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The Industry Word brings together a lineup of notable small business professionals to share their small-business expertise with Community members.
The Industry Word is unique in the Business.gov Community as it includes contributions from professionals outside of government.
As contributing members of the Community, guest bloggers will cover a range of topics from franchising and marketing, to technology, legal, tax and accounting.
All views and opinions expressed on The Industry Word blog are those of the individual contributors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Business Gateway Program Office, the U.S. Small Business Administration, partner agencies, or the Federal government.
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FranchiseKing
President - Joel Libava, Franchise Selection Specialists Inc. 2nd generation President, brings real world franchise industry experience to his clients, coming from a franchise management background in the automobile and restaurant and hospitality industries. Joel shoots from the hip, and you'll find his unique take on the world of franchising refreshing, and sorely needed.
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DawnRiversBaker
Editor/Publisher, The MicroEnterprise Journal - Dawn is an award-winning small business journalist who helps policy makers understand the impact of their work on microbusinesses and helps microbusiness owners to sort through the hype and the spin to find out how events in the larger world will impact their firms.
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TonyaWilson
Program Manager, MTSBDC at Columbus State - The SBDC, MTSBDC & ITAC (International Trade Assistance Center) provide free one-on-one business management counseling to small business owners and low to no cost training. You can also find Tonya on twitter at @TonyaWilson.
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CraigColgan
- Craig is a journalist and consultant based in Washington, D.C. Craig has contributed to a host of publications about technology and media, including the Washington Post and National Journal. His blog is called Municipalist and focuses on use of the Web by government, local and federal, to engage citizens. Craig's home site is craigcolgan.com and his consulting firm is PotomacPlanet, which he operates with his partner and wife Hilary LaMonte.
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smallbiztrends
- Anita is a former corporate attorney who loves running online businesses. Her articles appear around the Web on her own publications, as well as a variety of websites where she guest writes. You can also find Anita on Twitter: @smallbiztrends
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BarbaraWeltman
Founder and Owner of Big Ideas for Small Business, Inc. - Barbara is a respected corporate speaker, contributing editor, author of more than a dozen books from major publishers, sought-after expert media source, newsletter publisher and, more than ever, a trusted advocate for small business owners. Barbara is passionate about helping the small business community and fostering the entrepreneurial spirit. She enjoys serving as a true small business expert, teaching people how to start a business and expand their current enterprises.
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nyssbdcrn
- The NYS Small Business Development Center Research Network has been providing reference services to the advisors of the NYS SBDC and their entrepreneurial clients since 1991.
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b2beditor
Senior State Tax Law Editor
- Steven Roll is a Senior State Tax Law Editor with BNA Tax & Accounting in Arlington, Virginia.
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Rieva
- Lesonsky is also an Editor-at-Large for AllBusiness.com, a Contributing Editor for Microsoft Office Live Small Business, and a small-business blogger for The Huffington Post and can be seen regularly on MSNBC's Your Business. Lesonsky has written several books about entrepreneurship and small business. In 2009 she was named to Folio magazine’s annual Folio: 40 list of top influencers in the publishing industry.
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Timberry
Timberry
- President and founder of Palo Alto Software, founder of bplans.com, co-founder of Borland International, author of books including 'the Plan-as-You-Go Business Plan' and '3 Weeks to Startup' (Entrepreneur Press, 2008) and conceptual author of Business Plan Pro. Baby boomer ex-hippie Stanford MBA, married 39 years, father of five.
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Solovic
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BillGormley
President and CEO, WMG and FedSources
- Bill Gormley is a former senior federal executive. He has held a vast range of government contracting positions from Contract Specialist to Contracting Division Director to Assistant Commissioner of the General Services Administration (GSA). He is recognized by both the federal government and industry for his proven leadership, and is a frequent guest speaker at GSA-sponsored events. With years of hands-on government contracting experience, Bill now provides invaluable advice and insight to clients looking to sell their services and products to the government. You can reach Bill directly at the Washington Management Group (www.washmg.com).
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