There has been quite a gap between episodes 85 and 86.   The reasons for that are plentiful, but one of the biggest is that I’ve been doing a lot of speaking engagements that have taken away the time I would normally have spent on this podcast[...]

Between hardware like mobile phones and new social media tools, there’s so much new technology coming out every day that it can be hard to keep track.   If you’re able to harness some of these tools, however, it can make your work more p[...]

The social media landscape changes so quickly … almost every day!   The pace of change is so fast, in fact that it’s sometimes hard for professionals to keep up, let alone small business owners who have other things to worry about.   For[...]

It’s no April Fools … tax day in the U.S. is rapidly approaching.   That means you’d better be getting to work on your tax returns.   If you’re not, you may need to think about filing for an extension.   Our guest on this epi[...]

After a bit of a long hiatus, Startup BizCast is back with episode 82!   In this show, we take the pulse of entrepreneurship.   How are things going out there?   Our guest is Chris Benjamin from Rogue CFO.   He’s a contract CFO, working with c[...]

It’s tough to hire new employees these days.   It may seem like a strange statement, and it’s not top on the list of concerns of most people, but it’s something to consider.   If you’re one of the small businesses that’[...]

Back in the 1990s, all you needed to do if you wanted funding for your business was show up with an interesting company name and slogan … and you’d get all you wanted.   These days … not so much.   With the economy withering, so is[...]

After missing a week of the show … I’m back!   This week we have our promised episode on how small business owners can use Twitter.   I’m a member of the micro-blogging site and use it quite a bit, but I decided to bring in a guest[...]

This week we welcome back one of our favorite guests.   Ken Colburn from Data Doctors joins us to talk about this year’s Consumer Electronics Show.   Ken was at the show in Las Vegas, covering it not only for his own newsletter but also for CN[...]

Happy New Year everyone!   Startup BizCast is back from the Christmas and New Year’s break, and ready for action! In this episode, I give a few suggestions for resolutions for this year for small business owners.   More importantly, however,