Yearly Archives: 2008

Don’t Feed the Cats: Trap, Neuter and Return Effort Hampered at FOX 35

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Richmond, Virginia (July 9, 2008) – The coalition of humane groups involved in a Trap, Neuter and Return project at a feral cat colony behind a Richmond television station is reminding the public to not hamper their effort by feeding the cats.

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Startup BizCast #56 – Avoiding Email Blunders (Steve Mullen)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI didn’t really know what to call this abbreviated episode, but it came to me as I was reading a story about the White House needing to apologize to the Premier of Italy after they released a less-than-flattering biography about him.   I decided to talk about tips […]

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Startup BizCast #55 – Office Space for your Small Business (Chris Desloge)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI can’t help but laugh when I hear the words “Office Space”, because I love the classic movie of that name.   But, this week’s episode has nothing to do with that great flick.   This week we’re talking about how to find office space for your small […]

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Startup BizCast #54 – Crisis Planning and Communication (Steve Mullen)

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSImagine the worst happens with your business — perhaps one of your employees is caught trafficking goods from your warehouse, or one of your products is tainted and makes a whole flock of people sick. What would you do to handle the crisis? Having a crisis plan in […]

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Startup BizCast #53 – Greening Your Small Business (Tish Kashani)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSorry for the tardiness of this episode. I have one correction right off the top: There is no Recommended Reading feature on the blog this week. Sadly, I lost my list of links and simply don’t have time to look them up! Apologies! And now … on with […]

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Startup BizCast #52 – Branding your Small Business (Dave Martin)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThus far on Startup BizCast, we’ve talked about marketing, advertising, PR and even logo production. In this episode, we’re going to talk about techniques that use all of the above and more. Branding strategies use an across-the-board approach to create a feeling in the customer (or potential customer) […]

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Startup BizCast #51 – Blogger Relations (Steve Mullen)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI’ve talked a lot on this podcast about how to make your business blog work for you, but what about using other people’s blogs to promote your business? That’s this week’s topic on Startup BizCast. I go solo to talk about what a successful blogger relations campaign can […]

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Small Business Advice Podcast Celebrates Dual Milestones

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Richmond, Virginia (May 28, 2008) – Small business advice podcast Startup BizCast, the show that brings listeners advice, tips, and education in less time than the average coffee break, is logging its 50th episode this week and also celebrating its first birthday.

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Startup BizCast #50 – The Best of the First Year

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSI’m celebrating! Startup BizCast is not only celebrating its 50th episode this week, it’s also turning one year old! The premier of the small business advice podcast was on May 30, 2007. To mark this dual occasion, I’m doing the following: 1) I’m introducing the new Startup BizCast […]

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Startup BizCast #49 – Facebook for Small Businesses (John Blown)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe idea of using social networking to promote your small business has come up a number of times on this podcast, and in this episode we’ll get some specific tips on using one of the most popular sites for business — Facebook. John Blown of 6s Marketing, an […]

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