Show Descriptions

These are the small business owners you'll find in Small Business Today . Each is a remarkable case study. There is always a primary profile, then either Sliver of Genius or Business Basic, and any combination of eight other segments.

In the Trenches segment is in every show. It is our "how-to" start, run and grow a business.

Sliver of Genius focused on reasons why a business owner beats the odds and grew quickly.

Business Basic focused on a sections of the eight steps to start, run and grow a business.

Other possible segments include:


In the Trenches
Absolute Care Ambulance
Baltimore
Ella Williams, Aegir Systems
Aegir Systems
Oxnard, California
Heliodoro Valadez
Best Buy Tortillas
El Paso.
Black Diamond
Salt Lake City
Steve DiAntonio
Color Me Beautiful
Chantilly, Virginia
Feather Farm
Napa, California
Donald Cassel,
Grind King
Venice, California
Custom Stitchers
Lewiston, Maine
Tim Hennessy
Ekkwill Waterlife Resources
Gibsonton, Florida
Gemini Industries,
Bedford, Massachusetts
John Carmack,
id software
Mesquite, Texas
International Etching & Two Hands
Providence, Rhode Island
Augie Nieto
Life Fitness
Chicago
Charlie Woo,
MegaToys
Los Angeles
Moulin D'Or
Arlington, Texas
Rita Wain
P & R Precision
Shelbytownship, Michigan
Park City, Utah
Location, vacation, vocation.
Prima Publishing
Sacramento
Jerry Shapiro,
Petrofsky's
St. Louis
Russ & Matt Seeley
Quality Bending & Threading
Detroit
Rosen & Chadick
New York City
SmartPractice
Phoenix 
Steve Day
State Line Tack
Plaistow, New Hampshire
Take Out Taxi
Herndon, Virginia
The Tom James Company
Dallas
Yvonnne LaFleur
Private Designer Collection
New Orleans
Sliver of Genius
Ken Ryan
AirMax
Chicago
Curt Rutsky and Stu Ganslaw
Coating Sciences, Inc.
Windsor, Connecticut
Max Carey
Creative Resource Development
Atlanta
Bill Antle
Oak Industries
Waltham, Massachusetts
Neal Patterson
Cerner Corporation
Kansas City, Missouri
Gerhard Von der Rhur
Criticare
Milwaukee
Tom Valez
CTA
Rockville, Maryland
Ron Olson
GrowBiz
Minneapolis
Sue and Jack Maxwell
Maxwell Healthcare
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Marc Moore
Payroll Transfers
Tampa
Jim Spoor
Spectrum
Denver
Jim Coane
Telebase
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Lillian Handy
TRESP Associates
Arlington, Virginia
 
Business Basics
Buy a business or start from scratch?

Value of joining business organizatons

Family business: ups and downs .

How to hire, train, and inspire .

Use systems to inspect what you expect.

The government can help!?!

Marketing: 3-month to 3-year plans.

More on Finding Money.

Getting a banker to "Yes".

The legal formation of business.

How to write a business plan.

Buying a franchise: The good and the bad.

Start from scratch or buy an existing business ?
Go to the other series of shows:
(once Small Business 2000)
now Small Business School