01/09/07 - How to Franchise a Business

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Bob Pirtle of International Expansion Consultants

Email - franchising@charter.net
Phone - 828-505-0908
Web - http://www.expansionexperts.com/

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01/02/07 - Financing Your Business - Credit Scores and Home Equity

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Sue Williams of Geneva Financial Corp.

Email - swilliams@genevafinancialcorp.com
Phone - 630-862-7877
Web - http://www.genevafinancialcorp.com/

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Franchisor Interview with SERVPRO (a 38 year old start-up)

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12/26/06 - Will County, IL - Growth Opportunities

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Arthur "AJ" Wilhemi - Illinois State Senator from the 43rd District

Email - senatorajwilhemi@sbcglobal.net
Phone - 815-207-4445 (Crest Hill) or 217-782-8800 (Springfield)
Web -

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Franchisor Interview with SERVPRO (Hurricanes or Hamburgers)

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12/19/06 - Selling to Women

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Delia Passi of Medelia Communications

Email - info@deliapassi.com
Phone - 954-922-0846
Web - http://www.deliapassi.com/

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12/12/06 - Direct Sales and Multi-Level Marketing

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Becky Dzielinski of Arbonne International

Email - dzielinski@wideopenwest.com
Phone - 630-212-7944
Web - http://www.discoverandlove.myarbonne.com/

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Franchisor Interview with SERVPRO (Will the real SERVPRO Please stand up)

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12/05/06 - Networking: Tips for Making It Payoff

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Tom Gosche of Business Network International (BNI)

Email - info@bnimarketing.com
Phone - 630-980-8900
Web - http://www.bnimarketing.com/

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Franchisor Interview with SERVPRO (Our people make the difference)

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11/28/06 - SERVPRO - "a 38 Year Old Start-up"

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Kevin Brown of SERVPRO

Email - contact Todd Havens at thavens@servpronet.com
Phone - 800-826-9586
Web - www.servpro.com/opportunity

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11/21/06 - Minorities in Business

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Harriet Parker of the IL-SBDC at Waubonsee Community College

Email - hparker@waubonsee.edu
Phone - 630-906-4143
Web - www.waubonsee.edu/workforcedev/sbdc.php

Karen Christensen of the City of Aurora, IL - Downtown Development

Email - kchristensen@aurora-il.org
Phone - 630-844-3670
Web - http://www.auroradowntown.org/

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11/14/06 - Starting Your Own Business: It's Not Enough Just to File the Forms

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Nancy Paluch Tassi & Christine E. Righeimer

Email - nptassi@righeimertassi.com and cerigheimer@righeimertassi.com
Phone - 630-761-3994 and 815-498-1084
Web - http://www.righeimertassi.com/

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11/07/06 - Making Profits in a Non-Profit World

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Donovan Robertson of OliKim Consulting (and other businesses)

Email - rehabrebuild@gmail.com
Phone - 216-333-1801
Web - http://www.8simplesteps.com/

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10/31/06 - Job Change after 50 PLUS Competition - Is it Good or Bad?

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Jim Spalding of AIM Mail Center

Email - aim156@aimmailcenters.com
Phone - 815-756-3282
Web - http://www.aimmailcenters.com/

Jeff Shaw of Dry Cleaning Station

Email -
Phone - 630-466-4400
Web - http://www.drycleaningstation.com/

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10/24/06 - Valuing Net Worth and Self Worth

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Jim Blaha - Author, Educator, and Entrepreneur

Email - jjbgeneva@aol.com
Phone -
Web -

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10/17/06 - Determining Area Economics

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Theresa Fawcett of the City of St. Charles

Email - tfawcett@stcharlesil.gov
Phone - 630-443-3685
Web - www.ci.st-charles.il.us/index.asp

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10/10/06 - Hiring and Retaining Employees - Real Life Experience

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Barb Wisniewski of Great Clips

Email - barb.wisniewski@greatclips.net
Phone - 630-904-4629
Web Sites

- Romeoville, IL Salon

- St. John, IN Salon

- Channahon, IL Salon

- MaRBL Salons Corporate

- Great Clips Corporate

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10/03/06 - What Keeps You Up at Night as a Business Owner?

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Ellen Huxtable of Advantage Business Concepts

Email - advantage.business@sbcglobal.net
Phone - 630-879-6511
Web - http://www.advantage-biz.com/

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09/26/06 - New Career Economy

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Steve Rosenkrantz of The Entrepreneur's Source

Email - esource@valinet.com
Phone - 860-253-0596
Web - www.theesource.com/srosenkrantz

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09/19/06 - Real Estate Investing

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Jeff Thoreson of GSF Mortgage Corporation

Email - jthoreson@gsf-mortgage.com
Phone - 630-794-9600 x222
Web - http://www.thoreson-gsf.com/

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09/12/06 - The Entrepreneurial Mindset

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

It's just Leo and Sybil, today!

