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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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Happy President’s Day – Now Get to Work!

In 1971 it was decided to move President’s Day to the third Monday in February to honor all president’s past and present. Why the change? Why did we decide to dis Washington and Lincoln’s birthdays?

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Saturday Swap Meet Listing for the February 16th 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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Trickle Down Economics: What It Is and Why It Works

How does trickle down economics start in the real world? To examine that question I will use a real world example.

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'Love locks' are viewed on the Brooklyn Bridge, one of thousands that have been placed along the bridge recently on February 13, 2013 in New York City. The phenomenon has gained followers in recent years as couples seek to publicly mark weddings, engagements, and anniversaries in a permanent way. Besides New York, 'love locks' can be found on public monuments and bridges in Venice, St. Petersburg and Paris amongst other cities. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
'Love locks' are viewed on the Brooklyn Bridge, one of thousands that have been placed along the bridge recently on February 13, 2013 in New York City. The phenomenon has gained followers in recent years as couples seek to publicly mark weddings, engagements, and anniversaries in a permanent way. Besides New York, 'love locks' can be found on public monuments and bridges in Venice, St. Petersburg and Paris amongst other cities. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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Happy Valentine’s Day

Was Adam’s first love Eve? Or was she just the only game in town at the time?

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State of the Union (Campaign Speech?)

I have great envy for those that just decided to watch anything else but the State of the Union speech by President Obama. I unfortunately had to endure yet one more in order to speak on the topic should it come up.

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The Bumper Sticker

Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, smart phones, texting are taking over all forms of known communication. Yet, the lowly bumper sticker still remains.

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(Flickr photo by Uninen)
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Questions Customers Ask Other Customers

We’ve all been there. Standing fourth or fifth in line while the “newbie” clerk is doing his or her best to dispatch people through the line as quickly as possible.

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: (L-R) U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) listen during a news conference on a comprehensive immigration reform framework January 28, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A group of bipartisan senate members have reached to a deal of outlines to reform the national immigration laws that will provide a pathway for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country to citizenship. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 28: (L-R) U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ), and Senate Majority Whip Sen. Richard Durbin (D-IL) listen during a news conference on a comprehensive immigration reform framework January 28, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. A group of bipartisan senate members have reached to a deal of outlines to reform the national immigration laws that will provide a pathway for the 11 million illegal immigrants in the country to citizenship. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
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Tom’s Opinion on Immigration Reform

The practice of referring to immigrants as “hyphenated Americans” began in 1896 as a derogatory way to describe ethnic Europeans, with a perceived allegiance to common enemies of the United States.

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WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) delivers opening remarks during a hearing on Capitol Hill November 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf presented the committee with the CBO's fiscal and legislative policy options for increasing economic growth and employment in 2012 and 2013, including increased aid to the unemployed, tax credits to lower and middle income households and reducing employees' payroll taxes. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 15: Senate Budget Committee Chairman Sen. Kent Conrad (D-ND) delivers opening remarks during a hearing on Capitol Hill November 15, 2011 in Washington, DC. Congressional Budget Office Director Doug Elmendorf presented the committee with the CBO's fiscal and legislative policy options for increasing economic growth and employment in 2012 and 2013, including increased aid to the unemployed, tax credits to lower and middle income households and reducing employees' payroll taxes. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
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Ten Year Forecast? Thanks for Nuthin’

What were the ten year economic projections made back in 1995? Did they take into account that three planes were going to kill over 3,000 citizens in 2001?

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