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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.
Cyber Monday Online shopping day
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25: Shoppers skip the lines and shop in peace on Black Friday with eBay mobile app while enjoying free treats from the Sweetery food truck - in Herald Square, NYC on November 25, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for eBay)
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Cyber Monday: Fact or Fiction

Since online sales are steadily increasing as more and more consumers are buying online each year, why not create a day just for them? Did it work? Not all that well in the beginning.

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25: Shoppers skip the lines and shop in peace on Black Friday with eBay mobile app while enjoying free treats from the Sweetery food truck - in Herald Square, NYC on November 25, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for eBay)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 25: Shoppers skip the lines and shop in peace on Black Friday with eBay mobile app while enjoying free treats from the Sweetery food truck - in Herald Square, NYC on November 25, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for eBay)
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Black Friday: Caution Holidays Are Closer Than They Appear!

“Oh, for the good old days when people would stop Christmas shopping when they ran out of money.” ~ Unknown

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LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Los Angele Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (L) pass out Thanksgiving meals during Jackson Limousine's 30th annual turkey giveaway on November 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The limousine company, who accepted donations from several different public organization and citizens, is expected to hand out 10,000 turkeys to people in the community (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 20: Los Angele Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa (L) pass out Thanksgiving meals during Jackson Limousine's 30th annual turkey giveaway on November 20, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. The limousine company, who accepted donations from several different public organization and citizens, is expected to hand out 10,000 turkeys to people in the community (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Stuff You Didn’t Know About “Turkey Day,” Part Two

Obviously not every event over the past year has been a positive one. However, most of us tend to think positive and to apply more weight to the good things, rather than dwelling on the bad.

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NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 24: Dora the Explorer make her way through NYC streets on Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure float during the 85th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 24: Dora the Explorer make her way through NYC streets on Dora's Christmas Carol Adventure float during the 85th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 24, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Michael Loccisano/Getty Images for Nickelodeon)
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Stuff You Didn’t Know About “Turkey Day,” Part One

Thanksgiving is one of those days we all celebrate, but know very little of the history, or events associated with it.

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How do you feel about hospitals?
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How Do You Feel About … HOSPITALS??

Many medical problems can have a satisfactory outcome if caught early. So error on the side of caution when you feel something is not right.

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(Photo by Royce DeGrie/Getty Images for Holiday Inn)
(Photo by Royce DeGrie/Getty Images for Holiday Inn)
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What You Need to Know Before You Expand Your Business

You’ve built a successful business. Everything is humming along and you are thinking about expanding. There are two kinds of expansion and each has it’s own set of positives and negatives.

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(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
(Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
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Who Says a Dollar Doesn’t Buy What It Used To?

On the surface it would appear that everything costs more and we’re all making less. And in some cases there’s a valid argument for that. But not all.

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Daniel Craig The newest James Bond  (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)
Daniel Craig The newest James Bond (Photo by Francois Durand/Getty Images)
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The Magic of Movies

One of the memories that lured me to Montana was watching those old western serials that used to play on Saturday afternoon. Movies were the cheapest baby sitter my family could ever ask for.

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