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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, March 1

Posted: Monday, February 23, 2009 1:59 PM by Andrew Littell


Small Business Newsmakers

Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez (D-NY), Chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee and a senior member of the Financial Service Committee, discusses the state of the economy and what the federal government is doing to help small business owners.

Lessons from the Great Depression

Many politicians and pundits are comparing the current economy to the Great Depression of the 1930s, and businesses have to be resourceful to survive. See how Ella Brennan, owner of The Commander's Place, an iconic family-owned New Orleans restaurant that survived the Depression, is using lessons passed down from those hard times to guide her business right now.

Panelists

--Lawrence Gelburd, successful entrepreneur and instructor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

--Doug Tatum, founding Chairman of Tatum, LLC., working with clients from state and federal governments, startups, and multinational corporations.

From the Floor

Your Business hit the floor of the American International Toy Fair in New York to find out small business owners' thoughts on what Washington and the Obama Administration is doing to help them survive during these tough economic times. 

Profit Margin: Franchising Your Business

Rieva Lesonsky, CEO of SMB Connects, a provider of information, data, decision support tools and research for and about America's small and midsize businesses, discusses the best options for potential franchisees.

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$150 cheesesteaks?

I'd better have an orgasm if I eat one.

John Doe, Seattle, Wash. (Sent Sunday, March 01, 2009 7:51 AM)



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