AM 1450 KMMS - Bozeman's News Talk Leader » Economy http://kmmsam.com Fri, 17 May 2013 23:20:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Recession Ending Tips For Your Small Business http://kmmsam.com/recession-ending-tips-for-your-small-business/ http://kmmsam.com/recession-ending-tips-for-your-small-business/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 12:00:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=139262 It would be great if the recession ends for everyone at the same time; but it just doesn’t work like that.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/recession-ending-tips-for-your-small-business/feed/ 0 (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) 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) The Power of Word-of-Mouth http://kmmsam.com/the-power-of-word-of-mouth/ http://kmmsam.com/the-power-of-word-of-mouth/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 12:00:12 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=136921 If you asked 100 small business owners to name the most effective form of advertising almost all would say, “Word-of-Mouth.”

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/the-power-of-word-of-mouth/feed/ 0 Michael Webb/Keystone/Getty Images How to Hire Summer Help http://kmmsam.com/how-to-hire-summer-help/ http://kmmsam.com/how-to-hire-summer-help/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:00:47 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=136092 Higher pay usually attracts better workers. Before you tell me you can’t afford to pay more, consider this.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-to-hire-summer-help/feed/ 0 Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Do We Really Need An Internet Tax? http://kmmsam.com/do-we-really-need-an-internet-tax/ http://kmmsam.com/do-we-really-need-an-internet-tax/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 12:00:48 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=135814 Assuming online retailers could realize a nice 3% profit after expenses there would be a taxable income of $6.75 billion — hardly a national debt busting amount in a trillion dollar plus economy.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/do-we-really-need-an-internet-tax/feed/ 0 WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 23: (L-R) Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-TN), Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), Peter Sides of the Robert M. Sides Family Music Center, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Senate Majority Whip Richard Durbin (D-IL) participate in a news conference about the Marketplace Fairness Act in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill April 23, 2013 in Washington, DC. According to the bill's authors, the proposed legislation would provide states with the authority to require out-of-state retailers to collect and remit tax on purchases shipped into the state, allowing brick-and-mortar retailers to compete with online retailers. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) When Good Policies Go Bad; Customers Lose & You Lose http://kmmsam.com/when-good-policies-go-bad-customers-lose-you-lose/ http://kmmsam.com/when-good-policies-go-bad-customers-lose-you-lose/#comments Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:00:17 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=134991 Why do we feel we need to create policies? And even more important: Why are they etched in stone with little or no wiggle room?

