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• Making a Name for Yourself 

  May 13, 2012 Five ways to make your small business a household name from Inc.com.

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• Getting Customers to Pay More 

  May 13, 2012 Grant Cardone shares tips for getting your customers to pay more for the right product.

  MSNBC's Your Business

  

• Learning From the Pros: Sir Richard Branson 

  May 13, 2012 Sir Richard Branson offers his tips for small business success in this Learning from the Pros.

  MSNBC's Your Business

  

• Attracting Investors and Building a Brand in Multiple Locations 

  May 13, 2012 Rod Kurtz and David Meerman Scott answer questions about attracting investors and living in multiple locations.

  MSNBC's Your Business

  

• Sneak Peek: Coming up this week 

  MSNBC's Your Business

  American Business: Hospitality Danny Meyer, Restaurateur, Union Square Hospitality Group, @dhmeyer Hotels and restaurants aren't the only...

  American Business: Hospitality

  Danny Meyer, Restaurateur, Union Square Hospitality Group, @dhmeyer

  Hotels and restaurants aren't the only businesses that can benefit from an extra helping of hospitality. Danny Meyer, owner of the Union Square Cafe, 11 Madison, Gramercy Tavern, Tabla, Blue Smoke and Shake Shack spills the beans on how to give great hospitality and build your business by being extra nice.

  Panelists:

  Rod Kurtz, Executive Editor of HuffPost Small Business, @rodkurtz

  David Meerman Scott, Marketing & Leadership Strategist and Author of "The New Rules of Marketing & PR," @dmscott

  Top Five: Become a Household Name

  Getting exposure for your small business isn't easy. This week, we share five simple ways you can become a household name, courtesy of Inc.com.

  1. Self-publish a book

  2. Create your own video series

  3. Start a newsletter or magazine

  4. Build a following with blogs

  5. Contribute to community forums

  Source: Inc.com

  War Chest: Getting customers to Pay More for your Product than a Similar Version

  Grant Cardone, International Sales Expert & Author of "Sell or Be Sold: How to Get Your Way in Business and in Life," @GrantCardone

  Best-selling author Grant Cardone joins us in this week's War Chest to discuss how presenting a wow" experience, becoming 'The Expert,' and incorporating bundling will have customers paying more.

  Learning from the Pros: Richard Branson

  Richard Branson, Founder of Virgin Group, @richardbranson, @virgin

  Richard Branson opened the first Virgin Record Shop in 1971. Now, Virgin Group has grown to include a portfolio of over 40 companies, including Virgin Airways, Virgin Atlantic, and Virgin Mobile. We recently sat down with Branson to get his tips for entrepreneurial success in this Learning from the Pros.

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  About the host

  JJ Ramberg is the host of MSNBC’s Your Business, the only television show dedicated to issues affecting small business owners. Now in its fourth season, the program has profiled hundreds of small business owners and offered advice from countless business experts and investors. Ramberg is a regular contributor to The TODAY Show about small business and financial issues.

  

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