Small Business With Steve Strauss Powered By Microsoft

This episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss presented by Microsoft has a very special theme. The concept of infomercials started back in the early eighties and they have since been refined into selling machines. On today's show, Steve is joined by one of the most successful infomercial spokespersons of all time, Tony Little. He'll share some of his success stories and let you know how "You can do it"!

This episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Microsoft, is all about how to turn your passion into profit! Steve is joined by Greg Wittstock. Greg is known as "The Pond Guy" and is the CEO and genius behind Aquascape. He formed his business at a young age and has been thriving ever since, even having his own show on Nat Geo Wild, called Pond Stars! He is an inspiration to entrepreneurs everywhere and shares his stories of success.

This episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Microsoft, revolves around the ways to set your business up for great success. Steve is also joined by David S. Rose. David is an Ink 500 CEO, a serial entrepreneur and an Angel Investor that has founded or funded over a 100 companies! He is also the author of The Startup Checklist.

This episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Microsoft, is all about the important issue of employee retention. One of the most worrisome issues for many small businesses, is hiring and retaining good employees. Entrepreneurs are very busy people and sometimes it's difficult to understand what makes a company great to work for. Today, you'll find the help you need! Every small business has a culture, be it good, bad, hard-working, lazy, etc. Most are company cultures created by default, but it doesn't need to be that way. Creating or designing a positive environment for your employees is imperative for maintaining a productive environment. Steve gives you several guidelines you can follow, to make your small business environment a great one! Steve is then joined by Evan Singer of SmartBiz. Evan is an expert in Employee Retention and shares some fantastic tips on how to keep your employees happy. There are some specific things we can all do to not only help them accomplish their goals and accom

We all need money to get our businesses started and this episode will let you know how to get it. Also, Steve speaks with Maria Sirvas of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corporation.

In this episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland, the topic centers on the two magic words in world of marketing; Sale and Free. We then bring on an expert in the subject of Free. Tom Caporaso is the CEO of Clarus Commerce, an e-commerce solutions provider which owns FreeShipping.com.    

Steve welcomes one of the greatest negotiating experts in the country, Professor Lawrence Susskind. Professor Susskind teaches at MIT, advises Fortune 100 companies, and has written 20 books on the subject, among many other accomplishments.

Steve is joined by William Seagraves. William (Bill) is a "Mid-Life Entrepreneur Expert" and the author of Be Your Best Boss. His website, Your Best Boss is full of valuable information to get individuals through the most common obstacles of starting a business and he shares that advice on this episode.

Welcome to the 2016! In this episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast we're going to be talking about something important to all entrepreneurs. It's not hard work we're afraid of, in fact we generally seek it out. The key is finding something we love to do! Every year in Steve's Ask An Expert column at USA Today, he covers the top trends in business for the upcoming year. These are the things you can look forward to and plan for with your business. Whether it's in marketing, security, media, or otherwise, Steve will let you know what they are. Then Steve interviews someone who truly changed his life. Barbara Winter is the author of Making A Living Without A Job. It's all about finding what makes you happy and then being successful at that. She also has a wonderful website called Joyfully Jobless, which sees self-employment as "an opportunity to share our unique gifts, passions and eccentricities with others so every citizen proudly creates a one of a kind enterprise that is a

Steve interviews Seth Godin. Seth is the author of  The Icarus Deception, a book that helps us challenge the ways we look at running a business. Taking risks is as important as making intelligent decisions when it comes to management. Being restless can be a great asset!

This episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast, Steve recounts his recent visit too Microsoft Headquarters! He is also joined by Alex Bradley, who lets you know about everything new with Office 365.

Starting from humble beginnings (at one point he only had $20 in his pocket!) Michael Slavin is a true success story. Michael's new book is called One Million In The Bank and who wouldn't want to be able to say that!   His book provides you practical advice on how to begin a successful business. In Steve's interview, Michael lets you know how to find resources, ideas and business plans that are already existing. How does it all work? You'll have to listen to find out!

