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Welcome to SOHO Today on InTimeTV.com!

 

View our latest show: America's Recovery Capital Loan Program and
LEED: What It Is and How It Can Save You Money

SOHO Today is hosted by Mary Joan Schultheisz, and we focus on issues important to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Need info on small business financing, SBA financial products, search engine optimization and marketing? You're in the right spot!

We are currently on hiatus. In the meantime you can view all of our past shows, free and on demand, in the video archives.

SOHO stands for Small Office, Home Office, and small business and entrepreneurs are the focus of this show. On SOHO Today we provide you with tips, tools and techniques for running and growing your small business. We explore topics like technology, financing and insurance, how to get started, how to grow and how to compete against larger companies.

Read about our host, Mary Joan Schultheisz, small business owner of two award-winning companies: Chicago graphic design studio and video production house NuZoo Media, and political candidates web design company CandidatesWebSites.com.

SOHO Today's Previous Episodes

   

Human Resources

Keeping It All In The Family: Family-Based Business

Business Development Through Coaching

Setting Employees Up for Success

Mentoring and Coaching To Help You Manage and Grow Your Small Business

Hiring the Right Person

Finding Quality, Qualified Employees To Support Growth

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Marketing

Marketing On A Shoestring Budget

Business Basics Made Easy

Business Basics: The First Year

PR Tips and Techniques for the Small Business Owner

Branding, Marketing and Communications Plans

Child Care Business Expo

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Business Plans

Home Based Businesses: Challenges, Resources, Why Start One?

Growing Pains: You Have To Crawl Before You Walk

Mentoring and Coaching To Help You Manage and Grow Your Small Business

Business Basics Made Easy

Growing Pains: You Have To Crawl Before You Walk

Taxes

Business Outreach Expo

Economic Development Task Force

Tax Tips for the Small Business Owner

Preparing For The Year End Tax Review

Finances

Securing Capital To Grow Businesses

Small Business Investment Companies - SBICs

Insurance

Tax Preferred Health Plans

Health Insurance for Small Businesses

Business Insurance: What Do I Need, and Why Do I Need It?

SBA

ARC: America's Recovery Capital Loan Program

U.S. Small Business Administration Programs for Small Businesses

SBA Office of Advocacy's Top 10 Rules for Review and Reform

SBA Week

Technology

Using Technology To Compete: Skype, GOTO Meeting, Webinars

Computer Tech for the Non-Tech Business Owner

Backing Up Your Computer and Small Office Networking

Mobile Technology: Cell Phones, PDAs and More

Franchises

What To Know, How To Get Started

LEED

Save Your Small Business Money By Being Environmentally Friendly

 

Mary Joan is the co-founder of two successful small businesses: award-winning interactive media company NuZoo Media, and recently formed CandidatesWebSites.com.

She has experienced firsthand the frustration and elation of running a small business in a competitive industry during the boom and bust of the economy. On SOHO Today she shares her experiences with you along with many experts in a variety of fields including mobile technology, financing, business plans, and finding qualified employees.

Mary Joan has a bachelor's degree in communications from Temple University, Philadelphia, and a certificate in integrated marketing from the University of Chicago. Additionally, she has studied multimedia at the University of Chicago and Loyola University, Chicago.

She has worked in the news, telecommunications, financial services and health industries. Mary Joan also serves on the Robert Morris College Institute of Art & Design Advisory Board.

Email Mary Joan at soho@intimetv.com -- she wants to hear from you! How did you start your small business? What topics are you interested in? Are you an expert? Email us and maybe you'll find yourself on the air

Small Businesses in the U.S.

Generally speaking small businesses have up to 100 employees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau in 2004:

  • About three quarters of all U.S. business firms had no payroll. Most were self-employed persons operating unincorporated businesses
  • There were almost 20 Million (19,523,741) Nonemployer firms
  • There were almost 5 Million Firms with up to 100 employees (4,980,165)

That adds up to about 99% of all businesses in the U.S. being small businesses.

Emails, Feedback, Calls, Topics, Guests

As a small business owner, entrepreneur, sole proprietor or whatever you want to call yourself we want to hear from you! Email us at soho@intimetv.com with questions, comments, feedback, topics, and suggestions for guests.

Schedule

Beginning in July 2009 SOHO Today can be seen live Thursday afternoons, and in the InTimeTV.com archives any time. So if you miss a show or want to refer a colleague or friend you’ll always be able to find us.

Video Archives of Past Shows


Topic1: SBA's America's Recovery Capital Loan Program
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Judith A. Roussel, SBA District Director, Illinois District Office
Topic 2: LEED: What It Is and How It Can Save Small Business Owners Money  
Guest:  Anthony Onagan, Grubb & Ellis, Senior Project Manager, Project Management, LEED AP

Topic: Home Based Business Opportunities
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Sarah Traan, Ambassador with FreeLife International
Guest 2:  Sandy Roos, Virtual Assistant, Shadow Executive Services
Guest 3:  Katharine Johnson, Accountant, Katharine Johnson & Associates

Topic: Economic Development Task Force/Business Outreach Expo
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Ray Willis, HUD's Community Planning & Development Regional Office Director

Topic: Using Technology To Compete: Skype, GOTO Meeting, Webinars
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Bob Andreini, Owner of InfoPlanIT
Guest 2:  Bettenia Cole, Great America Networks Conferencing

Topic: Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) Program
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  John Hoesley, Prism Mezzanine Fund SBIC, L.P.

