AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » Open for Business http://kmmsam.com Fri, 17 May 2013 23:20:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Tom Interviews Best Selling Author Debra Jones on "Open for Business" http://kmmsam.com/tom-inteviews-best-selling-author-debra-jones-on-open-for-business/ http://kmmsam.com/tom-inteviews-best-selling-author-debra-jones-on-open-for-business/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 19:23:35 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=137629 Her unique coaching style empowers her clients to find the courage within to close the gap between the life they are living now to a life filled with true joy, well-being and purpose.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/tom-inteviews-best-selling-author-debra-jones-on-open-for-business/feed/ 0 Author Debra Jones (photo used with permission) Tom's Interview with Jeff Korhan on How to Use Social Media for Business http://kmmsam.com/toms-interview-with-jeff-korhan-on-how-to-use-social-media-for-business/ http://kmmsam.com/toms-interview-with-jeff-korhan-on-how-to-use-social-media-for-business/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:14:12 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=134560 Are you using social media for business? If not you might be missing out on big profits. Jeff Korhan, author of "Built-In Social: Essential Social Marketing Practices for Every Small Business" (Wiley, 2013) explains how to increase your bottom line online.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/toms-interview-with-jeff-korhan-on-how-to-use-social-media-for-business/feed/ 0 Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images [Audio] How to Write, Design and Create a Super Brochure or Mailing Piece http://kmmsam.com/audio-how-to-write-design-and-create-a-super-brochure-or-mailing-piece/ http://kmmsam.com/audio-how-to-write-design-and-create-a-super-brochure-or-mailing-piece/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 15:46:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=131548 Step-by-step tips for writing, designing and creating a brochure for your small business that will bring customers in and improve your bottom line.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/audio-how-to-write-design-and-create-a-super-brochure-or-mailing-piece/feed/ 0 Tom Egelhoff, Host of Open for Business, Saturdays 11AM to 2 PM Mountain Time [Podcast] Downturns: What to Do During Tough Economic Times http://kmmsam.com/podcast-downturns-what-to-do-during-tough-economic-times/ http://kmmsam.com/podcast-downturns-what-to-do-during-tough-economic-times/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:00:58 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=129256 Why is Circuit City out of business but Best Buy is still here. Border's Books is gone but Barnes & Nobel are still sending books out the door.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/podcast-downturns-what-to-do-during-tough-economic-times/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt/Getty Images [Podcast] My 25 Favorite Low Cost, Small Business, Advertising Tips http://kmmsam.com/podcast-my-25-favorite-low-cost-small-business-advertising-tips/ http://kmmsam.com/podcast-my-25-favorite-low-cost-small-business-advertising-tips/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:00:43 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=127940 [Podcast] My 25 Favorite Low Cost Small Business Advertising Tips

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/podcast-my-25-favorite-low-cost-small-business-advertising-tips/feed/ 0 Tom Egelhoff, host of "Open for Business" Saturdays 11AM to 2PM Mountain Time. Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Oil But Were Afraid To Ask. http://kmmsam.com/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-oil-but-were-afraid-to-ask/ http://kmmsam.com/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-oil-but-were-afraid-to-ask/#comments Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:00:58 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=127399 Keystone XL pipe line, who sets the price at the pump, are we shipping oil to China for Canada, these and many more questions answered in this pre-recorded interview with oil expert Bob Van derValk of Terry, Montana.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/everything-you-always-wanted-to-know-about-oil-but-were-afraid-to-ask/feed/ 0 Bob van der Valk is an Independent Consultant in the petroleum industry. He has over 50 years of experience in the wholesale and retail gasoline and lubricants industry. (Photo by Bob Van Der Valk) Six Types of Advertising and How to Use Them http://kmmsam.com/six-types-of-advertising-and-how-to-use-them/ http://kmmsam.com/six-types-of-advertising-and-how-to-use-them/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 19:00:41 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=126771 Mistakes in advertising can be costly to small business. For this reason many business decide either not to advertise at all or to be very conservative with their ads.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/six-types-of-advertising-and-how-to-use-them/feed/ 0 Tom Egelhoff, Host of "The Open for Business Radio Show" 11AM to 2 PM Saturdays. How To Advertise Your Construction Company on a Limited Budget http://kmmsam.com/how-to-advertise-your-construction-company-on-a-limited-budget/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-advertise-your-construction-company-on-a-limited-budget/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:27:08 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=125599 When you're working you aren't finding jobs. When you are out finding jobs are you not making money.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-advertise-your-construction-company-on-a-limited-budget/feed/ 0 Christopher Furlong/Getty Images Tom Egelhoff's Small Business Podcasts http://kmmsam.com/tom-egelhoffs-small-business-podcasts/ http://kmmsam.com/tom-egelhoffs-small-business-podcasts/#comments Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:32:19 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=123518 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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]]> http://kmmsam.com/tom-egelhoffs-small-business-podcasts/feed/ 0 Tom Egelhoff Open for Business Mike McCormick and Tom Egelhoff Talk Money on Open for Business http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-and-tom-egelhoff-talk-money-on-open-for-business/ http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-and-tom-egelhoff-talk-money-on-open-for-business/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 13:00:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=122061 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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]]> http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-and-tom-egelhoff-talk-money-on-open-for-business/feed/ 0 Photo by Mike McCormick Home Staging Expert on "Open for Business" http://kmmsam.com/home-staging-expert-on-open-for-business/ http://kmmsam.com/home-staging-expert-on-open-for-business/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:19:44 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=113027 My guest this week on "Open for Business" was home staging expert Brandi Cernohlavek, ASPM - ASP Trainer. Brandi was recently honored as the "Home Stager of the Year" out of 22,0000 home stagers across the country.