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TELEVISION EPISODE that focused on exit strategies opened the way to
discussions with financial markets, particularly private equity capital that is
looking for the best small businesses. This market represents about $1 trillion
dollars and small and emerging business are a new focus. |
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About the cost of equity capital |
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 Small Business School,
the television series, will be sold and the new owner-management may
include as many as 100 of the PBS-member stations, the local Chambers of
Commerce, the national and local sponsors, even some of the SBA-SBDC-SCORE
people and possibily some of the most-dedicated viewers of the show.
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The primary purpose of this show
Local
productions by local stations |
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Introducing the Private
Business Channel, currently a web-based production, this is where Hattie
Bryant will spend an increasing amount of her time. This production is looking
for a home within either Fox Business News, CNBC, or other business- related
television. It is to introduce the best of private businesses to the 500,000
private equity investors, delivered to their desktops through Entrex and their
parnters, Morningstar, Thomson Financial, Reuters, and Bloomberg.
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A free course to
understand your financials has been recently opened on this web site.
Working with Microsoft's new Small Business Accounting Software 2006, Hattie
and our resident master entrepreneur, Jim Schell, take us inside several small
businesses to see what happens when people read their financials and act on
them immediately.
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Everybody praises small
businesses throughout the State of Maine including the governor, economic
development, and public television. A key reason for the ebullience is MainePBS
has been doing a small business show, Made in Maine, since 1988. It so
influenced attitudes about small business that most entrepreneurs are
encouraged here.
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Intangibles are excluded from most private business valuations. However,
with the unfolding of these new business models, especially a Private Business
Index, our intangibles can be valued. Private business can have a liquidity
model. Owners can harvest. Succession planing is easier. And, all small
businesses can become sustainable beyond their founders and the community and
employees can all win.
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Chambers of Commerce are totally focused on improving their Main Street
and quality of life within their community. This television show relies heavily
on all Chambers of Commerce.
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working business model with Chambers |
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business owners as role models |
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Main Street turnaround lead by local Chambers and small
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They have the heart of a servant,
the spirit of a
pirate,
and the tenacity of a bull |
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Every week a small business owner becomes
the Master Class teacher on this weekly, half-hour television show on
PBS-member stations. Each episode focuses on good people doing good things. The
show's host, Hattie Bryant, looks for key ideas to help other businesses
succeed in their business. These business owners are always outstanding
citizens, recommended by their Chamber of Commerce and national trade
associations and then approved by the advocates within their communities. These
people are all living the American dream. They started from nothing and now
they have become successful and believe it is time to give back.
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Special episode
Selection
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About Social Capital
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We go to Las Cruces and Silver City
to meet some of
the job creators
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LAS CRUCES — Job creation
was cited as the #1 problem in New Mexico, yet over 180 businesses were
discovered
 to have created many new jobs within the
past year. In this episode of the show there is a commitment to creating good
work; every job instills learning and continuous improvement among their
people.
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inside the American dream. |
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