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09/05/06 - Virtual Professionals

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Peter Birren of Birren Design

Email - peter@birrendesign.com
Phone - 847-640-0171
Web - http://www.birrendesign.com/

Sue Kramer-Harrawood of Peace of Mind Virtual Assistance

Email - solutions@vapeaceofmind.com
Phone - (708) 361-4863
Web - http://www.vapeaceofmind.com/

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08/29/06 - Marketing Budgets and Planning

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Jim Kendall of 121 Marketing Resources

Email - jim@121marketingresources.com
Phone - 630-653-4422
Web - www.121marketingresources.com/

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08/22/06 - Business Partnerships

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Gene Rosendale and Brian Marshall of Alliance for Strategic Advantage

Email - GeneRosendale@comcast.net or BrianAMarshall@comcast.net
Phone - 815-791-1810
Web - http://www.asa.sandler.com/

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08/15/06 - Women in Business

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Sara Bittenbender of The Single Edge Media Group

Email - the1edgemag@sbcglobal.net
Phone - 847-742-2117
Web - http://www.thesingleedge.com/

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08/08/06 - Goal Setting and Productivity

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Steve Harap of Partners for Productivity

Email - steve@partnersforproductivity.com
Phone - 630-493-1206
Web - http://www.partnersforproductivity.com/

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08/01/06 - Payroll Processing

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Joni Carpenter of Paychex

Email - jcarpenter@paychex.com
Phone - 630-848-2808
Web - http://www.paychex.com/

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07/25/06 - Credit Card Processing and Business Banking

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Todd Cox of Merchant1Group

Email - todd@merchant1group.com
Phone - 888-614-8472
Web - http://www.mlsdirectnetwork.com/

Linda Swanson of Park National Bank

Email - lswanson@parknatl.com
Phone - 773-602-8319
Web - http://www.parknatl.com/

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07/18/06 - Signage and Promotional Items

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Mike Hoffer of Aubrey Signs

Email - aubreysigns@sbcglobal.net
Phone - 630-328-0801
Web - www.aubreysigns.com/

Zoe Ingersoll of Ingersoll & Associates

Email - zoe@ingersollsales.com
Phone - 847-742-7960
Web - http://www.ingersollsales.com/

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07/11/06 - Real Estate Leases

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Markus May - Eckhart Kolak LLC

Email - mmay@eckhart.com
Phone - (312) 236-0646 x310
Web - www.eckhart.com

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07/04/06 - Networking: Leads Groups and Chambers of Commerce

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Michael Richmond of Business Builder Forum

Email - michael@anttix.com
Phone - 815-272-1653
Web - http://www.bb4m.com/

Beth Mooney of the Bolingbrook Chamber of Commerce

Email - info@bolingbrookchamber.org
Phone - 630-226-8420
Web - http://www.bolingbrookchamber.org/

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06/27/06 - Advertising Your Business

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Marcia Dean and Mary Emerick of First Impressions Marketing

Email - marcia@firstimpressionsmarketing.com
Phone - 630-588-9931
Web - http://www.firstimpressionsmarketing.com/

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06/20/06 - Networking: Learning to Love It

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Gail Sussman Miller of Inspired Choice

Email - gail.sussman.miller@onebox.com
Phone - 773-477-4012
Web - http://www.inspiredchoice.com/

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06/13/06 - Finding the Right Location for your Business

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Tyson Fraser of Edgemark Commercial Real Estate

Email - TFraser@edgemarkllc.com
Phone - 630-572-5613
Web - http://www.edgemarkllc.com/

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06/06/06 - Selling Yourself and Your Services

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Steve Fretzin of Sales Results, Inc.

