Yearly Archives: 2008

Startup BizCast #69 – Marketing for Franchisees (Sherri Fishman)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSDespite having a bigtime name behind them, businesses like McDonalds, Hair Cuttery, and Century 21 are all small businesses.   They’re franchises, and most of the time they’re owned by someone in your area.   There are challenges inherant to marketing a franchise small business, however, not the […]

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Startup BizCast #68 – Small Business Expense Management (Toffer Grant)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis week, we’re talking about how to manage the flow of money going out the door, while the poor economy worldwide may be limiting the amount of money that’s coming in the door.   My guest is Toffer Grant, founder and CEO of PEXCard, a company that offers […]

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Startup BizCast #67 – Online News Release Distribution Services Updated (Steve Mullen)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAlmost a year and a half ago, in episode five of Startup BizCast, I reviewed a list of online news release distribution services.   These sites will post and distribute your news release across the web, bringing benefits like SEO and potential media coverage.   Since it’s been […]

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Startup BizCast #66 – Small Business Video (Benjamin Wayne)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA recent study from ABI Research indicates that the number of people watching videos online has doubled in the past year.   It’s obvious that people are becoming more comfortable using this technology.   What that means, is that you should be using it for your business!   […]

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Startup BizCast #65 – Small Business Computer Security (Ken Colburn)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAre the worst enemies to your small office computer network banging on the gates, or walking around inside the castle?   Truly, there are plenty of people out there trying to harm your business, either by writing viruses or actively trying to gain access to your data.   […]

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Startup BizCast #64 – Fall Tax Update (Glen Weilandt)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFall isn’t a time when you normally think much about taxes … unless, that is, you filed for an extension back in April.   If you did, that means your taxes are due next month.   Additionally, the more thinking you do NOW, the higher the chances you’ll […]

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Sheltering Arms One of the Best Places to Work in Healthcare

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Richmond, Virginia (September 16, 2008) – Sheltering Arms, Central Virginia’s premier physical rehabilitation provider, announced today that it has been named as one of the 100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare. Sheltering Arms is the only Virginia physical rehabilitation facility included on the list, and is the only healthcare provider of any kind from the Richmond area to be given the honor. Modern Healthcare, one of the leading online and print sources of healthcare business news, compiled the national list. The list recognizes workplaces in healthcare that enable employees to perform at their optimum level to provide patients and customers with the best possible care and services.

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Startup BizCast #63 – Phoning in your Small Business (Mark Asnes)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThese days, if you only use your cell phone to talk to other people, you’re considered behind the times.   Today’s cell phones email, text, surf the web, and much more.   My guest this week is Mark Asnes from Wireless Zone.   He has tips for how […]

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Virginia Man To Explain How He Gained "The Power to OverCome"

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Richmond, Virginia (September 09, 2008) – William and Mary graduate and Bridgewater, Virginia native Josh Sundquist knows a lot about “the power to overcome”. At the age of nine, he lost one of his legs to a form of bone cancer. Now, at the age of 24, he’s been a member of the U.S. Paralympic Ski Team and is an author, motivational speaker, and the founder of an online community for amputees. Sundquist will use his own brand of inspiration through humor to tell his story at this year’s Celebration of the Power to Overcome fundraising gala, organized by Sheltering Arms.

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Veteran Business Owner Partners in Purchase of Richmond Two Guys and a Truck Franchise

Richmond, Virginia (September 3, 2008) – Dave Tindall wants you to have a “clean” moving day, and he has the means to make it happen! Mr. Tindall is the new co-owner of the Richmond franchise of moving and storage firm Two Guys and a Truck®. He’s also the owner of Maid to Perfection® of Richmond, a residential and commercial cleaning service.

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