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Newest Episode: Sat March 31, 2007. 06:03 AM
Author and others read segments of "The Small Business Owners Manual" covering areas such as marketing, new business development, sales, building business plans, forms of legal ownership, tax treatments, 13 ways of new financing, writing effective ads, estores, Internet sites, SEM and SEO marketing, risks of accepting credit cards, business insurance types, and more.
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Sat March 31, 2007. 06:03 AM
Small business is actually the biggest engine driving employment in the U.S. economy. It's always been that way. But did you know that there are over a dozen federal agencies that exist to make sure that your business satisfies their definition of a workers' paradise? Then there is state law, county and local laws. It seems that there is no end to the legal morass involved in recruiting, hiring, contracting, and firing. We can't cover every regulation but a few tips, rules and methods are given to make the entrepreneur aware of the most likely problems that can occur, and quick and easy ways to prevent real and frivolous employee lawsuits that may threaten the very existence of your small business.
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Wed February 28, 2007. 06:03 AM
Small businesses owners are proactive, energetic and possess impress skill sets needed to make the business happen. But accounting is often put off for another day. Books fall behind and entrepreneurs have no idea if they are in a profit or loss situation, or even how much money they have in the bank. Why is this? Psychologists tell us that it is a common disorder called anxiety syndrome. In good times there is always something more important and exciting to do than balance the checkbook, and in difficult times business owners just don't want to work hard at calculating numbers that are discouraging. So what is anxiety syndrome and how should business owners make sure they have accurate and timely numbers in good times and bad?
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Mon February 12, 2007. 03:03 AM
Small businesses must be constantly on the lookout for scams and security breaches, both internal and external. Ill-intentioned or even innocent employees may expose your Information Technology assets to an increasing range of hazards including viruses, hacking, worms, mal-ware, scum-ware, spam attacks, server hi-jackings and more. The results to the small business owner may range from degraded workstation performance, to someone in a far-away country stealing your customer lists and emptying bank accounts. When a problem occurs, expect little help from law-enforcement. There is no way to protect again everything, but this primer outlines the top threats and advises on what to tell employees to minimize IT security exposures.
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Wed January 24, 2007. 02:03 AM
Advertising icon Rosser Reeves brought us the "Unique Selling Proposition" in his 1961 book "Reality In Advertising." But almost half a century later the USP is still with us and continues to grow in importance. The USP is not just about advertising and marketing but is the very identity of your company; it's very reason to be. This is why customers should buy your products and services and why your firm is not just another competitor. So we describe the USP and its special importance to small business.
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Sun January 07, 2007. 04:03 AM
In this short intro chapter the author describes the purpose of the book as a serious, high-voltage undertaking, thick with real information, not feel-good fluff. Assumptions here are that small business owners are either planning a new business or already have one; aim to grow; are comfortable with the Internet; and are in business to maximize earnings and minimize taxes and expenses. The segment concludes with an outline of the book’s 14 chapters.
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Tue December 26, 2006. 08:57 PM
Joe reads this continuation of chapter 11, where we discuss U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) financing, AR (Accounts Receivable) Financing, AR Crunching and AP Stretching. The most popular SBA lending programs discussed are: the Section 7(a) Loan program, the 804 Loan program, and SBIC (Small Business Investment Company) venture capital financing.
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Mon December 18, 2006. 12:05 AM
Joe reads this continuation of chapter 11, where we consider the pros and cons of venture capital, angel investors, home equity loans, PG, personal and business credit cards, and the oft-requested personal guarantee.
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Mon December 04, 2006. 12:05 AM
To finish up chapter 11 we discuss building a business plan or loan package for presention to investors or lenders to obtain additional debt or equity financing. Each component of the business plan / loan package is discussed with an explanation of why it is needed and what to include and not include. A crisply prepared, professional package may well impress funding sources and make a difference well worth the time.
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Tue November 14, 2006. 05:19 PM
Number 6 in a series of 6 wide ranging podcast interviews with internet radio host and online selling pro Terry Nalroo and Joe Kennedy, author of "The Small Business Owners Manual" where we discuss everything from your Unique Selling Proposition to business plans, hiring and firing, contractors versus employees, noncompete and noncircumvention concerns, drop ship versus inventory models, how to choose products that will earn serious money and more.
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Fri November 03, 2006. 07:33 PM
Number 5 in a series of 6 wide ranging podcast interviews with internet radio host and online selling pro Terry Nalroo and Joe Kennedy, author of "The Small Business Owners Manual" where we discuss everything from your Unique Selling Proposition to business plans, hiring and firing, contractors versus employees, noncompete and noncircumvention concerns, drop ship versus inventory models, how to choose products that will earn serious money and more.
