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Last Update: Monday May 12, 2008

You can make the world a better place.  We all can.

First, watch less television! And, encourage all those around us to watch less TV, too!  Too much of it teaches exploitive behavior.  Then, we should all get outside and walk a little more. A little exercise can open our thoughts to the bigger picture in life. There is a place for each of us to answer uniquely the question, "How am I making this world a better place?"  More...

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Search for videos within your Industry.  Find Real Answers to Key Business Questions.

No matter what the question, no matter in which subject or industry, there are answers to key questions.  Log on, then click on Video (also always just above in the navigation bar).  Click on Search by Industry; access over 2000 video clips from 14 years of weekly television episodes that air on PBS stations in the USA and then on the Voice of America around the world.

Create an account then log on. Notice "My Profile" is added to the top navigation bar (the header). Cursor over it.  From the drop down menu,  please click on "Basic Information." Add your business URL, city, state, etc.  Get listed and linked within the Small Business Index of Learning Companies (More). 

About membership within the school.  Of course, you can use this school's online resources without charge.  Within the school, as a member, you can tell your story,  benchmark key ratios within your industry, raise capital, and/or implement an exit strategy.  Prior homepage...

Watch Twelve Key Ideas & Videos.  Or, just click on an image.

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Start a Business
1.  Buy a big company's mistakes
2.  Build a brand
3.  Be your town's top citizen (All the Key Ideas)

For more, go to the homepage of this episode and meet John Hawkins of Cloud 9 Shuttle, San Diego.

Key Question: How do I start a business?"

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Grow a Business
4.  Study Customer Behavior
5.  Commit to commit
6.  Go to all the Key Ideas and Videos

For more, go to the homepage of this episode.

Key Question: What is a path for growth?


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Buy a Business
7.  Buy an existing business!
8Offer customers expert advice
9See the big picture   (All the Key Ideas)

For more, go to the homepage of this episode and meet the Gregory brothers of DeLand, Florida.

Key Question: Can my business be my legacy?

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Sell a Business
10.  Find money to match your dream
11Earn your market position by being the best
12.Go to all the key idea and video of this episode

For more, go to the homepage. Meet Andy Wilson. To raise the money to launch his business, he sold a piece of the action right during the start-up phase.  Then he prepared his employees to buy him out later.

Key Question: Who is the best buyer?


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Every day there is a new business tip! Throughout the USA and around the world, new daily video tips from Small Business School are fed to websites of business journals, associations, and universities / schools. 

Learn eight possible ways to exit your business!

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XTO Energy started as Cross Timbers Oil & Gas
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After a hostile take over, they bought this bronze, "I'll be back."

Fort Worth:  Remember when oil was $9 per barrel?  Bob Simpson and Steve Palko do.  They founded Cross Timbers Oil & Gas in Fort Worth at the same time others were getting out of the business. These two visionaries with a long range plan  teach us all what it means to take calculated risks.

Palko was the  VP of Engineering for Southland when there was a hostile take over of the company.  As a reminder to everyone in their newly-formed venture, one of the first things he did was to buy the "I'll be back" bronze (above).   And, surely, they did come back with a vengeance!

Today, know as XTO Energy, the business has quickly grown out of the ranks of a small business, but we believe the spirit of small business will permeate this business forever.  These people dream the impossible dreams then turn them into multi-faceted realities with deep-seated values.

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HRB10.jpgHattie's Blog

Hattie Bryant, creator and producer, most often reflects on today's headlines from the point of view of a small business owner'.

Today:  Partner Power.



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Bruce Camber, founder / executive producer, writes about first principles. He'encourages us all to be the very best people we can be.




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