrophes. May 31, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Boosting Clients Revenue Through Mobile and Social Commerce Kristin Intress, CEO of InnLink Adapting technology is impacting the hospitality industry and you, too, can apply this to your business. May 24, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Entrepreneurship: A Viable Solution to Career Transition Deborah Shane, “Career Transition – Make The Shift” Unemployment is running high and Deborah feels that entrepreneurship is a viable solution to career transition. May 17, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Group Buying: Tips on Growing Sales Robert Ball, CEO of Office Arrow The group buying phenomenon is here to stay. Learn how group buying can work for your small business. May 10, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Tips to Keep Your Business Afloat During a Personal Crisis Tony Cole, Anthony Cole Training Group Tony offers hope for anyone going through a personal struggle while trying to run a small business. April 19, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Demystifying Attorney Fees For Small Businesses Tim Greene, Co-Founder of FizzLaw Learn what legal matters cost, what drives those costs, and what small business owners can do to reduce them. April 12, 2011. 30 minutes.
	It’s Never Too Late: But Why Wait? Lynda Bouchard, Booking Authors Ink. Lynda shares her inspiring personal story about how she changed direction in her life after already doing a bit of living. March 29, 2011. 30 minutes.
	How to Determine Your Perfect Customer Lifecycle Scott Martineau, Co-founder of Infusionsoft Use the perfect customer lifecycle to create powerful marketing campaigns, generate, capture and convert more leads and build trust through educational content using nurture marketing. March 15, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Legal Tips Entrepreneurs Need to Know to Start a Business Nellie Akalp, CEO of CorpNet.com Learn the various forms of legal entities, what business structure goes best with which business and why forming an LLC or an Inc. is necessary. March 8, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Small Business: How to Navigate 2010 Tax Laws Mike D’Avolio, CPA and Senior Tax Analyst at Intuit Get up-to-date on the tax changes that can benefit you and your small business for 2010. March 1, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Daily Deal Site Trend: Profiling Moolala, A New Site Matt Dale, Co-Founder of Moolala An in-depth discussion about the marketing benefits of Moolala for small businesses. February 22, 2011. 30 minutes.
	How to Compete Without Focusing on Price Sarah Petty, The Joy of Marketing Discover how to compete without focusing on price and becoming your own worst enemy. February 15, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Selling to Crazy Busy People Jill Konrath, Author of SNAP Selling Use Jill’s strategies to set up meetings with super-busy people and get them to change from the status quo. February 8, 2011. 30 minutes.
	SCORE Helps Small Businesses Succeed and Fuel America’s Economic Engine Ken Yancey, CEO of SCORE An in-depth discussion about SCORE, particularly, how SCORE is helping small businesses to fuel America’s economic recovery. February 1, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Readying Your Small Business for a Better Economy Kate Reid, CEO of Call of the Wild Kate combines her previous work experience with her passion for the outdoors and adventure to lead Call of the Wild. January 25, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Highlights: New Small Business Administration (SBA) Website Joe Zepecki, Deputy Assistant Administrator, SBA An inside look into the new SBA.gov website, featuring a dynamic new web tool called SBA Direct. January 18, 2011. 30 minutes.
	Updating Your Small Business Network Rick Moran, VP of SMB Solutions Marketing, Cisco Learn the importance of updating your small business network and how to avoid costly mistakes. January 11, 2011. 30 minutes.