On Air! Podcast

Got a business IDEA? Discover it. Bring it. Activate it! Spend 52 hours taking your IDEA beyond talking and into activation. Tap into the available resources in helping you CREATE. That is what Startup52 is all about. As part of the 2010 Create WV Conference in Wheeling, WV the Startup52 team will be available during the entire 52 hours during the conference to help you launch your idea.

I had the opportunity to sit down with Duane Thomas, a member of the business activation team, to learn more about Startup52 and what aspiring and existing entrepreneurs can expect by participating in Startup52 at the Create WV Conference. A passionate group of people (aka Business Activation Team) will be available during the conference to provide feedback to you and/or your team - facilitating and enabling you, the founder, to CREATE an opportunity. At the end of the 52 hours you will be well on your way to turning your idea into a reality.

To learn more about Startup52 visit their website at http://startup52.wordpress.com. Be sure to register for the Create WV Conference http://www.createwv.com/2010conference/registration in order to participate in Startup52. It is going to be a great event and don't miss out on this opportunity to activate your IDEA.

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Our latest On Air! podcast features episode #3 of our ETALK series where I sit down with Jonathan Moore, founder of RowdyOrbit.com. RowdyOrbit.com is a destination website for Webshows. All throughout the podcast you can hear Jonathan's passion and focus on RowdyOrbit.com's business model which is delivering culturally relevant, original story telling, through episodic webseries.

I got connected with Jonathan Moore through a referral from the West Virginia Small Business Development Center in Martinburg, WV when I was looking for entrepreneurs to be apart of our new ETALK series. The first time I talked with Jonathan on the phone his passion and drive was instantly contagious and I loved his business concept. I said to myself I have got to hear his story and share it with our listeners. It was a great show packed full of valuable information for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

Go now to RowdyOrbit.com and watch several webshows. I highly recommend the webseries "Exit Strategy". It is brilliant. It was smart and funny and kept me coming back for more. You can follow Jonathan Moore on http://twitter.com/RowdyOrbit and stay up on the latest news in the Rowdy Orbit world.

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In episode #2 of our ETALK series I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jon Duffy who recently started his new educational planning business. We talk about how his new startup is going and learn more about how he helps aspiring college students and the need for an educational planner. Here is a little backgrounder on Jon Duffy.

Jon earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from West Virginia University in 1991 and a master’s degree in school counseling from Marshall University Graduate College in 1998. His professional experience includes coordination of a school-to-work program in Kanawha County, nominated as Youth Service Provider of the Year by the Bureau of Employment Programs.

Jon has also coordinated professional health science student rotations in Kanawha County, served as a school counselor and has spent the past seven years serving as an educational consultant to colleges and universities throughout the U.S.

Notably in 2005, Jon co-authored research published in The Journal of the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition—investigating factors contributing to college freshmen achievement. Jon most recently served as co-chairman for the 2008 Higher Education Symposium on Emotional Intelligence at Georgetown University.

Be sure to visit his website at www.duffyplan.com to learn more about the Duffy Plan.

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On today's On Air! podcast Mark and Rob talk about the different types of money that is available to startups. This is the final podcast in a 3-part series on the 3 Ms of a Successful Startup. Learn what you need to do in order to get the right type of capital for your startup.

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On today's On Air! podcast Mark and Rob talk about management teams which is Part 2 in their series on the 3 Ms of a Successful Startup. Learn how to put a good management teams in place and understand the importance of having a good management team that can execute in pursuing a market opportunity. You can have a great idea or product but if you don’t have good, talented people that can execute all you have is an idea in your head or a product that sits on the shelf. Be sure to give us feedback and send us your comments.

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Mark and Rob begin a 3-part series titled the 3 M's of a Successful Startup. Part 1 will explore the first thing entrepreneurs need to have for their idea or product which is a Market. Mark and Rob share their insights with entrepreneurs on how to target markets.

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