Today, Karen shares forty of her all-time fantastic tools for startups. These are the latest and greatest online tools for any startup... online, brick-and-mortar, service, website, freelancer, pet-preneur, solo-preneur, creative-preneur-- any business startup can use. Karen shares with listeners not only what she uses but some of the best tools in the industry. Startups deserve great tools, so tune in!

We all know how important it is to have a blog in our life and our business. We are here everyday.... so are you blogging? "Do you have a blog? Have you read so-and-so’s blog today?" That’s all you hear. Do you have a blog for your business? Today we’re going to discuss how to start your own blog... 8 steps to get your self-hosted blog up and running.

Are you frustrated with your Facebook fan page? Facebook has 600 million users that are all-important to making up our business, and they have the great "Like" universe out there. Karen shares 15 creative ways to increase your Faceobook fan page. Tune in!

The pet industy-- we love it! A great place to work, and think of the benefits! Friendly people, adorable pets, great doting pet parents, cute accessories -- it doesn’t get any better. So how are our petpreneurs going to be successful in getting a part of that business? Tune in to find out!

Today we’re talking about creative marketing strategies for the petpreneur. We’re going to go over some new tips to help you in your marketing for the pet industry.

Today we’re going to look at more tips on how to turn your marketing into a fun enjoyable task and how to capitalize on the 56 billion dollar pet industry.

Over the course of the holidays Karen jotted down on napkins, Post-It notes and anything else she could find, collections of wisdom from guests and respected business owners. She ended up with over 100 PR, marketing and promotional tips and strategies to share with the petpreneurs that listen to PMS! Tune in to this episode for Part 1-- Marketing Tips.

In this episode, Karen Barnett chats with Linda Wasche, the creator and president of NOOTERS CLUB® apparel and gifts featuring whimsical cartoons that promote pet spay and neuter and responsible pet guardianship. The NOOTERS CLUB® mission is to raise awareness about the importance of pet population control and the plight of millions of unwanted pet euthanized in U.S. shelters each year. Part of proceeds from the sale of NOOTERS CLUB® merchandise goes to nonprofit rescue group spay and neuter programs.

Today we’ll be talking about blogging... how you can claim your own corner of the pet marketing world. We’ll learn how to establish a blog and why it’s important to do so in the $50 billion pet industry market. How do you reach your customers? You do so by getting a blog!

People spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook, more than 30 billion pieces of content are shared, Your Customers Are There and To Reach Them, You Have To Be There Too! Stay Tuned To PMS: Pet Marketing Strategies For The Petpreneur To Learn How To Tap Into 500 Million Of Your Newest Pet Consuming Fans!

Jennifer Christiano of bon Christiani sells large breed dog collars from $300-$450. In one year of business in a bad economy she has turned a profit. She tells you how with her 4 Key Business Strategies For Pet Business Startups.