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Last Update: Wednesday January 7, 2009

Every day is a day for insight, creativity, courage and tenacity.

Let us celebrate our Mothers this day!

Dallas, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City: This story begins like so many  stories, one person goes out selling. Her name is Anne McGilvray and she sold holiday cards. She became as a manufacturer's rep and grew her business to $2M in annual revenues. She then invited her husband, Michael, to join her.

Anne knows how to pick products that capture our lighter side, spark our imaginations, and make us smile; Michael controls the magic of technology that transformed this Mom-and-Pop shop into a $60M per-year major distribution channel to over 60,000 retail chains.  We discover two very talented people who find and work with creative, talented people. Spend some time with this episode of the show and you'll learn what it takes to have the magic touch.

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* A segment called "The  sliver of genius

"...was part of the earliest broadcasts back in 1994.  We slowly began to realize virtually every successful business is built on that special focus. And, yes, all these people are recommended by their community for their integrity and by their industry for their creativity and courage. Our national sponsors  from IBM, USPS, Verizon, Microsoft, D&B, and others have paid for everything.

Nobody can pay or has every paid to be on this television show.

And, every day should stimulate our imagination and motivations.

Entrepreneurs do not wait for somebody else to do it. They just do it themselves. They take on the big challenges and are not afraid that others will think they are stupid, crazy, or simply a fool. It is so much easier to say, "That's impossible" or "That can't be done."

So what are you waiting for? Do you have that special genius?

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Find Answers to Key Business Questions.

Log on, then click on Video (also always just above in the navigation bar).  Click on Search by Industry; access over 2000 video clips from 14 years of weekly television episodes that air on PBS stations in the USA and then on the Voice of America around the world.

Create an account then log on. Notice "My Profile" is added to the top navigation bar (the header). Cursor over it.  From the drop down menu,  please click on "Basic Information." Add your business URL, city, state, etc.  Get listed and linked within the Small Business Index of Learning Companies (More). 


Watch at least four videos.  Just click on an image or Key Idea.

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Start a Business
1.  Import a good idea
2.  Sell, sell, sell
3.  Surpass customer expectationsl (All the Key Ideas)

For more, go to the homepage of this episode and meet Laurie Synder and her mother, father, husband, and son who all work within this family business.

Key Question: How do I start a business?"

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Grow a Business
4.  Be mission driven.
5.  Develop Multiple Sales Channels
6.  Go to all the Key Ideas and Videos

For more, go to the homepage of this episode.

Key Question: What is a path for growth?


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Buy a Business
7.  Be the affordable Hang Out!
8Pass Ownership Formally   (All the Key Ideas)
9Put the kids through the school of hardknocks  

For more, go to the homepage of this episode and meet the Cindy McEntee and her children, Gabrielle and Dylan.  Cindy bought the business from her grandmother!

Key Question: Can my business be my legacy?

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Sell a Business
10.  Find money to match your dream
11Earn your market position by being the best
12Do it different  (all the key ideas)

For more, go to the homepage. Meet Andy Wilson. To raise the money to launch his business, he sold a piece of the action right during the start-up phase.  Then he prepared his employees to buy him out later.

Key Question: Who is the best buyer?