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Mon October 16, 2006. 08:21 PM
Number 4 in a series of 6 wide ranging podcast interviews with internet radio host and online selling pro Terry Nalroo and Joe Kennedy, author of "The Small Business Owners Manual" where we discuss everything from your Unique Selling Proposition to business plans, hiring and firing, contractors versus employees, noncompete and noncircumvention concerns, drop ship versus inventory models, how to choose products that will earn serious money and more.
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Thu October 05, 2006. 04:51 AM
Number 3 in a series of 6 wide ranging podcast interviews with internet radio host and online selling pro Terry Nalroo and Joe Kennedy, author of "The Small Business Owners Manual" where we discuss everything from your Unique Selling Proposition to business plans, hiring and firing, contractors versus employees, noncompete and noncircumvention concerns, drop ship versus inventory models, how to choose products that will earn serious money and more.
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Fri September 22, 2006. 04:44 AM
Number 2 in a series of 6 wide ranging podcast interviews with internet radio host and online selling pro Terry Nalroo and Joe Kennedy, author of "The Small Business Owners Manual" where we discuss everything from your Unique Selling Proposition to business plans, hiring and firing, contractors versus employees, noncompete and noncircumvention concerns, drop ship versus inventory models, how to choose products that will earn serious money and more.
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Mon September 11, 2006. 06:18 PM
Number 1 in a series of 6 wide ranging podcast interviews with internet radio host and online selling pro Terry Nalroo and Joe Kennedy, author of "The Small Business Owners Manual" where we discuss everything from your Unique Selling Proposition to business plans, hiring and firing, contractors versus employees, noncompete and noncircumvention concerns, drop ship versus inventory models, how to choose products that will earn serious money and more.
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Wed August 30, 2006. 06:18 PM
Nadia Hopper finishes her read of chapter 3, Selling, The Oxygen of Business. In this part we talk about how to sell internationally including inexpensive ways to test the market and then move forward after you’ve overcome the barriers. Then we discuss the strange sales phenomena known as the 80/20 rule, managing sales people considering motivational effects of both salary and commissions, the importance of consistency and well thot out comp plans in dealing with sales people, recruiting and recruiting from competitors, things to watch out for when landing a big deal with big businesses, using perks to motivate your sales staff and a reminder to not get complacent – the world is changing.
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Mon August 14, 2006. 07:00 PM
Nadia Hopper continues her read of chapter 3, Selling, The Oxygen of Business, and we discuss how an Internet site validates a business and allows potential customers around the world to: quickly find that your company exists; gather information; and inititate contact. Then we list some easy and cheap ways to set up your site. When more power is needed, we talk about adding features such as e-commerce and e-catalogs, and outline how sites are promoted on Yahoo, Google, MSN and thousands of other locations using "SEM" (Search Engine Marketing). In this part we also describe how online sales may cause problems with existing retail and distribution channels.
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Mon August 07, 2006. 08:00 PM
Nadia Hopper continues her read of chapter 3, Selling and Sales: The Oxygen of Business, and we discuss the pros and cons of working with 4 selling channels including: agents and field reps, business partners, distributors and dealers, and through a retail location. In each case we cover concepts such as push/pull, promotion, loyalty to your products, and relative costs.
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Thu July 27, 2006. 12:05 AM
Nadia Hopper reads chapter 3 and in part 1 we talk about why the small business owner is often not the best salesperson for the small business, targeting sales efforts towards market niches you’re most likely to win, the 7 steps in the sales qualifying process (a classic, essential tool), and the prudent use of your sales time. Then we talk about the importance of understanding how to pace efforts and expectations considering the stages in your sales cycle. After this we get specific on different sales force alternatives such as a direct sales force, an insides sales staff, and hiring and dealing with telemarketers. Other options are discussed in the next episode (Chapter 3, part 2).
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Mon July 03, 2006. 03:38 PM
In this half hour show Joe and hosts Dr. Tom Rogers and Jim Velos cover a range of subjects, starting with the 3 biggest mistakes made by entrepreneurs, the importance of defining a Unique Selling Proposition (USP) and how this makes many other decisions much easier, various forms of small business financing and which ones are the most likely, how to network and find investors, what investors or lenders expect to see in a business plan, the importance of selling, selling and the importance of qualifying to not waste time and to optimize efforts, and finally how to capitalize upon the continuing boom in ecommerce sales.
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Sat May 27, 2006. 12:05 AM
Nadia Hopper continues her read of chapter 11, where we discuss three more forms of small business financing. The use of personal credit cards and credit lines are described first, then we turn to a detailed discusssion of asset-based loans and conditional sales contracts in contrast to equipment leasing. This includes a list of factors associated with each financing method such as tax effects, depreciation, cash convervation and obsolescence.
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