Small Biz Tips Video

  • The booming oil boom business 

    Illinois-based Elastec/American Marine has seen demand for their oil cleanup products grow since they helped cleanup the Deepwater Horizon spill in the gulf.

  • Main Street's uneven recovery 

    For some small business owners in Sayville, New York, Main Street feels like a "ghost town."

  • From Honduran village to chocolatier 

    Maribel Lieberman, the founder of Mariebelle Chocolates, says that immigrant entrepreneurs shouldn't be afraid to start a business in the U.S.

  • Brewing a bigger business in Brooklyn 

    Brooklyn Brewery has grown from a small brewery to a craft beer powerhouse. Launching it to No. 67 on the Inner City 100.

  • Selling America's underground real estate 

    20th Century Castles has sold more than 50 decommissioned missile sites over the last 18 years to buyers across the country who see value in these hardened underground structures.

  • Digging up $60k of truffles a year 

    Jack Czarnecki hunts rare black and white truffles in Oregon to use for his restaurant and truffle oil business.

  • Training for the zombie apocalypse 

    Zombie Survival Course in southern New Jersey shows campers how to hotwire a car, suture wounds, and ward off the undead with specially designed combat tactics.

  • Artwork made from your DNA 
    Artwork made from your DNA(2:22)Apr 19 2012

    DNA11 creates portraits made from an image of your genetic code that you can hang in your living room.

  • The banker who became a butcher 

    From Wall St. to gourmet meats; Terry Walsh left a lucrative banking job to pursue his dream of opening a Chicago butcher shop.

  • From selling stocks to serving sandwiches 

    When the financial crisis hit Dubai, one stockbroker decided to trade stocks for sandwiches and open his own restaurant.

  • Turning flip-flops into a $1 billion brand 

    Makers of Havaianas flip-flops are riding the 'made in Brazil' tide and hoping to double sales.

  • A farm for battle-weary veterans? 

    Veterans Farm in Jacksonville, Fla., helps rehabilitate soldiers who suffer from PSTD and depression while building their business skills in horticulture.

  • Doomsday skills: Fire, water, shelter 

    A New York Mountain Scout school teaches wilderness survival classes to folks who want to be prepared in case of a disaster.

  • Cashing in on the Olympics 
    Cashing in on the Olympics(1:41)Mar 16 2012

    As the Summer Games approach, business picks up for a California leotard maker that outfits aspiring Olympians.

  • Making 'whoopie' from home 
    Making 'whoopie' from home(2:53)Mar 2 2012

    Amy Bouchard of Garinder, Maine, started a stay-at-home busines by turning her knack for whoopie pies into a profit.

  • 'Cash mobs' help boost small biz 

    One Cleveland lawyer helps boost small business by getting people to show up and shop at local small businesses.

  • Thanks Starbucks! Now I'm your competitor 

    The Gelato Fiasco got a loan funded by money from Starbucks' campaign for American jobs to open up shop down the block.

  • A wonderland of chocolate 
    A wonderland of chocolate(2:02)Feb 14 2012

    Koppers Chocolate factory is the oldest and largest factory left in New York City.

  • Big Wheels are back 
    Big Wheels are back(1:43)Feb 13 2012

    Kids Only is bringing the popular '70s tricycle back to the market and they are manufacturing the racers in the U.S.

  • Using social networks to boost biz 

    Stella + Dot, a direct sales jewelry company, uses social media to help increase sales.

  • Rising from Kodak's rubble 
    Rising from Kodak's rubble(3:45)Jan 26 2012

    Despite Kodak's bankruptcy, the photography company has influenced many small to midsized companies in Rochester, N.Y.

  • Saving a Made-in-America business 

    After the New England Shirt Company shut down in 2009, Robert Kidder, a former worker, reopened it as a bespoke shirt manufacturer.

  • From jobless to whoopie pies 

    One couple in Massachusetts started a whoopie pie bakery after losing their jobs in the financial industry.

  • Georgia's hottest export: Chopsticks! 

    Georgia Chopsticks is the only U.S. manufacturer that exports the ubiquitous utensil to China.

  • Restaurants of the future 
    Restaurants of the future(3:19)Nov 30 2011

    Chef Homaro Cantu serves innovative dishes using molecular gastronomy at his restaurants and runs his business through cloud computing technology.

