Native American Natural Foods, President Mark Tilsen (Tanka Bar)

Native American Natural Foods, LLC, is focused on creating a family of nationally branded food products that are delicious and that promote a Native American way of wellness that feeds mind, body, and spirit. Beginning with its first product line, which features Tanka Bar™, Tanka Bites™, Tanka Wild™ and Tanka Dogs™, Native American Natural Foods [...]

Top 10 Reasons Small Businesses Fail via New York Times

One of the least understood aspects of entrepreneurship is why small businesses fail, and there’s a simple reason for the confusion: Most of the evidence comes from the entrepreneurs themselves. I have had a close-up view of numerous business failures — including a few start-ups of my own. And from my observation, the reasons for failure [...]

Family Safety: Sexual Predators, Date Rape, Workplace Security

My guest is an expert in self-defense and teaching personal safety to adults and children. James Lilley currently holds the rank of 8th Degree Black Belt in Shorin Ryu Karate, and was the first American promoted to the rank of Black Belt by Sensei Takeshi Miyagi. Certified defensive tactics and physical education instructor through the [...]

Women Small Business Start-Ups Are Thriving in Today's Economy

There are people who look down on women in business, especially women who work their way into high leadership roles. This is troubling because according to the experts, there have been more women small business start-ups in the past few years than ones created by men. If you are a woman, this probably doesn’t surprise [...]

How-To Start a Home-Based Cake Decorating Business

Start a Home-Based Cake Decorating Business Has anyone ever said to you, “Your baking is so delicious, or your cakes are so beautiful…you should go into business!?” Have you ever taken a cake decorating class and thought, “How could I turn this into a career?” Maybe you’ve been to a wedding, seen and tasted the cakes [...]

From Kitchen to Market

Simply Outragious Pomegranate Vinegar – Interview with Jodi Spindel Ever wonder how to successfully take a product that you’ve created in your home and introduce it into the local, regional, and national marketplace? Well, you want to tune in for this show with my guest Jodi Spindel of Spindel Farms and creator of Simply Outragious [...]