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Tom Egelhoff has been the host of "Open for Business," a business and consumer talk show, which is the most listened to show in his time slot, since 2004. According to Entrepreneur Magazine Radio, Tom is the leading authority in the United States for doing business in small towns. He is the author of "How to Market, Advertise and Promote Your Business or Service In Your Own Backyard" (Wiley), and "The Small Town Advertising Handbook: How to Say More and Spend Less," and "How to Market, Advertise and Promote Your Business or Service In A Small Town." He has been a columnist for Billings Business, the largest business publication in Montana, for the past 9 years and a national columnist for Vetrepreneur for the past five years. Tom has been appeared on MSNBC's "Your Business" with JJ Ramberg, in Costco Connection Magazine (twice), Target Market Magazine, Emerging Business, Business Adviser, and magazines in China, India and Turkey. His books have been textbooks at the University of Alaska and Missouri State University. Tom speaks nationally to colleges, universities and business organizations across the U.S. Tom's 400 page web site, www.smalltownmarketing.com, went online in 1998 and is one of the oldest continuous web sites on the net and averages over 1,000 visitors per day. You can follow Tom on Twitter and become a fan of Tom on Facebook. To leave a comment or ask a question, leave a comment below or you can visit Tom's Open for Business Blog. "Open for Business" airs every Saturday, 11 to 2 PM Mountain Time and streams worldwide on the Internet right here. Click "Listen Live" in the top right to stream the radio station online Call into the show at (406) - 522 - 8255 Email Tom at radiotom@montana.com Leave Tom any comments or questions you have down below.
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Is Your Business Operation, “As Advertised?”

We’ve all seen or heard the term, “As Advertised.” To the customer that means I expect you to deliver on everything you said in your ad.

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February, Done At LAST!

However, in simple terms, February, in my humble opinion, is like an entire month of Monday mornings. It’s cold, it’s bleak, there’s no football, no baseball yet, I think that’s the main reason it’s the shortest month of the year.

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7th June 1938: Austrian physician and founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
7th June 1938: Austrian physician and founder of psychoanalysis, Sigmund Freud (1856 - 1939). (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)
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Don’t Take This Personally

Has anyone ever said that to you? What was your immediate reaction?

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Who, What, Where, When And How to Advertise!

If I came into your office and told you that I would give you a twenty-dollar bill for every dollar you gave me… how often would you like to see me?

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Tom Egelhoff Open for Business
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Tom Egelhoff’s Small Business Podcasts

These podcasts are designed to help your small business grow and become more profitable using the tips I will be giving you.

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Is It Time To Hire Your First Employee?

There comes a time in every business owner’s timeline that the business becomes too big to handle alone. It’s time to think about hiring that first employee.

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My Favorite Business Web Sites

Over the years I’ve collected many business web sites that have proved to be invaluable to me both as sources of information as well as major time savers.

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(Photo by Peter Parks-Pool/Getty Images)
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Chinese Hackers: Log In Here.

Since we seem to be unable to deliver mail on Saturdays I shouldn’t be surprised that China can walk in and out of our most secure computer complexes like it was the public library.

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How to Motivate Yourself and Your Employees

Employers’ worldwide seem to have the same complaint. "Why can't I find good employees with a positive work ethic?" Is this statement really true?

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Photo by Mike McCormick
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Mike McCormick and Tom Egelhoff Talk Money on Open for Business

In case you missed it, here's an audio replay of my Interview with Mike McCormick on the February 16, 2013 Edition of "Open for Business"

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