  • Behind the scenes of 'As seen on TV' 

    Inventors get five minutes to pitch their products to Telebrands, a major 'As Seen on TV' marketer.

  • Designer pumpkins for $200 a head 

    Meet Maniac Pumpkin Carvers - two Brooklyn artists who spend 2 months carving intricate jack-o-lanterns.

  • Giving foreclosure families a second chance 

    Mack Companies buys and redevelops bank-owned homes and then rents them to many families who have lost their homes to foreclosure.

  • Get paid to climb wind turbines 

    Rope Partner trains and hires climbers to assess damage and perform maintenance on wind turbines.

  • Wedding bands from aerospace metal 

    The recession led jewelry designer Scott Kay to use cobalt, an affordable metal popular with the space industry.

  • Designing a new business model 

    High-end interior designer says that the way to survive a challenging economy is to diversify.

  • Ice cream store survives winter 

    Custom flavors and corporate clients help one small ice cream shop sell cold treats in the colder months.

  • Incubator cooks up successful chefs 

    Mi Kitchen es su Kitchen in Long Island City, N.Y. hosts more than 100 entrepreneurs looking to get lucky in the food industry.

  • World Trade Center's Subway shop up in the sky 

    See how construction workers eat their lunch in the unfinished World Trade Center in New York City.

  • Main Street needs stability to hire 

    Small business owners in Babylon, New York say that the slow economy forces them to cut costs and lay off workers.

  • Irene smacks local N.J. businesses 

    Restaurant basements in Millburn, N.J., were flooded up to the ceiling leaving business owners with unknown hurricane cleanup costs.

  • Turning an American classic on its head 

    Meet one 'food truck without wheels' in East Atlanta, Ga., that is a unique twist on the familiar American hot dog stand: this one only sells chicken sausage.

  • Tailors with a banking degree 

    Oxford grads Paul Trible and Paul Watson had dreams of becoming Wall Street execs, but when the recession hit they started a luxury shirt-making business called Ledbury instead.

  • Trading the 9-to-5 for wags and woofs 

    Disappointed with her career in human resources, Robin Crawford put her life savings into her own small business: Dogma, a dog daycare center.

  • Cash in on the cupcake biz 
    Cash in on the cupcake biz(2:42)Jun 30 2011

    Cloud 9 Frozen Yogurt and Cupcakes in Atlanta, Ga., makes their treats from scratch, using all natural ingredients. Grab your notebook, they teach classes as well.

  • Secrets of a used car 'factory' 

    Paragon Honda of Queens, N.Y. shows us how it builds its used car inventory by buying customers' cars when they get them serviced.

  • Use sheep to trim a school budget 

    A school in Carlisle, Penn., uses sheep to mow it's lawn, save money and the environment.

  • I survived being 'Blockbusted' 

    David Kahn almost went bankrupt from his dozens of Blockbuster franchises. Now he's back with Yogurt Mountain franchises.

  • Manage your own winery 
    Manage your own winery(2:18)Jun 21 2011

    Spanish Valley Vineyards in Moab, Utah, is the only local winery that produces 100% organic, Utah-grown wines, including Cabernets, Syrahs, and Reislings.

  • Take a risk, make a buck 
    Take a risk, make a buck(00:59)Jun 16 2011

    The founder of flash sale site Rue La La shares his thoughts on succeeding in business.

  • Rivals use flower power to fight high gas 

    As gas prices continue to rise, New Jersey florists like Paula Brandimarte cut costs by teaming up with the competition to share delivery trucks.

  • Bring bowling pins back to America 

    Ebonite, a maker of bowling balls and gear for almost 100 years, acquired a Mexican bowling-pin company to ensure quality and control costs.

  • Blowtorch your hand without a wince 

    GelTech Solutions of Jupiter, Fla., has introduced a new innovative fire suppressant, FireIce, a gel so powerful that it can protect your skin from a 2,000 degree blowtorch.

  • $60,000 submarine ride 
    $60,000 submarine ride(2:00)May 31 2011

    A luxury concierge firm is offering a pricey ride to see the Titanic - 100 years after it sank.

  • Patriotism pays off 
    Patriotism pays off(2:17)May 26 2011

    The owner of Quinn Flags has seen an increase of 50% in American flag sales since Osama Bin Laden's death.

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