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/home-staging-expert-on-open-for-business/feed/ 0 (Photo by Brandi Cernohlavek) How to Spot Profitable Small Business Trends http://kmmsam.com/how-to-spot-profitable-small-business-trends/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-spot-profitable-small-business-trends/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:00:49 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=112586 Smart business owners are also proficient at spotting trends and using that information to stay ahead of the competition. How do these business leaders do it?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-spot-profitable-small-business-trends/feed/ 0 Spotting business trends can greatly improve your bottom line. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images) Monica Mehta On Entrepreneurs – Open for Business Saturday 9/22 http://kmmsam.com/monica-metha-on-entrepreneurs-open-for-business-saturday-922/ http://kmmsam.com/monica-metha-on-entrepreneurs-open-for-business-saturday-922/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 15:08:58 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=85679 Monica Mehta is an investor, author, and small business expert with 15 years of experience operating multi-million dollar consumer businesses and advising hundreds of entrepreneurs.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/monica-metha-on-entrepreneurs-open-for-business-saturday-922/feed/ 0 Mike McCormick and Ed Blackman on Open for Business Saturday Aug. 25th http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-and-ed-blackman-on-open-for-business-saturday-aug-25th/ http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-and-ed-blackman-on-open-for-business-saturday-aug-25th/#comments Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:11:43 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=81014 Can you retire as an entrepreneur. Mike McCormick and Tom will discuss that topic. Plus, Ed Blackman of Gallatin County joins Mike and Tom to talk about Gallatin County Finances.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/mike-mccormick-and-ed-blackman-on-open-for-business-saturday-aug-25th/feed/ 0 Mario Tama, Getty Images How to Build Your Business With "No Bucks!" http://kmmsam.com/how-to-build-your-business-with-no-bucks/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-build-your-business-with-no-bucks/#comments Tue, 14 Aug 2012 12:00:43 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=79060 The oldest saying in the world is probably, “It takes money to make money.” While that may be true, the history books are filled with famous entrepreneurs who started with nothing, or next to nothing, and went on to great financial success.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-build-your-business-with-no-bucks/feed/ 0 (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) Bankruptcy: The Show I Hate To Do http://kmmsam.com/bankruptcy-the-show-i-hate-to-do/ http://kmmsam.com/bankruptcy-the-show-i-hate-to-do/#comments Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:00:24 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=78856 Do not think that putting property in someone else's name will protect it from being taken in a bankruptcy. The court can go back four years and disallow any property swap or re-titling of the property.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/bankruptcy-the-show-i-hate-to-do/feed/ 0 (Photo by Taber Andrew Bain - Flickr) Death Spiral: Trying to buy customers http://kmmsam.com/death-spiral-trying-to-buy-customers-2/ http://kmmsam.com/death-spiral-trying-to-buy-customers-2/#comments Fri, 10 Aug 2012 12:00:33 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=78434 A bargain is only a bargain when it’s a bargain for everyone involved in the sale.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/death-spiral-trying-to-buy-customers-2/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 08: 11 Times Square is viewed on February 8, 2012 in New York City. More than a year after opening in the heart of Manhattan the building remains 60% unoccupied. The skyscraper, which is part of the renovation of the once gritty Times Square, has 1.1 million square feet of office space and cost $950 million to build. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Bankruptcy! On the Next "Open for Business" Show with Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/bankruptcy-on-the-next-open-for-business-show-with-tom-egelhoff/ http://kmmsam.com/bankruptcy-on-the-next-open-for-business-show-with-tom-egelhoff/#comments Tue, 07 Aug 2012 01:23:56 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=77802 Bankruptcy attorney Stuart Whitehair and credit counselor Beverly Johnson will join Tom this coming Saturday, August 11 - Noon to 2 PM Mountain Time — to talk about bankruptcy laws.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/bankruptcy-on-the-next-open-for-business-show-with-tom-egelhoff/feed/ 0 DELRAY BEACH, FL - OCTOBER 05: A Friendly's Ice Cream Corp restaurant is seen on the day the company filed for bankruptcy on October 5, 2011 in Delray Beach, Florida. The company employs roughly 10,000 people in more than 500 restaurants and is known for it ice cream treats and hamburgers, (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) Olympic Games: Open for Business http://kmmsam.com/olympic-games-open-for-business/ http://kmmsam.com/olympic-games-open-for-business/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 12:00:20 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=76390 A lifetime of practice, perfection and sacrifice often come down to one event. A do-or-die performance is mandatory. You can either advance or go home.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/olympic-games-open-for-business/feed/ 0 LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 29: (L-R) Adrian Nathan, Ryan Lochte, Cullen Jones and Michael Phelps of the United States pose with the silver medals won during the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay final on Day 2 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2012 in London, England. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images) Understanding Your Customers Will Improve Your Sales http://kmmsam.com/understanding-your-customers-will-improve-your-sales/ http://kmmsam.com/understanding-your-customers-will-improve-your-sales/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:00:14 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=72846 New business owners, and many that have been around for a while, often fail to understand, and capitalize, on customer thinking. The customer’s buying process has six basic steps.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/understanding-your-customers-will-improve-your-sales/feed/ 0 Pink's Hot Dogs Las Vegas owner Billy Richardson (L) and his sister Melissa Richardson arrive at the grand opening of Pink's Hot Dogs at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)