Email - steve@salesresultsinc.com
Phone - 847-317-1575
Web - www.salesresultsinc.com/

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05/30/06 - Internet Technology and Your Business

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Rob Wenz of VisionFriendly.com

Email - rwenz@visionfriendly.com
Phone - 888-710-0400
Web - http://www.visionfriendly.com/

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05/23/06 - Owner Benefits and Health Insurance

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Gary Cardinal of Edward Jones

Email - GCardinal0@earthlink.net
Phone - 800-998-9581
Web - http://www.edwardjones.com/

Reggie Schwartz of Metlife

Email - rschwartz3@metlife.com
Phone - 630-904-4140
Web -

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05/16/06 - Staffing Your Business

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Peter Wais of Express Personnel

Email - peter.wais@expresspersonnel.com
Phone - 847-470-0340
Web - http://www.expresspersonnel.com/

Laurie Huspen of Valuable Resources Consulting

Email - LHuspen@vcr-hr.com
Phone - 847-401-0014
Web - http://www.cunninghamcpa.com/

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05/09/06 - Tax Considerations with Business Ownership

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Brian Eisenmenger of Eisenmenger and Company

Email - brian@eisenmengercpas.com
Phone - 630-871-8900
Web - http://www.eisenmengercpas.com/

Jim Cunningham of Cunningham & Company, LTD

Email - jimc@cunninghamcpa.com
Phone - 630-208-0071 x24
Web - http://www.cunninghamcpa.com/

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05/02/06 - Building a "Killer" Business Plan

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Catherine S. Magnuson of First Choice Banks

Email - CMagnuson@firstchoicebanks.com
Phone - 630-845-7834
Web - www.FirstChoiceBanks.com/

Kriss D. Knowles of IL-SBDC at Elgin Community College

Email - KKnowles@elgin.edu
Phone - 847-214-7488
Web - www.elgin@edu (Search for SBDC)

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04/25/06 - Marketing: Building a Sound Plan

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guest:

Brian McDaniel of Strong Media

Email - DMcDaniel@strongmedia.biz
Phone - 815-436-9460
Web - http://www.strongmedia.biz/

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04/18/06 - Financing Your Business

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Erik Schelling and Gregory Bula of First American Bank

Email - eschelling@firstambank.com
Phone - 815-927-5270
Web - http://www.firstambank.com/

Gretchen Blake of IRH Capital

Email - gretchenb@irhcapital.com
Phone - 847-374-9300 x326
Web - http://www.irhcapital.com/

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04/11/06 - Legal Compliance

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Laura Stueland of Corporate Minutes

Email - lstueland@corporateminutes.net
Phone - 630-879-1441
Web - http://www.corporateminutes.net/

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04/04/06 - Legal Considerations

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Scott Tellman of CertiRestore

Email - scott.tellman@sbcglobal.net
Phone - 630-896-8240
Web - http://www.certirestore.com/

Brian J. O'Connor of Ottosen Britz Kelly Cooper & Gilbert, Ltd.

Email - boconnor@obkcg.com
Phone - 630-365-6441
Web - http://www.obkcg.com/

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03/28/06 - Franchising: Franchisee Perspective

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Chris and Karen Blair of Culver's, Home of the Butterburger

The Blairs have two locations at this time: South Elgin, IL and Yorkville, IL. Check the Culver's website for more information

Email -
Phone -
Web - http://www.culver.com/

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03/21/06 - Franchising: Franchisor Perspective

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Doug Hughes of Dry Cleaning Station

Email - douglas.hughes1@comcast.net
Phone - 630-929-5429
Web - http://www.drycleaningstation.com/

Steve Fretzin of Sales Results, Inc.

Email - steve@salesresultsinc.com
Phone - 847-317-1575
Web - http://www.salesresultsinc.com/

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03/07/06 - Independent Start-up

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Susan A. Dressler of Health Claim Assistance

Email - sdressler@sbcglobal.net
Phone - 630-562-1000
Web - http://www.healthclaimassistance.net/

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02/28/06 - Making the Transition from Employee to Entrepreneur

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Ira Penner of i9 Sports

Email - ipenner@i9sports.com
Phone - 847-480-7767
Web - http://www.i9sports.com/

Scott Metcalf of Empire Consulting

Email - EmpireConsult@sbcglobal.net
Phone - 630-762-1650
Web - http://www.emplire.sandler.com/

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02/21/06 - Overcoming Your Fears

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Brenda Dunn Kinney of BDK Coaching and Consulting

Email - brenda@bdkcoachingandconsulting.com
Phone - 847-855-8731
Web - http://www.bdkcoachingandconsulting.com/

Gail Sussman Miller of Inspired Choice

Email - Gail.sussman.miller@onebox.com
Phone - 773-477-4012
Web - http://www.inspiredchoice.com/

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02/14/06 - Business Ownership Overview

Hosts: Sybil Ege and Leo Wisniewski

Guests:

Clif Wilson of Cartridge World

Email - clifton.wilson@comcast.net
Phone - 312-492-7777
Web - Cartridge World - South Canal

Mark Spero of Money Mailer

Email - mspero@moneymailer.com
Phone - 630-377-4930
Web - Money Mailer - Fox River Valley

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