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Today we learned all about DECA, an Association of Marketing Students. We had a full house in the studio this morning. We had: Jim Severnak, the Georgia DECA Foundation Director; Debra Moore, an instructor at South Forsyth High School and Marketing Education & DECA Chairperson; Chasady Foster, State Officer – Competitive Events; Katie Pickering, State Officer – Corporate Relations; Jim Twaits, South Forsyth Chapter Vice President and Amanda Mapes, South Forsyth Chapter President.

We covered a lot of ground and learned a lot about DECA and how it works and why schools should start a DECA program. We discussed the co-curricular aspects of DECA and the Marketing Pathways established by the Georgia Department of Education. We also learned about the functions of DECA and the various activities and community service programs. The students shared their experiences working with Cousins Properties’ The Avenues Forsyth on a local market research project. They also shared how they benefit from the program and how it helps them get into college and possibly earn scholarship money. To learn more about DECA in Georrgia please go to their website www.gadeca.org

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing.

You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.

Today we opened with Danny Kofke who wrote the book “How to Survive (and perhaps thrive) On A Teacher’s Salary.” Danny has been a teacher for nearly 10 years. He said that his passion for his craft keeps him in the classroom but smart savings and basic understanding of financial principles have kept his wife at home with their children. His book explains the steps necessary for others to follow suit and save for life’s journeys. To learn more or to order the book please go to Danny’s website www.dannykofke.blogspot.com

Next we had on Arthur Benz (pictured) President of OXYGen Financial Insurance. OXYGen is a financial planning firm that aspires to be your family’s CFO. They have created a compnay that helps primarily but not exclusively the X and Y Generations. The try and bring Wall Street to Main Street and offer decades of knowledge and expertise to help their clients through these challenging economic times. Please go to Arthur’s website www.oxygenfinancial.net to learn more.

We closed the show with Robert Ball, CEO fo Atlanta-based OfficeArrow.com. Office Arrow recently launched a professional online community that serves Office Professionals like: executive and administrative assistants, office managers and small business owners – to do their jobs better, faster and smarter. Robert explained that as businesses find themselves working to maintain productivity with fewer respurces, they need support and they often look to Office Arrow’s 130,000 members to help. To get your free membership to this extremely helpful and resource packed site please go to www.officearrow.com

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show

Please click on the POD button to listen to the latest Atlanta Business Radio show podcast broadcasting live each Wednesday at 10am EDT from the Business Radio X studio in Atlanta, GA, USA. Here’s how to listen to the podcast of our show.First click on the title of the show you are interested in. Then there should be a player in the upper right hand corner of the screen. Now just press play and the show you chose should start playing.

You can also download the show to listen on your mp3 player. We are now available on iTunes, click this link and you can find all our past shows. Press SUBSCRIBE and you will automatically get the latest show when you sync your iPod to your computer.

Today was a special roundtable show focusing on franchising. We had on several of the leaders in the franchising industry with us in the studio.

Jim Deitz, President of Andover Franchising, home of The Franchise Doctor shared his insight based on over 25 years working in and around franchising. His firm consults and develops franchises as well as helps promote and sell franchises for their clients. For anyone who wants to learn more about franchising please go to his website www.franchisedoctor.com

Bill Williams, with Murphy Business & Financial Corporation also joined us. Bill knows what its like to want to control your own destiny by owning a business. He has worked in the corporate world for over 25 years and discovered that he is an entrepreneur at heart. As head of the Franchise Division at MBFC-GA and a certified business Bill can help his clients discover the best business fit for their unique skills and desires. To learn more about Bill and his firm please go to his website www.murphybusiness.com

We were so fortunate to have Mike Rosenthal in the studio. He is with the law firm Wagner, Johnston & Rosenthal. Mike’s practice primarily involves the representation of franchise and distribution, professional and service industry clients, providing both day-to-day business counseling and advice, as well as litigation services when necessary. Mike has represented numerous start-up franchisors, sellers of business opportunites and other sellers in licensing and distribution arrangements. Learn more at www.wjrlaw.com

Kent Gregoire (pictured) also joined us and shared his experience as a franchise owner of The Alternative Board metro Atlanta. TAB is a business coaching and peer advisory group made up of CEOs, presidents, business owners and partners from acorss metro Atlanta. Kent has guided dozens of companies through all phases of their business cycle. He also oversees a powerful training program called Responsibility Centered Leadership.

Kent is hosting a Business Leaders’ Roundtable called “Fight Back: Best Marketing, Sales and Finance Practices for Tough Times.” This event is being held on March 4 from 11am – 2pm (luncheon) at the Ashford Club. To learn more and to RSVP please go to Kent’s website www.tabmetroatlanta.com and view the calendar of events on the home page to request an invitation to the event.

Also if you know of a business in Atlanta that we should know about please email Amy Otto at Amy @ atlantabusinessradio.com and we will try and get them on the show