Steve interviews an expert in the field of publicity, Rebecca Hasulek. Rebecca is the author of DIY PR: Public Relations and Content Hacks for the Lean Start-up. Her expertise is particularly suited for small business owners, because of her background in entrepreneurship. In the interview she covers such things as the best way to start, how to make an impact and become a "thought leader", how to get your information to the right people, among a lot of other very valuable information. Don't forget, you can submit your question for an "Ask An Expert Live" segment by sending an email to theselfemployed@yahoo.com. Subscribe to the Small Business Success RSS Feed to get weekly podcasts automatically! Or, listen on iTunes!

Norman Winarsky joins Steve Strauss to talk about the invention of Siri and his new book IF YOU REALLY WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD: A Guide to Creating, Building, and Sustaining Breakthrough Ventures. Plus, Steve's tale from his recent visit to China!

Keywords, backlinks, SEM, rankings...there are a lot of terms when it comes to Search Engine Optimization, or SEO. It can seem overwhelming, but in this episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland, we make it a lot simpler!  Plus a fantastic interview with Josh Sommer of TheSMT.com 

This week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast is all about Women in Entrepreneurship.  There are many incredible contributions and examples of inspiring leadership. We start off with a fantastic series of facts from Steve's analysis for Web.com.  He teamed up with the National Association of Women Business Owners and the results are fascinating.   Finally, Steve interviews Dr. Stacia Pierce who is the Founder and CEO of LifeCoach2Women.com.  She is a bona fide Television star, having appeared on The Steve Harvey Show, UPN, ABC, FOX, CW and NBC among others.  Her articles can also be seen in such places as Entrepreneur Magazine, Ebony Magazine, The Huffington Post and Glamour Magazine.  Stacia has an abundance of information, that every business owner can learn from!   Don't forget, you can submit your question for an "Ask An Expert Live" segment by sending an email to theselfemployed@yahoo.com. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes to get new episodes every week! Subscribe to

In this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast Steve tackles Small Biz Technology.  There are so many great ways to enhance and adapt your business to the modern digital world.  However, there are also so many options, apps, software, programs, social media platforms out there, it's hard to figure out what YOU should be doing for YOUR business!  This show will help you solve that and find success. In Ask An Expert Live, Maria asks how you filter through all of the apps available for business.  That's a great question!  The advice given will help guide you through a simple way to figure this out.   There are a number of trusted aggregation sites out there, that can help you along the way.  It doesn't stop there and Steve will let you know what to do next. Then we have our interview with a Ramon is a celebrated author and technology evangelist, Ramon Ray.   Among his many accomplishments, he is the publisher of SmallBizTechnology.com, a small business evangelist for Infusionsoft a

How to fight that late summer proscrination bug!  Plus, we have the 2nd annual Small Biz Quiz, all on this episode, powered by Greatland!

In this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast Steve interviews Brian Clark, CEO and Founder of Copyblogger.com.  Brian is one of the small business world's foremost experts in content marketing and social media.   By now we all know that we need to provide good content to attract potential customers to our websites.  But the problem is, how do we do that?  What is the right perspective to take?  What kind of content would work well with your product?  Brian goes through all of it with us this week! Plus, Steve goes over some details on creating great content for your site!  This episode is a fantastic guide on how to maximize the potential of your site and in turn, your online sales. Don't forget, you can submit your question for an "Ask An Expert Live" segment by sending an email to theselfemployed@yahoo.com. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes to get new episodes every week! Subscribe to the Small Business Success RSS Feed to get weekly podcasts automatically! Or, liste

In this week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast Steve speaks with Laurel Delaney of Globetrade.com.  Laurel is one of the foremost experts on getting in to exporting.  She is a successful entrepreneur, speaker, educator, blogger, columnist and author of  Exporting: The Definitive Guide to Selling Abroad Profitably.  If you have dreams of sending your products overseas and capitalizing on the international market, this is the show for you! Plus, we have a brand new Ask An Expert (almost) Live!  Steve takes a question from Maggie.  She wants to know how to get her small business into exporting.  It's important to define exactly what exporting is and how to get your business into it the right way. Don't forget, you can submit your question for an "Ask An Expert Live" segment by sending an email to theselfemployed@yahoo.com. Please subscribe to the podcast on iTunes to get new episodes every week! Subscribe to the Small Business Success RSS Feed to get weekly podcasts automatically!