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This week's Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast is about how you can take advantage of Social Media for your business.  Steve interviews the innovative social media expert, Mari Smith.  Forbes Top Social Media Power Influencers lists her as one of the bes out there.  She is also a Facebook Marketing Expert and author of The New Relationship Marketing.  In our Startup Story you will hear about a genius and highly successful invention that is still peaking in popularity.  It is truly a pioneering product.

John Sculley joins Steve to discuss his past successes with Pepsi and Apple and John's philosophies on how how to create a successful business.  Also, John speaks about his new book, Moonshot!: Game-Changing Strategies to Build Billion-Dollar Businesses.  Plus, we hear about John's new program, How To Build A Successful Business.

Whether it's for a product, or a service, we all have had that "ah-ha" moment where we come up with one.  For many people, that's where the process stops.  But, with the right motivation you could be turning ideas into reality.

We'd all like to know the secrets to overcoming debt.  In this episode of Small Business Success, Steve Strauss speaks Shannon McNay, Community and Customer Support Manager at ReadyForZero.  She explains their groundbreaking company, which helps you manage and eliminate your debt.  They emphasize taking care of your financial pain points and help you realize it's a lot easier than you thought to rid yourself of bad debt. In our Startup Story, we hear about a guy who started his now global business when he was $65!  He was in debt and turned one Social Security check into a Fast Food Empire.  

For entrepreneurs business travel is an all too familiar occurrence.  Whether it's going door to door when you're first starting out, or flying across the country or even the world, we've all been there.  It's important to stay organized amid the chaos though and that's what this show is about. Steve sits down with Joy Stocke, founder and Editor in Chief of Wild River Review and founder of Wild River Consulting & Publishing, LLC.  She is an expert in staying organized in the world of business. Also, we have a fascinating list of the most "hated" businesses!  You will definitely be surprised about some of the companies that made the list.

Whether it's writing a business proposal, or creating the perfect marketing message, it's always important to craft your message the right way.  In this week's Small Business Success Podcast brought to you by Staples, Steve helps to give you the guidelines you'll need. Steve interviews the incredible Laura Brown, author of How to Write Anything: A Complete Guide.  This book has been instrumental for so many business and is something every Entrepreneur should read. This is followed by a Startup Story profiling one of the most successful authors of all time.  We know you'll enjoy this tale!

As entrepreneurs we all have the "ah-ha" moment when we all have our moment we come up with our Big Idea.  In this week's Small Business Success Podcast brought to you by Staples, we explore what it takes to make that idea a reality.   First, we have a wonderful Startup Story about a product that we all know and if you didn't use it when you were a kid, assuredly your children have.   Then Steve interviews Jason Weisenthal, CEO at Wallmonkeys.com, a business that creates Print-On Demand Wall Graphics.  Jason discusses the process of coming up with an idea, creating a great product and taking that idea into the world of Small Business success.

Millennials are the topic in this week's Small Business Success Podcast brought to you by Staples, we talk to Adam "Smiley" Poswolsky, Author of The Quarter-Life Breakthrough.  He is a graduate of Wesleyan University, previously worked for the U.S. Peace Corps on special projects including President Obama's Young African Leaders Initiative, and occasionally wrote remarks for the Peace Corps director.  Plus the Shipping Startup Story, you need to hear!

This week's Small Business Success is all about Safety in the workplace.  What does that mean?  It means being prepared for any kind of emergency and having the wherewithal and plans in place to protect yourself, your employees and of course your business itself.  It's something a lot of us overlook!   Today Steve shares some amazing statistics about keeping yourself ready and prepared  Then he interviews Bob Risk, the National Sales Manager of Safety for Staples.  He shares some great information on how you can be ready for anything and how to protect your small business. 

Franchising is the dream of many businesses.  In this episode Steve speaks with Florian Radke. You make recognize Florian's name from his appearance on ABC's Shark Tank, where he made a pitch for Cinnaholic.  Plus, we have the ultimate Franchising Startup Story.  This is a company that virtually the ENTIRE World has heard of, but few know of it's humble beginnings.  It's all here this week on Small Business Success!

