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Msnbc. ♪ hi there everyone. im jj ramberg and welcome to "your business." the show that champions entrepreneurship giving you tips and advice to help your small business grow. it was one year ago that superstorm sandy decimated the new york and new jersey coasts, costing billions of dollars in damage to countless homes and thousands of small businesses. one of those small businesses was surfside bagels in rock away beach new york owned by new york city fireman scott edwards and tim keenan. t...

Emotionally where are you? nervous -- from nervous to optimistic? >> very optimistic. >> i would say very optimist ig. the nerves, that part of it is over. its been a roller coaster the last couple of months. but i think for me the nerves have subsided a bit. its more optimism than anything. and, you know, were thankful for you and for your crew for helping us out. >> wow. good things happen to good people. you deserve it. everything youve done for your employees, for the neighborhood, you know,...

That no receipt is unaccounted for. four, keep a business journal. use your outlook or google calendar to keep a detailed schedule of your business activity each day. this way if a deduction is ever questioned, you can quickly look up the day to vouch for your claim. number five, stay away from cash. its easy to spend and nearly impossible to reconcile with receipts. stick to debit and credit cards in order to better track your expenses. time now answer some of your business questions. our mak...

Money to support their families. they almost lost it all in hurricane sandy. see how a little help from our makeover team and very generous others turned their luck around. ♪ >> a couple of years ago, scott edwards and tim keenan, two new york city firemen with a hankering to be entrepreneurs, risked everything they had to open a bagel shop in rockaway beach, new york. >> we felt it would be a good spot to have a breakfast-type place. and tim being from this neighborhood, he really felt that i...

Place, our job was done. emotionally where are you right now? nervous? from nervous to optimistic? >> i would say very optimistic. the nerves, that part of it is over. its been a bit of a roller coaster the last couple of months. i think for me the nerves have subsided a bit and its more optimism than anything. were just thankful for you helping us out. >> good things happen to good people, and you deserve it. everything youve done for your employees, for the neighborhood. as i told you when you...

Money to support their families. they almost lost it all in hurricane sandy. see how a little help from our makeover team and some very generous others turned their luck around. a couple of years ago scott edwards and tim keen, two new york city firemen with a hankering to be entrepreneurs, risked everything they had to open a bagel shop in rock system away beach, new york. >> we felt it would be a good spot to have a breakfast type place. and tim being from this this neighborhood, he really fel...

After many months of rebuilding, surf side bagels was finally ready to open their doors for their first breakfast since hurricane sandy. would the customers in the hard hit rockaway beach area come out for the occasion? our makeover team assemble d on last time to support scott and tim and to find out if they would be taking our advice. so today is the day. its the grand reopening of surf side bagels. denise snuck out of here earlier and put this sign for free bagels and coffee out and people ha...

>> very optimistic. >> i would say optimistic. the nerves, thats over. its been a roller coaster the last couple of months but the nerves have subsided a bit. were just thankful for you and for your crew for helping us out. >> wow. good things happen to good people and you guys deserve it. everything youve done for your employees, for the neighborhood. as i told you, when you cut the ribbon, i couldnt stop crying. im surprised you guys didnt. i have to give you guys a hug, sorry. good luck, you ...

Number five, stay away from cash. its easy to spend and nearly impossible to reconcile with receipts. stick to debit and credit cars to track your expenses. >> time now to answer your business questions. our makeover team is here with us. the first one is about how to market your brand. >> i would like someone to explain the difference between marketing and public relations and how they are interconnected. >> right up your alley. how do you answer? >> we get that question a lot. the best way to ...