This episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss presented by Microsoft has a very special theme. The concept of infomercials started back in the early eighties and they have since been refined into selling machines. On today's show, Steve is joined by one of the most successful infomercial spokespersons of all time, Tony Little. He'll share some of his success stories and let you know how "You can do it"!

This episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Microsoft, is all about how to turn your passion into profit! Steve is joined by Greg Wittstock. Greg is known as "The Pond Guy" and is the CEO and genius behind Aquascape. He formed his business at a young age and has been thriving ever since, even having his own show on Nat Geo Wild, called Pond Stars! He is an inspiration to entrepreneurs everywhere and shares his stories of success.

This episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Microsoft, revolves around the ways to set your business up for great success. Steve is also joined by David S. Rose. David is an Ink 500 CEO, a serial entrepreneur and an Angel Investor that has founded or funded over a 100 companies! He is also the author of The Startup Checklist.

This episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Microsoft, is all about the important issue of employee retention. One of the most worrisome issues for many small businesses, is hiring and retaining good employees. Entrepreneurs are very busy people and sometimes it's difficult to understand what makes a company great to work for. Today, you'll find the help you need!

Every small business has a culture, be it good, bad, hard-working, lazy, etc. Most are company cultures created by default, but it doesn't need to be that way. Creating or designing a positive environment for your employees is imperative for maintaining a productive environment. Steve gives you several guidelines you can follow, to make your small business environment a great one!

Steve is then joined by Evan Singer of SmartBiz. Evan is an expert in Employee Retention and shares some fantastic tips on how to keep your employees happy. There are some specific things we can all do to not only help them accomplish their goals and accomplish your goals at the same time.

We all need money to get our businesses started and this episode will let you know how to get it. Also, Steve speaks with Maria Sirvas of Dun & Bradstreet Credibility Corporation.

In this episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland, the topic centers on the two magic words in world of marketing; Sale and Free. We then bring on an expert in the subject of Free. Tom Caporaso is the CEO of Clarus Commerce, an e-commerce solutions provider which owns FreeShipping.com.

Steve welcomes one of the greatest negotiating experts in the country, Professor Lawrence Susskind. Professor Susskind teaches at MIT, advises Fortune 100 companies, and has written 20 books on the subject, among many other accomplishments.

Steve is joined by William Seagraves. William (Bill) is a "Mid-Life Entrepreneur Expert" and the author of Be Your Best Boss. His website, Your Best Boss is full of valuable information to get individuals through the most common obstacles of starting a business and he shares that advice on this episode.

Welcome to the 2016! In this episode of Small Business with Steve Strauss powered by Greatland podcast we're going to be talking about something important to all entrepreneurs. It's not hard work we're afraid of, in fact we generally seek it out. The key is finding something we love to do!

Every year in Steve's Ask An Expert column at USA Today, he covers the top trends in business for the upcoming year. These are the things you can look forward to and plan for with your business. Whether it's in marketing, security, media, or otherwise, Steve will let you know what they are.

Then Steve interviews someone who truly changed his life. Barbara Winter is the author of Making A Living Without A Job. It's all about finding what makes you happy and then being successful at that. She also has a wonderful website called Joyfully Jobless, which sees self-employment as "an opportunity to share our unique gifts, passions and eccentricities with others so every citizen proudly creates a one of a kind enterprise that is a perfect fit for them." Let Barbara change your life, too!

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Steve interviews Seth Godin. Seth is the author of  The Icarus Deception, a book that helps us challenge the ways we look at running a business. Taking risks is as important as making intelligent decisions when it comes to management. Being restless can be a great asset!