Yearly Archives: 2009

Spinal Muscular Atrophy Nonprofit FightSMA Offers Free Conference Webcast

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Traveling with a sick child is always difficult, even when the trip in question involves learning more about the child’s illness. That difficulty has only been amplified by the current state of the economy. For that reason, Fight SMA (http://www.fightsma.org) is providing a free live webcast of two seminars from this year’s Family and Friends Annual Spinal Muscular Atrophy Conference in Washington D.C.

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Startup BizCast #84 – Small Biz Social Media Review (Steve Mullen)

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThe social media landscape changes so quickly … almost every day!   The pace of change is so fast, in fact that it’s sometimes hard for professionals to keep up, let alone small business owners who have other things to worry about.   For that reason, in Startup […]

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Startup BizCast #83 – Tax Time in the U.S. (Ryan Thompson)

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s no April Fools … tax day in the U.S. is rapidly approaching.   That means you’d better be getting to work on your tax returns.   If you’re not, you may need to think about filing for an extension.   Our guest on this episode of Startup […]

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Startup BizCast #82 – The Pulse of Entrepreneurship (Chris Benjamin)

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAfter a bit of a long hiatus, Startup BizCast is back with episode 82!   In this show, we take the pulse of entrepreneurship.   How are things going out there?   Our guest is Chris Benjamin from Rogue CFO.   He’s a contract CFO, working with companies […]

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Startup BizCast #81 – Hiring in a Weak Economy (Brad Smart)

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSIt’s tough to hire new employees these days.   It may seem like a strange statement, and it’s not top on the list of concerns of most people, but it’s something to consider.   If you’re one of the small businesses that’s actually thriving in this weak economy, […]

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Startup BizCast #80 – Small Business Venture Funding (Robert Ochtel)

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSBack in the 1990s, all you needed to do if you wanted funding for your business was show up with an interesting company name and slogan … and you’d get all you wanted.   These days … not so much.   With the economy withering, so is the […]

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Startup BizCast #79 – Twitter for Small Business Owners (Dave Saunders)

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSAfter missing a week of the show … I’m back!   This week we have our promised episode on how small business owners can use Twitter.   I’m a member of the micro-blogging site and use it quite a bit, but I decided to bring in a guest […]

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A Celebration of a Richmond Institution

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Despite being a city full of history, there are few institutions that are as much a part of the fabric of Richmond, Virginia area as Sheltering Arms. This year, the non-profit born in the post-Civil War Reconstruction era turns 120 years old and is looking forward to its future while looking back at its rich history.

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Startup BizCast #78 – Small Biz Tech from CES 2009 (Ken Colburn)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis week we welcome back one of our favorite guests.   Ken Colburn from Data Doctors joins us to talk about this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.   Ken was at the show in Las Vegas, covering it not only for his own newsletter but also for CNN!   […]

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Startup BizCast #77 – Small Biz New Year’s Resolutions for 2009 (Steve Mullen)

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Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHappy New Year everyone!   Startup BizCast is back from the Christmas and New Year’s break, and ready for action! In this episode, I give a few suggestions for resolutions for this year for small business owners.   More importantly, however, I’d like YOUR input.   What do […]

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