The work place and enivironment has changed rapidly over recent years and looks to continue to do so.  In this special Small Business Week episode, Steve discusses the changing nature of "work".  What does it mean for your Small Business?  Find out in this episode! Plus, Steve interviews Daniel Debow of Work.com, a Salesforce tool that helps people give feedback and collaborate in real time.

This Small Business Success Podcast is about Marketing your business.  You need to know who your customer is.  Steve speaks with Nancy Costopulus of the American Marketing Association.  Plus a "galactic" Startup Story.

In this week's Greatland Small Business Success Podcast we learn the importance of Big Data.  There is so much information out there to be utilized by small businesses, but how?  Steve turns to Lutz Finger, Director at LinkedIn, Quantum Physicist and Author of Ask Measure Learn.  Find out how to apply the plethora of information available, to further your business. Our startup story is also an all original!  You won't find a better source for this success story, because the success himself tell you all about it!  (hint: his name is associated with this site).  It's all here this week on Small Business Success!

This week's Greatland Small Business Success Podcast we learn that you are never "too old" to start a business! Steve has an amazing interview with Carol Gardner, the Creator of Zelda Wisdom.  She started her highly successful business after the age of 50 and is truly an inspirational entrepreneur. Our startup story details a product that every parent and young girl knows about.  She turned a dream product into a dream company that we have probably all purchased something from.  It's all here this week on Small Business Success.

The mobile revolution will not be televisied!  This week's Greatland Small Business Success Podcast is all about mobility. Cell phones are an important part of your everyday life and they should be an important part of your business as well.  In this episode Steve speaks with James Alexander, CEO of Vizibility.  Vizibility is a revolutionary company in that they are changing how we exchange information.  We have so many different ways to connect now, but wouldn't it be nice if we could share all of that information quickly? Our startup story features the tale of how it all began and the tenacity and drive it took to make it happen.  It's all here this week on Small Business Success. Subscribe to the Small Business Success RSS Feed to get weekly podcasts automatically! Or, listen on iTunes!

This Greatland Small Business Success Podcast is all about websites.  Having a website is one of the most important things you can have for your business or product.  There are some new revolutions in domain names that will soon be available and they could very well help you gain exposure.  Steve speaks with Kathy Nielson of Sedo.com about these exciting developments. Our Startup Story features a business that survived extreme competition and came out on top.  Plus, they even had a movie named after them.  It's all here this week on Small Business Success.

This Greatland Small Business Success Podcast is all about successful female Entrepreneurs.  In our Startup Story you will learn how one of the most successful products of the last 20 years came about and perhaps take some lessons away for your own ideas.   Also, Steve interviews Social Media Expert, Mari Smith.  She is Forbes Top Social Media Power Influencer, a Facebook Marketing Expert and author of The New Relationship Marketing.

Search Engine Optimization or SEO is the subject for this week's Greatland Small Business Success Podcast.  Plus an interview with Eric Schiffer of www.digitalmarketing.com and an inspiring Start Up Story about an invention you're using...right now.

This week's Greatland Small Business Success Podcast is all about LinkedIn.  LinkedIn has quickly become one of the best tools available for small businesses.  Lana Khavinson,  Senior Product Marketing Manager of LinkedIn also gives you some great tips and tricks to get the most out of their service for your business. Plus, this weeks Startup Story features a business you know and have used, with an incredibly successful tale.

This episode of Greatland Small Business Success Podcast is all about how important it is to know your market.  In order to do so, it's essential to not only ask questions, but to ask the right questions.  We go to the expert, as Steve interview Deb Calvert, author of Discover Questions™ Get You Connected, and the founder of People First Productivity Solutions. In this week's Startup Story we find out how one of the most successful businesses ever, inexplicably decided to change their product at the height of popularity!  The results...universal failure and yet they some how survived.  What was the product? You'll have to listen to find out.  (hint: it happened in the 80's) Subscribe to the Small Business Success RSS Feed to get weekly podcasts automatically! Or, listen on iTunes!