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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, July 5

Posted: Monday, June 29, 2009 12:07 PM by Andrew Littell

A year ago, Micki Clark had no time to enjoy her Colorado horse ranch. She was too busy commuting 60 miles to Denver to the office of Communiqué, her family owned real estate and marketing firm. When the housing market collapsed, much of Communiqué's business dried up. Clark was forced to take drastic measures to save the business. She got rid of her office space and set up a teleworking system with her employees. Clark is now saving thousands of dollars on overhead as Communiqué's staff communicates via teleconferencing, VoIP, and monthly meetings at a local restaurants. Find out how telecommuting can work for your business.

Panelists

Robert Walsh, Commissioner of the New York City Department of Small Business Services

Kimberly Weisul, editor of BusinessWeek Smallbiz

Dollars & Sense: Productive Meetings

Kim Zoller, President & founder of Image Dynamics, a total-solution outsourced training and development resource company, provides some tips for having productive meetings.

Elevator Pitch

Rosemarie Monaco, founder of CarTatts, designers of vinyl adhesive vehicle graphics for consumers, organizations, and corporations, is looking for capital to license art and pop culture logos, obtain original art, and expand her marketing efforts.

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