Read More WJR Business Beat: Brick-and-Mortar Retail Is Here to Stay (Episode 421) On today’s Business Beat, Jim Bieri of SBRE tells Jeff Sloan that brick-and-mortar retail “will continue to evolve… byStartupNationJune 8, 2022
Read More WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Sole Proprietors Suffered The Most During The Pandemic (Episode 272) On today’s Business Beat, Jeff discusses how sole proprietorships, the smallest of small businesses, suffered the most during… byStartupNationAugust 9, 2021
Read More WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Supporting Local Business (Episode 45) On this morning’s WJR Business Beat, Jeff shares uplifting news about the desire to return to small, local… byStartupNationMay 1, 2020
Read More WJR Business Beat with Jeff Sloan: Main Street Merchants (Episode 36) Did you know that roughly 70 cents of every dollar spent at a local merchant stays right in your… byStartupNationApril 20, 2020
Read More Main Street Entrepreneurship is Thriving: Here’s Why There’s no denying that venture-backed companies located in big cities tend to get noticed. But Michael Glauser, a… bySusan Johnston TaylorNovember 18, 2019
Read More The Keys That Separate Thriving Businesses From Those That Fail Nobody ever said that starting a business was easy. It’s not. Starting a business, then growing it and… byStephen WoessnerDecember 7, 2018
Read More The State of Independent Bookstores Today [Radio] On this edition of StartupNation Radio, your host, Jeff Sloan, chats with local bookstore owners to find out… byStartupNationOctober 7, 2017
Read More The Small Business Owner’s Guide to Making Your Storefront Work for You As the face of your business and the first snapshot of personality that potential customers see, the storefront… byKatie LairdMay 27, 2017
Read More El Dorado, AR: The New A&E Capital of the South? [Radio] El Dorado, with a long A (like tornado), is not only unique in how you say it, it’s… byStartupNationJuly 9, 2016
Read More Branding Your Main Street: Find Your Unique Characteristic Do you think branding is just for mega-corporations? Jeff, Kristi and this week’s panel of experts tell you how… byStartupNationApril 9, 2016
Read More Main Street Revitalization [Radio] Jeff and Kristi interview the experts to give you the secrets to successful Main Streets. Matt Wagner is vice… byStartupNationMarch 15, 2016
Read More The Importance of Craft Beer on your Main Street [Radio] Did you know that craft beer makes up 20 percent of all beer sales? Surely the craft beer… byStartupNationJanuary 16, 2016
Read More Making Memories on Main Streets Jeff and Kristi check out what’s happening on Main Streets across the USA on this weeks Main Street… byStartupNationDecember 12, 2015
Read More Support Your Local Businesses Shopping local isn’t just a cool catchphrase, but a true movement that is driving the economy in downtowns… byStartupNationOctober 10, 2015
Read More Just to lighten things up a bit, Reprinted from tensionbreaker.com: How the Recession Affects Sesame Street After its expenses come under increased government oversight, the… byChristine HaskellMarch 31, 2009
Read More Friendly Advice From George Will 3 Pieces of Life Advice from George Will on this week’s Roundtable Don’t play poker with a man… byChristine HaskellMarch 16, 2009