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/when-good-policies-go-bad-customers-lose-you-lose/feed/ 0 Flickr photo by danxoneil What's the Key to Success? Run Your Small Business Like a Franchise http://kmmsam.com/whats-the-key-to-success-run-your-small-business-like-a-franchise/ http://kmmsam.com/whats-the-key-to-success-run-your-small-business-like-a-franchise/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 12:00:54 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=134887 I believe that the lessons for any successful business lie in the fundamentals of a successful franchise.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/whats-the-key-to-success-run-your-small-business-like-a-franchise/feed/ 0 Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Advertising Isn't An Expense; It's An Investment! http://kmmsam.com/advertising-isnt-an-expense-its-an-investment/ http://kmmsam.com/advertising-isnt-an-expense-its-an-investment/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:00:12 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=134189 The most important rules to remember — customers buy benefits. Your advertising must solve their problem or benefit them in some way.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/advertising-isnt-an-expense-its-an-investment/feed/ 0 Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images Yes Virginia, The Rich ARE Job Creators. http://kmmsam.com/yes-virginia-the-rich-are-job-creators/ http://kmmsam.com/yes-virginia-the-rich-are-job-creators/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 12:00:45 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=133788 Not only do the rich create jobs, they create jobs ONLY the rich can create.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/yes-virginia-the-rich-are-job-creators/feed/ 0 Photo by Dylan McCord/U.S. Navy via Getty Images Tom's Opinion: Employee Exploitation http://kmmsam.com/toms-opinion-employee-exploitation/ http://kmmsam.com/toms-opinion-employee-exploitation/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:00:51 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=133023 There is no shortage of posts on Facebook, Twitter and others about the so-called “little guy” getting the shaft from their fat cat business owners.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/toms-opinion-employee-exploitation/feed/ 0 Photo by Darren Hauck/Getty Images Happy Tax Day!! http://kmmsam.com/happy-tax-day/ http://kmmsam.com/happy-tax-day/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:00:59 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=132390 Most people think the income tax came along in 1913. Not so fast grasshopper. In 1862 we had another war to pay for.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/happy-tax-day/feed/ 0 A man deposits his tax return into a mailbox on the final day for filing taxes, It is estimated that some 24 million Americans will be filing their returns on this day. (Erik S. Lesser/Newsmakers) (Getty Images) What About Agenda 21? http://kmmsam.com/what-about-agenda-21/ http://kmmsam.com/what-about-agenda-21/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:00:55 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=131984 There are three ways to make the phones ring if you’re doing talk radio. Number one, claim Oswald was the lone shooter in the Kennedy Assassination; two, claim 9/11 happened exactly as reported; and three, Agenda 21.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/what-about-agenda-21/feed/ 0 NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 25: Dilma Rousseff, President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, speaks at the UN General Assembly meeting at United Nations Headquarters on September 25, 2012 in New York City. The event gathers more than 100 heads of state and government for high level meetings on nuclear safety, regional conflicts, health and nutrition and environment issues. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) How Much Government Control Is Too Much Government Control? http://kmmsam.com/how-much-government-control-is-too-much-government-control/ http://kmmsam.com/how-much-government-control-is-too-much-government-control/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 12:00:52 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=131230 Before you paint me as anti-government, I’m not. Governments serve a very useful service to the people and we’d be in a real mess without them.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/how-much-government-control-is-too-much-government-control/feed/ 0 Is "Bitcoin" The New Digital Gold? http://kmmsam.com/is-bitcoin-the-new-digital-gold/ http://kmmsam.com/is-bitcoin-the-new-digital-gold/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 12:00:50 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=130853 The conspiracy folk’s dreams may have been answered with bitcoin. It has a lot of positives they will surely like.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/is-bitcoin-the-new-digital-gold/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt/Getty Images Rudeness In The Workplace http://kmmsam.com/rudeness-in-the-workplace/ http://kmmsam.com/rudeness-in-the-workplace/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 12:00:31 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=130291 If two or more people spend eight hours working side by side, sooner or later, there is going to be some disagreements that can sometimes escalate out of control.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/rudeness-in-the-workplace/feed/ 0 Flickr Photo USDA gov's photostream [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 Saturday Swap Meet Listing for the March 23rd Show http://kmmsam.com/saturday-swap-meet-listing-for-the-march-23rd-show/ http://kmmsam.com/saturday-swap-meet-listing-for-the-march-23rd-show/#comments Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:22:03 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/saturday-swap-meet-listing-for-the-march-23rd-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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]]> http://kmmsam.com/saturday-swap-meet-listing-for-the-march-23rd-show/feed/ 0 Employees: They Can Make or Break a Small Business http://kmmsam.com/employees-they-can-make-or-break-a-small-business/ http://kmmsam.com/employees-they-can-make-or-break-a-small-business/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 12:00:52 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=127922 Alert to employers: Employees do not work for you; they work for themselves.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/employees-they-can-make-or-break-a-small-business/feed/ 0 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images 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) Spring Break: Youth Springs Eternal http://kmmsam.com/spring-break-youth-springs-eternal/ http://kmmsam.com/spring-break-youth-springs-eternal/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:00:42 +0000 Tom Egelhoff http://kmmsam.com/?p=126515 It’s that time of year again. A battle between students to see if they can drink more than the folks at Budweiser can produce.

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]]> http://kmmsam.com/spring-break-youth-springs-eternal/feed/ 0 South Padre Island, Texas. The South Texas island is one of the top Spring Break destinations and attracts students from all over the country. (Photo by Rick Gershon/Getty Images)