Barbara Weltman

Current

• Contributing Editor at John Wiley and Sons
• Founder and Owner at Big Ideas for Small Business, Inc.

Past

• Attorney at law at Barbara E. Weltman, Esq.

Education

• Brooklyn Law School

Recommended

3 people have recommended Barbara

Connections

156 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Barbara Weltman’s Summary

Tax and law expert for Inc.com, a contributing editor of New York Enterprise Report and PINK magazine, and a contributing blogger for various online small business community sites, including Business.gov Community.

Author of top-selling books: "The Rational Guide to Building Small Business Credit" which features a foreward by Dun & Bradstreet; "J.K. Lasser's Small Business Taxes" and "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting a Home-Based Business."

Founder of Big Ideas for Small Business, Inc., which is a comprehensive business resource center for small businesses and entrpreneurs.

Publisher of Big Ideas for Small Business®, a free monthly online newsletter providing entrepreneurs with the information on issues and concerns that matter most to the small-business community, and "Idea of the Day"sm - <http://barbaraweltman.com/resources/iotd/>. The online publication addresses the unique needs and interests of the small business community and explores market-impact issues such as health insurance, energy costs, and employee retention.

Host of a weekly, hour-long radio show, Build Your Business (BYB), providing business owners with the information they need to start, run and grow a successful business. The program airs Mondays from 3pm to 4pm Central Time on the WS Radio network (www.wsradio.com).

Media commentator featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Reuters, Forbes.com, Marketwatch.com, WABC-TV, Fox News, CNNRadio, CNBC, and MSNBC's Your Business.

An adjunct professor at Manhattanville College, teaching Principles of Entrepreneurship, and frequent lecturer at the Learning Annex.

Barbara Weltman’s Specialties:

Providing a small business resource center covering all facets of building a successful small business -- planning, launching, financing, marketing, managing and protecting a business, tax law expert, leading speaker on business-related topics

Barbara Weltman’s Experience

• Contributing Editor

  John Wiley and Sons

  (Publishing industry)

  January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)

  Contributing Editor to J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax and JKLasser.com

• Founder and Owner

  Big Ideas for Small Business, Inc.

  (Management Consulting industry)

  January 2003 — Present (6 years 11 months)

  The Small Business Resource Center: A company established to be the premier resource for the small business. The company publishes Big Ideas for Small Business®, a free monthly online newsletter providing entrepreneurs with the information on issues and concerns that matter most to the small-business community, and a daily informational tip, "Idea of the Day"[sm]."
  
  Additionally, Barbara is the tax and law expert for Inc.com and a contributing editor of New York Enterprise Report and PINK magazine. She serves as Staples.com's Small Business Tax Expert.
  
  The company launched its own radio show, Build Your Business (BYB). Each BYB show centers on a topic relevant to business owners and provides the information, discussion and resources that listeners need to meet challenges, improve efficiency and increase the profitability of their business.

• Attorney at law

  Barbara E. Weltman, Esq.

  (Law Practice industry)

  August 1983 — March 2004 (20 years 8 months)

  Law practice focused on taxes, commercial issues, and estate planning.

Barbara Weltman’s Education

• Brooklyn Law School

Additional Information

Barbara Weltman’s Interests:

Consulting expertise for small businesses, strategic and financial planning, building a thriving business out of one's eBay hobby, and writing on business-related topics. (Example: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Starting an eBay Business" by Barbara Weltman)

Barbara Weltman’s Groups:

J.K. Lasser Institute, Small Business Advocate Brain Trust, Small Business & Enterpreneurship Council, Women Entrepreneurs Inc., Boardroom's Bottom Line/Personal, Tax Hotline and Bottom Line Retirement

•    On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
•    Small Business Online Community
•    Social Media Today
•    Tweeple
•    SMB Professionals Group
•    Business Owner's Toolkit
•    Linked Business
•    NY/NJ Business Owners, Entrepreneurs and Start-Ups
•    Business Council of Westchester Solopreneurs
•    Criteria for Success, Inc.
•    CFS Sales PlayBook
•    TRUSTe

Barbara Weltman’s Honors:

Featured speaker at the 2007 eBay Live! conference.
Featured lecturer at The Learning Annex and the Science, Industry & Business Library in Manhattan on "How to Transition Your eBay Hobby into a Thriving Business."

Barbara Weltman’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• consulting offers
• new ventures
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch