| "We were very typical of small companies, where people would ask us, `Can you do that?' and we would say, `Yes,' and we would hang up the phone and figure out how we were going to do it." |
The World. Ken Ryan made it big in air freight by building a trading company, AirMax. Learn how small niches can make for big profits. Ken had been a member of the Council of Growing Companies and shares with us his Sliver of Genius.
Key Ideas.
At Quality Bending and Threading you see the modern blacksmith shop and you meet Russ and Matt Seeley. Learn one way to execute a successful transition of ownership from father to son.
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Other segments in this show: Integrity Selling. Ron Willingham, author of Integrity Selling and several other books -- When Good isn't Good Enough, The Best Seller, and Hey, I'm the customer talks about the heart of business. |
 Do the right thing. Professor Dr. Laura Nash of Harvard University and Boston University is the author of Good Intentions Aside and talks here about business ethics. |
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 Law Talk. John Dolan talks about the home office deduction and cautions viewers to be sure it is your principal place of business |
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