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And more optimism than anything. we have just thankful for you and for your crew to helping us out. >> good things happen to good people and you guys deserve it. everything you have done for your employees and your neighborhood. when you cut the ribbon, i couldnt stop crying. i am surprised you had dry eyes. i need a hug, im sorry. >> thank you very much. >> that grand opening was a great day for scott and tim and really for all of us there to share it with them. here now with me are two members...

Write their name on it. if starbucks can make their employees to do that, certainly a community-run business that serves the community can do that. >> we talked about having printed backs, so expensive, we didnt do it. this is a great idea. >> next up in the arsenal of marketing improvements? loyalty cards. >> consumers love loyalty programs, especially commuters coming every single day or five days a week to you. so lets give them a loyalty program where they can get punches or stamps so you ar...

Shore up the business as they got ready to reopen. scott and tim, you have had an incredibly tough year, but i think good things are ahead. well introduce you to the "your business" makeover team. we have susan, mike business strategist extraordinaire. i will leave it to you. mike and denise immediately sat down and started delving into details of the business. the first problem? scott and tim werent taking a salary. >> we had to struggle week to week to cover our bills and times we were able to...

Just found them and they did $100,000 worth of free work. >> wow. >> cleaned -- i mean, they had mold on the walls. had to redo the floors, the equipment. we came in with the "your business" makeover team to talk about what to do to get doors open and customers through the doors. >> what did the reopening mean for people who are still in that community? >> so that community was -- it was damaged terribly. when we went there and we had the reopening, there was a guy coming by. he said, are you op...

"your business." this shows dedicated to giving you tips and advice to help your small business grow. recently we received a letter from a woman entrepreneur in trouble. shes the sole owner of a small bed and breakfast inn in connecticut. we called her up and after talking with her we knew our team of experts led by mike might be able to bail her out. thats how we decided to give this innkeeper a "your business" makeover. the "your business" makeover team is on the road again. theyre just passin...

With a prepaid card. spends like cash. feels like membership. over the past year our small business makeover team swooped in and helped some very unusual company, all in need of helping a company grow or struggle with a problem. we checked back with all of them to find out. ♪ are you ready for a new sensation ♪ >> back in march we visited with jeff and steven. they were considering shutting down their wedding dress business called fancy new york. sales were disappointing. our makeover team...

The "your business" makeover team is on the road again. just passing through the historic mystic connecticuts. >> we must be getting close. were passing foxwood resorts, a huge tourist destination. it looks like weve arrived. lets get to work. lets help this business. you must be erica. >> i am. >> i am the author of "the pumpkin plants." >> i heard you called msnbc and you need help. >> i do. >> 36-year-old erica hall runs >> >> 36-year-old erica hall runs the seven-room bed and breakfast for e...

Site pinterest. >> pinterest is extremely addictive. women love it. men are starting to love it. >> she offered to have someone on her team get them set up so brides could start pinning their unique dresses on their boards. the next person on our makeover team is a designer with her own successful line. it wasnt long ago that ayisha sayad was in the same spot as the brothers to prove that things can be made economically in new york. >> so here two dresses. this one is one of yours, a fancy dress...

House. even though theyre only going to use it for five minutes. that gets in the way of saying lets put a kitchen in because youve got to go pay for it. the mind-set is not how do i guarantee its going to work. its how do i do it cheap enough that i dont care if its going to work. that is how you get new ideas. >> its so great, too. and youre the most creative when you have to be, right, when you dont have these contacts when you dont have this money. so the bootstrappers bible, everyone can do...

Down economy, she opened jane on main, a cozy cafe that sold simple food in the same space where she did her flowers. our makeover team helped had he rebrand the business, emphasizing her fresh flowers and food, by building a website and menu. although she still does flowers, that part of the business didnt rebound like she hoped, so she pivoted and started focusing more on the food. she rebranded herself and her cafe, jane. she also created jane bakes, a line of low-calorie cookies that she mak...