Marvellous May

May is looking marvellous on the Small Business Big Ideas Show...

Our prize pack is back, our shows are fully loaded and you can listen in online at http://www.ckdo.ca or by tuning into 1580 AM or at 107.7FM. As preview our May Line-up, I also want to thank you for listening in. The spring BBM ratings came out in April and CKDO was up substantially since last fall, and the Small Business Big Ideas Show grew too, with 30% rise in audience. We are getting out there and I thank you for listening in and letting others know too!

Here is your May Line-up:

May 6:

Join guest and author Lin Grensing-Pophal as she joins us on the small business big ideas show to see what it take to motivate employees in this day and age. Lin will discuss how to keep pique the interest of your people so they will perform to their optimum levels longer. Then...our resident local business and government expert Garth Riley www.garthriley.com will talk about what's going on locally in government and in business and then in the latter half of our chat we will talk about face reading on the radio, oh yes...both Garth and I have a face for radio...tune and you'll know exactly what we mean.

May 13th:

I am woman...here me roar. Well maybe not roar, but on this Mothers Day we will speak to 3 women about life, business and how women are breaking new ground. Our guests this week will be Renee from BPW Durham will be in to preview what this networking organization is all about...Business Professional Woman is an international organization with a chapter here in Durham region...log onto

http://www.bpwontario.org/c-durham.html#event to see what's up with BPW Durham. Then Martina Ernst will be in to talk about WoBuilt...an organization that promotes women working and running businesses in the trades...women are continuing to break new ground in business and this is just one example...we cap the day with inspirational leader, speaker and author Cheryl Parker as we talk about her new book a Journey to Greatness...log onto www.cherylsmopsanddusters.com to learn more about this fantastic woman.

May 20th...

It's a long weekend so why not have a little fun a little information and a little inspiration...join us we connect with Antoine El-Hashem, Christine Chown and Christine Ward talk about a new venture that will help boost your business venture...it's a joint venture that's sure to rock the joint... www.inspiredcreative.ca/b-inspired/

Then...talking about joint ventures what does a bed and breakfast, restaurant and an outdoor theatre have in common? It's all a part of fantastic weekend get-away package in Millbrook. We will speak to playwright and director of the 4thline Theatre company in Millbrook. Robert Winslow will share his success formula with us. Check out the theatre for yourself, it's a fantastic experience, http://www.4thlinetheatre.on.ca/

We cap the day with Susan Shanks from Travel Professionals International as we preview the first annual business networking cruise next January. This is one trip you want to book...you can do business on board a Royal Caribbean Cruise line ship and set sail from Tampa Bay next January to Costa Maya and Belize City...and you get to write this trip off as a tax deduction too! Check out http://www.tpiworldwide.com/funtrips/ and look at the Set Sail for Success Package...it's going to be an awesome event...and you get a little sun in the winter next January too!

May 27th:

Robert Steinbach talks to us about managing the work flow. We all know we get bogged down in process and operational issues...so how can we navigate through it more effectively? Tune in and find out...or log onto www.robertsteinbach.com

Then...Stuart Knight is heading up a new play called SHIFT...it promises to be a great night out...we will preview the play and this month on the prize pack you can win a pair of tickets to the show! Check out Stuarts web site to order tickets yourself!

http://www.stuartknight.com/.