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Jim Blasingame's Small Business Advocate Radio Program Schedule; July 13-17th

 

If you would like to learn all you can about small business, tune in to The Small Business Advocate.  Mornings from 7-9am. {EST}

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Monday, July 13
Jim Ballard

Co-author of Whale Done and author of Little Wave and Old Swell

Topic of discussion: How to use coaching language with employees and others you care about.

Barbara Weltman

Author of J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes 2009

Topic of discussion: The latest tax news, including tips for managing your business in tough times.

Matt Cartwright
Attorney, Munley, Munley, and Cartwright

Topic of discussion: How to avoid getting your small business sued in court.

Ted Fishman

Author of China Inc.: How the Rise of the Next Industrial Superpower Challenges America and the World

Topic of discussion: The current unrest in China.

Tuesday, July 14
Rich Galen

Publisher of Mullings.com

Topic of discussion: Politics, what else?

Lee Silber

Co-author of The Wild Idea Club

Topic of discussion: Encouraging employees to work together to tackle tough problems.

Tim Berry
President and Founder of Palo Alto Software
Topic of discussion: Business planning.

Wednesday, July 15
Brian Schwartz

Author of 50 Interviews: Entrepreneurs

Topic of discussion: The unwritten rules of entrepreneurship.

Bill Dunkelberg
Chief Economist for the National Federation of Independent Business
Topic of discussion: The NFIB report.

**Joel Libava
President-Life Changer of Franchise Selection Specialists Inc.
Topic of discussion: Franchise options.

John Dini

President, Management Performance Network and author of 103 Tips for Better Hiring

Topic of discussion: Making management sense of social media.

Thursday, July 16
Jim Blasingame
Creator and host of The Small Business Advocate Show
Topic of discussion: Small business fundamentals.

Ken Gronbach

Author of Common Census

Topic of discussion: Demographic shifts in the marketplace.

Joan Pryde
Senior Editor, Kiplinger Washington Editors
Topic of discussion: This week's Kiplinger Letter.

Friday, July 17
Tamar Jacoby
President of ImmigrationWorks USA
Topic of discussion: The current status of immigration reform.

Jack Uldrich
Author of several books, including Investing in Nanotechnology and Jump the Curve
Topic of discussion: Having the courage to head out into the unknown.

Colleen Rickenbacher
Author of Be On Your Best Business Behavior
Topic of discussion: Being on your best behavior, even when it's tough.

Doug Stives

Partner & Tax Department Director at Curchin & Company

Topic of discussion: Financial fundamentals.

** That would be me.

Are You Thirsty, Veterans? Have A Free 7-Eleven Slurpee

It's that time of the year.

Saturday is 7-Eleven Day, and the day the world’s first convenience retailer celebrates its birthday. This year promises to be the biggest ever, with 7-Eleven planning to give away close to 5 million free 7.11-ounce Slurpee drinks to celebrate its 82nd birthday at more than 6,000 stores in the U.S. and Canada.

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VetFran Participant Offering Free Franchises For Military Veterans

                                                                                                

An Atlanta franchisor is giving away several franchises this summer, and is targeting military veterans as potential franchisees.

Maid Brigade, a provider of residential cleaning services across the US, is looking for a few good men and women. Are you one of them?

Read about the Maid Brigade Veteran Franchise Giveaway here!

Microloan Information For Veterans

The SBA has a few interesting programs. Did you ever hear about this particular one?

"The Small Business Administration began development of the Microloan Program in 1992. Its goal of increasing the availability of loans to small-business borrowers is achieved through the use of private, non-profit intermediaries. These intermediaries provide new and existing borrowers with very small loans. They are comfortable with the background and needs of small borrowers and provide loan amounts that larger loan programs would generally not be interested in. They have propelled the program's success and enabled it to receive permanent status in 1997. '

Jamie, who is a consultant for the US Government, wrote a very informative Microloan article over at Business.Gov. You should read it...

Jellystone Park Camp-Resorts IS Holding A Cool Video Contest!

                                                                                                        

The Yogi Bear's Jellystone Park franchise is celebrating its 40th anniversary by hosting a video contest at http://www.jellystonefun.com for campers to capture how they have fun at Jellystone Park for a $10,000 grand prize.

Continue reading for the details!

Veterans; Do You Have A TRUE Green Business?

                                                                                                                      


If you don't have a real Green business, our friends at the Federal Government could be upset with you. Another words, are you just jumping on the Green bandwagon, and marketing your business as a Green one?

I posted this really important story over at The Franchise King Blog, and it would behoove you to read what the Government has to say about businesses that are promoting themselves as a Green business...and what kinds of penalties that they are considering for them.

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Veteran Business Tips; Inc. Or LLC?

Rush Nigut, a franchise/small business attorney in the Hawkeye State, recently discussed setting up a new business entity, and which way could be right for you, on his terrific blog
 {Rush On Business} 

"Whether you are starting a business from scratch or buying an existing business you should consider setting up a corporation or limited liability company (LLC) before you actually sign any agreements or documents relating to your new venture."

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Do you have any questions about franchising?

Veterans; You May Get A Tax Credit If You Buy A Franchise

It is getting even better to start a franchise business....

From the IFA;

"Today, bipartisan legislation was introduced that will assist military veterans who are transitioning from active service to civilian life realize their dream of small-business ownership. Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., and Rep. Leonard Boswell, D-Iowa, introduced the “Help Veterans Own Franchises Act of 2009.”

Read more about this game-changing franchise bill, here.

Read how Joel Libava will help you weed out the franchises that are not right for you, and assist you in finding the ones that are..Look

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