Gene Marks is one of the country’s leading small business
experts. A nationally recognized speaker, spokesperson, columnist, and consultant, Gene is the author
of four books on small business, including the best selling Streetwise Small Business Book of Lists.Gene writes monthly columns for both Forbes.com and Businessweek.com.

Jason Zickerman is the President of the Alternative Board, a franchise peer-support network with a presence across the USA. In this segment we talked about the boards work, and how they help the participants with issues they face in their businesses.

Our guest on this segment of the Smallbiz Brain is an expert in helping people who are over fifty start their own businesses.

Jeff Williams is the CEO and Chief Coach for Bizstarters.com, this resource was selected by the editors of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine as “The Best Entrepreneurial Web Guide For People Over 50”.
In 2007 he launched the Virtual Incubator Coaches Network to connect experienced 50+ business start-up coaches with 50+ entrepreneurs to help them plan, launch and grow their businesses.
He’s the author of eleven workbooks, guides and DVDs on business start-up, including his newest workbook:“The Ultimate Boomer Business Start-Up Guide”.
Jeff’s a frequently contributor to Kiplinger’s, BusinessWeek.com, Fortune.com and MSNBC.

Our guest on this segment of the Smallbiz Brain knows SEO—-that’s search engine optimization and it’s essential for achieving success on the internet.
Stephen Riegel is Director of Search and the co-founder of Faction Media—-a leading provider of Search Marketing solutions; connecting clients directly to their online target audience through research, analysis, strategy, and design.
Steve’s Marketing 101: Online Branding approach has been hailed by industry
leaders Atlas DMT and Michael Campbell of Dynamic Media as “Best in Class”
and “easily in the top 1% of search engine marketers”, generating programs that consistently exceed industry performance standards in both Paid and Natural Search.

In this segment with Bruce Newman, we explore the how to locate a consultant for your business, and what the advantages are to outsourcing a consultant.

Our guest on this segment of the Smallbiz Brain has a diverse background with more than two decades of experience in marketing, management, and sales. Besides spending many years working in the corporate world, he has started and run more than five small businesses.

In this segment, Ron Patel describes the process he used to create his small business, Just Dine In, a restaurant delivery and marketing company.

In my interview with Larry Ahrens, we discussed the plight that many business owners face when unable to keep their account receivables current. Larry describes how his company, Transworld, helps business owners solve the issue in an affordable way that preserves the customer relationship.

In this segment we visit with founder of Realtime Sites, Steve Schroeder. Steve shares the story of the creation of the company and how they make website launch and management easier for their clients.

In this segment, my guest is Bruce Howard, author of Charting the Course. We discuss his new book and the relationship between human values and what makes markets. A fascinating conversation.