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JJ Ramberg

JJ Ramberg is the anchor of “Your Business,” MSNBC’s weekly show on small business. In addition to her extensive television reporting experience, Ramberg has a background as an entrepreneur and co-founded GoodSearch.com. She has an MBA from Stanford Business School.



Guest list -- Sunday, Dec. 21

Posted: Monday, December 15, 2008 11:25 AM by Roland Jones
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Small Business Economic Outlook for 2009
William Dunkelberg, chief economist for the National Federation of Independent Business, and Professor of Economics at The Fox School of Business at Temple University, and Patricia Greene, Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson College, discuss the state of the economy and how it will affect small business owners in 2009.

Small biz: The next generation

When Marcia Ceppos inherited Tinsel Trading from her grandfather, she set out to change the way the classic Garment District trim shop was run. See how she revitalized her customer service, storefront, and collaborated with her customers to reinvent her busines and bring it into the 21st century.

Panelists:

--Greg Alexander, CEO of Sales Benchmark Index, a strategic advisory firm.

--Max Ramberg, serial entrepreneur and President of The Hummingbird Group, a real estate investment company.

--Phil Town, partner in the private equity firm Oracle Equity and author "Rule #1."

Family business retrospective:

We'll catch up with 3 family businesses profiled in earlier editions of Your Business.

Kelvin Washington, owner of a hair care product company in Cincinnati, Susan and Paul Flack, owners of Bridge Street Toys, and Tariq Farid, CEO of Edible Arrangements, each discuss how their businesses have grown since we last spoke with them.

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Phil  Town is a great teacher. I learned a lot from just reading his book rule number 1.

Serhat Turker, Leesburg, VA (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 10:21 AM)

GUEST LIST -- SUNDAY, DEC. 21, It would be very helpfull to know the time of the business TV show on which Phil Town is to appear. What time?

Clarence Foley, Sebastopol, Ca. (Sent Thursday, December 18, 2008 11:46 AM)

First thing pls to give Corolyn Kennedy a break, Pres. elect Obama was criticised about almost everything no on the job training...whatever look at him now he is now the chief in charge, Hillary Clinton didnt have much experience either, at least Ms. Kennedy as it in her blood and people know of the legacy, frankly i see her as a genuine character and i like her and i think the average new yorker share my affection

Eldiego (Sent Friday, December 19, 2008 10:40 AM)



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