Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThere’s a large portion of the population that would probably rather take a bath in a tub full of those newly-discovered cyanide spitting pink millipedes than speak in front of a room full of people.   Public speaking is one of the top fears out there, but when […]

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSFree is good … free is great!   With times as rough as they are for small businesses, we need to save money wherever and whenever possible.   This week on Startup BizCast Ken Colburn from Data Doctors and I run down some of the best FREE resources […]

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis week we tackle small business websites, and what they need.   I go solo to discuss three different types of small biz sites, and the integral parts of each.   Included are the online business card, the online store, and the social media hub.   This is […]

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSNote: I’m publishing a day earlier than usual this week, partly because there was no episode last week and partly because of the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. This week we have not one piece of advice … but five!   The guest for Startup BizCast’s small business […]

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSA few weeks back I was one of the presenters in two different webinars from PRWeb.   Each of the presentations was about small business marketing, and during each I talked about business blogging.   And … after each I received a number of emails from people who […]

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSLocal, state, and federal U.S. government contracts are NOT easy to get.   However, they tend to bring in good money, particularly for small business owners who aren’t used to multi-thousand or million dollar deals.   And, it’s unlikely our government is going to go out of business […]

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSThis week, I welcome a good friend and guest from the first handful of Startup BizCast episodes.   The topic of the week is SEO for press releases.   More and more people are catching on to the fact that news releases can be used for SEO purposes, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]