Craig Caryl, T-Bone Films as featured on SMALL BUSINESS SCHOOL

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T-Bone Films A focus on the teen market with a specialty in Extreme sports, Extreme TV, and Extreme Cinema

Santa Monica, California: In this show we head to the California coast to catch up with a couple of fellows who went to Hollywood ...not to be a movie star, but to make movies and TV specials. The two founders met in New York City, started the company in 1993, then moved to Santa Monica to enjoy street sports 365 days a year and to grow their business. Craig Caryl does not have too much time for street sports anymore. Craig started hiring people in their second year of operation and then developed an intern program for those who want to get into the business. The Lightbulb. Because T-Bone has focused on the teen audience it has attracted customers who want to provide video content for the web. While traditional television producers fear the loss of broadcast audiences to the Internet, T-Bone is embracing the change. Their courage is an inspiration. For building a business, looking forward into the unknown is always better than looking back. T-Bone's past has been full of music videos, documentaries about social issues affecting young people, and films about extreme sport athletes. They have growth plans to be part of the newest medium -- the integration of broadcasting, publishing, communications and . . . . who knows what else! One thing for sure, they'll be involved in defining it. So stayed tuned to their Internet activities. They've touched part of the world and they obviously intend to touch all of it.

Key Ideas. Embrace the new. Be your own customer. Establish an intern program. The best people can be attracted by the smallest firms. Create your own sales channel. Know thyself. At the beginning you may have little but soul food.

Explore further: Read the transcript: All the words of this show, for free! Professional Colleagues. Review the stories of other businesses within your business type. Good Reading. Also, congratulations to our friend, fellow entrepreneur and author, Jim Schell, on the release of SMALL BUSINESS for Dummies, in the bookstores everywhere. What are you reading these days that you'd recommend to another small business owner? Let us know. Work with your local office of the following organizations: SCORE. Contact your local SCORE person. Chamber of Commerce. Both the local and the national Chamber are well worth your time. Some of these people could be on your own board of advisors. Wanda Walser is an advocate. NFIB. An advocacy group for small business, the National Federation of Independent Business has been looking at legislation from the city to the state to the federal governments. Small Business Development Center. Assoicated with the Small Business Administration (SBA), there are over 1400 in the USA and they are an excellent resource for help and continuing education. Contact: T-Bone Productions 1234 21st Street, Santa Monica, CA 90404 E-mail: Click here. http://www.t-bone.com We invite your comments and questions. Was the episode of the show inpsirational and/or educational? We hope it was both!