Topic: Child Care Business Expo
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Liz Gardner, Director, Retail/Franchise Initiative, Women's Business Development Center

Topic: SBA Week
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Judith A. Roussel, SBA District Director, Illinois District Office
Guest 2:  Mark Ferguson, SBA Public Information Officer, Illinois District Office

Topic: Business Development Through Coaching
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Jason Rosado, Business Coach and Owner of Distinctive Coaching
Guest 2:  Sarah Traan, Ambassador with FreeLife International

Topic1: Computer Tech for the Non-Tech Business Owner
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Co-Host:  Dawne Simmons, President of WordStorm Communications
Guest:  Bill Weingarten, Owner of HomeTech Computer Solutions
Topic 2: Tax Preferred Health Plans  
Guest:  Mark Lam, CFCI, Manager, Consumer Driven Health Care & Policy Compliance, Flexible Benefit Service Corp.

Topic: Economic Development Task Force
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Ray Willis, HUD Community Planning & Development Regional (5) Office Director

Topic: Marketing on a Shoestring Budget
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Bill Steele, SEO Strategist
Guest 2:  Ebony Crump, Marketing and Business Instructor, Westwood College, Kennedy-King College
Guest 3:  Sylvia Wynn, Owner of SJW Enterprises, a marketing and marketing research consulting company

Topic: SBA Office of Advocacy's Top 10 Rules for Review and Reform
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Ray Marchiori, Regional Advocate, Office of Advocacy, SBA
Guest 2:  Richard Allen, ChFC and CLU, State President of I.A.A.I.

Topic: Franchises: What To Know, How To Get Started
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Elizabeth Gardner, Women's Business Development Center, Retail/Franchise and Child Care Initiatives Coordinator.
Guest 2:  Mark Ferguson, U.S. Small Business Administration, Illinois District Office
Guest 3:  Susan Kezios, President, American Franchisee Association

Topic: HR for Small Businesses: Setting Employees Up for Success
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Kathy Bennicoff, D.M., Vice President of Career Services, Lincoln College of Technology. Ms. Bennicoff oversees the Career Services department. Each of Lincoln's individual campuses has a dedicated Career Services Department designed to assist students.
Guest 2:  Mari-Ann Deering, HR Focus Consulting, LLC Ms. Deering has over 25 years of executive-level experience in Human Resources

Topic: Tax Tips for the Small Business Owner
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Richard Allen, State President of I.A.A.I, ChFC and CLU
Guest 2:  Ken Reid, MasterType Accounting & Business Services

Topic: Business Basics: The First Year
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Dawne Simmons, President of WordStorm Communications, Inc.
Guest 2:  Rochelle Reaumond, President of R&R Laundry Solutions.

Topic: Mentoring and Coaching To Help You Manage and Grow Your Small Business
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Steve Larrick, Best Practice Chair for Vistage International
Guest 2:  Jennifer Mounce, President & Founder, Coach Effect
Guest 3:  Armond Dinverno, Balasa Dinverno & Foltz LLC

Topic: SBA Night on SOHO Today: Programs for Small Businesses
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Carol L. Thompson, Assistant District Director/Business Development, U.S. Small Business Administration, Illinois District
Guest 2:  Rosalyn Putman, Business Opportunity Specialist, U.S. Small Business Administration, Illinois District

Topic: Health Insurance for Small Businesses
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Co-Host:  Jack McInerney
Guest:  Andrea Crane, owner of Benefit Magic, LLC, an independent insurance brokerage.

Topic: PR Tips and Techniques for the Small Business Owner
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Gini Dietrich, President and CEO of Arment Dietrich Public Relations
Guest 2:  Keith Burton, Executive Vice President and serves on the executive committee that leads GolinHarris, a global public relations firm

Topic: Hiring the Right Person: The Hiring Process, Interview Techniques, Using Technology
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Kathy Bennicoff, D.M., Vice President of Career Services, Lincoln College of Technology
Guest 2:  Charles F. Wonderlic, Jr., President and CEO of Wonderlic, Inc.

Topic: Marketing and Communication Plans
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Margot Wallace, Program Director of Marketing Studies at Columbia College in Chicago

Topic: Backing Up Your Computer and Small Office Networking
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Bill Weingarten, Owner of HomeTech Computer Solutions

Topic: Mobile Technology: Cell Phones, PDAs and More
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Paul Amos, Omnicel Communications Corp.

Topic1: Business Basics Made Easy
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Gina Orlando, MA, CH
Topic 2: Business Insurance: What Do I Need, and When Do I Need It?  
Guest:  Jim Kane, CIC, HUB International Limited

Topic1: Securing Capital To Grow Business
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Mark Ferguson, U.S. Small Business Administration, Illinois District Office
Topic 2: Finding Quality, Qualified Employees To Support Growth  
Guest:  Carlos Baldizón-Martini - Career Services Advisor, The Illinois Institute of Art - Chicago
Guest 2:  Kathy Bennicoff, D.M., Vice President of Career Services, Lincoln College of Technology

Topic1: Growing Pains: You Have To Crawl Before You Walk
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Host:  Mary Joan Schultheisz
Guest:  Dawne Simmons; President of Wordstorm Communications, Inc.
Topic 2: Preparing For The Year End Tax Review  
Guest:  Fee Tso; Bookkeeping and QuickBooks Consultant

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