The BusinessMakers Overtime - Week of June 23, 2010: Good News!

Episode 048 originally broadcast on June 23, 2010

Katie Laird and Esther Steinfeld have the good news the media won’t mention. We present Awesome Entrepreneurs who are acknowledging the stellar efforts of their employees. And then: How do you know when an idea can be a business? Plus new links of the week (“If they’re afraid of you, that’s good.”)

Spilled Oil and Retail

Katie Laird and Esther Steinfeld are talking about good news. In the news this week: the “small people” who own BP gas stations are suffering too. Overstock.com has moved onto Main Street to represent small business owners. Wanna win a dream job? Esther knows how! We also have new links of the week. (“It’s a way to evaluate capital partners.”)

Not All CEOs are Jerks!

Most jobs are not 9 to 5 anymore, especially if you love what you do; some employers are acknowledging their employees’ extra efforts. An owner cashes out and shares the love. Yet another gives his company to his employees when he retires. What makes an employer do such crazy things and why don’t we ever hear about it in the mainstream media? (“She gave them an iPad and TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS!”)

When is an Idea a Business?

Katie and Esther talk ideas. Got something in your head that could change the world? How do you know when an idea can launch a business? It’s a 12-step process. We have 12 great questions to ask yourself when you think you can sell a billion. (“If they’re afraid of you, that’s good.”)