Enhancements Coming to The Business Owner Journal!

One year ago we set out to find ways to provide more meaningful support to you in your efforts to succeed as a business owner. Through considerable thought, research and study, we found several. Now, after substantial capital investment, we’re excited to introduce the enhancements to you. We think you’ll find the value of your subscription has been substantially enhanced.

First, we’re adding color and going glossy. Beginning with the January/February 2010 issue, The Business Owner Journal print edition will be redesigned. Brighter, bolder, and more colorful and interesting to read. You’ll notice — in the print edition — that we’ll be working hard to entice you to use our new online services, which are described below.

Second, our entire library of articles is now available online, searchable and no password required! Simply visit www.TheBusinessOwner.com 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Third, we’re publishing content in video and audio formats. By clicking in your e-newsletter or visiting www.TheBusinessOwner.com you can now download The Business Owner Journal content to watch on the airplane or listen on your MP3 player.

Fourth, we’ve begun offering more casual, current-event and opinion/editorial-type articles. The vehicle for this type of content is The Business Owner Blog. All blog articles will be accessible via our main website. Selected blog posts will begin appearing in The Business Owner Journal (both hard copy and electronic) and we encourage you to share your comments and perspectives on each (directly on the website).

Fifth, the ability to share information with your business owner peers. Ponder, for a moment, the knowledge and experience in the collective minds of the thousands of business owners who subscribe to The Business Owner Journal. We want to unlock it and provide you with access for no more than the cost of a subscription. Here’s how: Fast and easy article commenting online. Our website will now accept and display comments to every article, video, audio and blog post. All readers are encouraged to share their comments and perspectives, and peruse those of their peers.

Sixth, a confidential place for business owners to converse and share. We’ve set up a place called The Business Owner Forum. All subscribers are invited to post questions, respond to questions, and share ideas and experiences with other subscribers in a password-protected, members-only environment.

Seventh, monthly boardroom meetings. At no additional cost, all subscribers will have access to The Business Owner Boardroom meetings facilitated by staff of The Business Owner. Each one-hour meeting will be accessible via telephone and computer, and will include:

• expert presentation on the pre-announced feature topic
• open discussion on the topic among all attendees/subscribers
• open discussion on any topic of interest to an attendee/subscriber

How does this sound to you?

We’re excited, to say the least. We hope you’ll be open to these new services and avail yourself of them. They were developed with you in mind.