Author Barbara Findlay Schenck of Business Plans for Dummies reveals Five Simple Ways to Start Your Venture Off on the Right Foot.

Interview with CEO, Ken Yancy of SCORE to discuss its speed coaching program. The 2010 Speed Coaching program is designed to help participants identify areas of improvement and create new avenues of growth for their businesses.

Small business owners need an edge in this economy and social media offers hope if legitimate training is available. Drury University , a nationally accredited institution of higher learning launches its Social Media Certificate program for graduate credit. Drury tapped Deltina Hay, social media expert and author.

Are you a small business owner? Do you make and/or sell great products? Overstock.com Chairman and CEO Patrick Byrne, discuss initiatives designed to increase the visibility of small and minority-owned businesses.

Interview with two women business owners who formed a successful business partnership.

A discussion on choosing the right business opportunity for you. Making a decision on a business to start can be difficult. Marquita Miller of Five Star Tax & Business Solutions will provide tips on how to choose the right business for you.

Hear how several women became millionaires with their home-based business.

A discussion on marketing trends and challenges with Michelle Lemire, Dallas chapter president of the American Marketing Association.

The NFL Emerging Business Program is designed to provide local minority- and women-owned business enterprises access to these procurement opportunities. North TX will be the host city of Super Bowl XLV and representatives from the program will discuss opportunities.

Tim Kane with Kaufmann Foundation discuss how the recession has impacted U.S. small businesses.