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Small business advice, tips, and education ... all in episodes that are 15 minutes or less! Host Steve Mullen, owner of two small businesses, interviews experts about their companies, their industries, and the business challenges they've overcome. Sponsorships are available! For more information, go to www.startupbizcast.com.

Startup BizCast #57 - Small Business Moms (Pat Cobe)

On this week’s episode, we’re talking about small business owners who also happen to be stay-at-home moms. My guest and her partner call them “Mompreneurs”. These moms are running service or product businesses as a source…

0 Comments Published: Jul. 16, 2008 Listen

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

I 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…

0 Comments Published: Jul. 9, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast #55 - Office Space for your Small Business (Chris Deloge)

I 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…

0 Comments Published: Jul. 2, 2008 Listen

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

Imagine 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? …

0 Comments Published: Jun. 25, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast 53 - Greening Your Small Business (Tish Kashani)

Sorry for the tardiness of this episode everyone. 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!…

0 Comments Published: Jun. 18, 2008 Listen

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

Thus 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…

0 Comments Published: Jun. 11, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast #51 - Blogger Relations (Steve Mullen)

I’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…

0 Comments Published: Jun. 4, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast #50 - The Best of the First Year

I’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 …

0 Comments Published: May. 28, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast #48 - Great Depression Millionaires (Laura Posey)

During the Great Depression of the 1930s a large portion of the world’s population suffered as inflation ran wild and unemployment reached epidemic proportions. But, there was a group of people and companies that actually flourished during…

0 Comments Published: May. 14, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast #47 - Business Storytelling (Casey Quinlan)

I was racking my about the topic of this week’s Startup BizCast, when Casey Quinlan came along. She suggested talking about business storytelling … and I think it’s a great idea. My guest this week is Casey, who is the owner of…

0 Comments Published: May. 7, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast #46 - Attracting Customers (Jimmy Vee and Travis Miller)

I’ve had a lot of “firsts” on this show recently. Just a couple of weeks back I had a co-host for the first time. This week, in episode 46, I have two guests at the same time! Jimmy Vee and Travis Miller are co-authors of the…

0 Comments Published: Apr. 30, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast #45 - Small Business Contest Winner (Grant Mucha)

It’s time to hear from the winner! This week I interview Grant Mucha, the lucky winner of the Startup BizCast Small Business Week Contest. He was selected next week and wins about $2,000 worth of prizes. In episode 45, I talk with him about …

0 Comments Published: Apr. 23, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast #44 - Contest Winner Announcement and Listener Advice (with Jennifer Mullen)

This is a very special episode of Startup BizCast. Not only is it finally time to announce the winners of the Startup BizCast Small Business Week Contest, I brought in a co-host to help me with it. Plus, we get to talk about advice from our…

0 Comments Published: Apr. 16, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast #43 - Corporate Philanthropy (Ami Kassar)

Corporate Philanthropy is simply “good works” on a slightly larger scale. Instead of an individual volunteering time or money to a local nonprofit or helping a neighbor, it’s the weight of an entire company moving toward the goal…

0 Comments Published: Apr. 9, 2008 Listen

Startup BizCast #42 - National Small Business Week Preview (Jack Bienko)

I’ve been talking a lot about U.S. Small Business Week lately, in relation to the Startup BizCast Small Business Week Contest. This week my guest will give us some details on when Small Business Week got started, why it’s important, and …

0 Comments Published: Apr. 2, 2008 Listen
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