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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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If America Is In a Recession — Will You Participate?

Over the past 60 years there have been nine recessions. The business community, for some unknown reason, has participated in nearly all of them. Their customers, on the other hand, have chosen to participate in only two.

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LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 12: A Costco sign is displayed on March 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Costco Wholesale Corp.'s profit beat expectations with a net income for the second quarter that climbed to almost 40 percent. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - MARCH 12: A Costco sign is displayed on March 12, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. Costco Wholesale Corp.'s profit beat expectations with a net income for the second quarter that climbed to almost 40 percent. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)
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Get A Better Response From Your Small Business Advertising

Some ads pull more customers than others and the purpose of this article is to show you some ways to make that happen.

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Customers Don’t Want To Be Sold; They Want You To Be An Assistant Buyer

We’ve all heard the old saying, “Nothing happens until someone sells something.” To many people that statement implies some form of coercion or manipulation.

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Social Media Advertising: Big Savings For the Little Guy

How does a message about my business work, when it’s fitted between someone’s baby pictures and some other person’s witty sayings? But that’s not the way to use social media to build your business.

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How To Advertise Your Construction Company on a Limited Budget

When you're working you aren't finding jobs. When you are out finding jobs are you not making money.

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Saturday Swap Meet Listing for the March 9th Show

New Items from Saturday, Jan. 26th Swap Meet. To list your item you can call Tom during the show (11-11:30 AM Saturdays) at 522-8255, email Tom at radiotom@montana. com or fill out the Swap Meet Submission Form at http://kmmsam.com

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(Photo by Chris Hondros)
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Daylight Savings Time – Does It Save?

It’s that time of year again. Daylight Savings Time begins at 2:00 AM local time on Saturday, March 11. Just who’s bright idea was this?

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Forbes Magazine Billionaire Kids Under 40

Love them or hate them there is a certain mystic about the rich especially the young rich.

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Tom’s Opinion: Obamacare – The Hits Just Keep On Comin’!

Here are some changes and regulations you are going to have to abide by to keep your sanity and your business doors open.

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Cyber Bulling: Can’t We All Just Get Along?

If you are a frequent poster to Facebook or Twitter there is a pretty good chance you’ve been insulted or personally attacked somewhere along the line. This is one of the disadvantages of social networking.

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