Irvine, Calif.– Former Entrepreneur Magazine Editorial Director, and three other top editors from Entrepreneur Magazine are providing content and consulting to a wide range of clients via their new business, GrowBiz Media.
Since its launch in May 2008, the content and consulting firm has developed a variety of content:
• Working with the editors at AllBusiness.com, GrowBiz Media researched, compiled and analyzed more than 700 franchise systems to develop The AllBusiness.com AllStar Franchises ranking, the Web’s first interactive franchise ranking. Users can sort the top 300 companies by the factors that matter most to them. Access the ranking at http://www.allbusiness.com/
• GrowBiz Media created The AllBusiness.com Franchise Directory, a comprehensive directory of America’s franchises. Access the Directory at http://www.allbusiness.com/
• GrowBiz Media co-founder Maria Anton, a nationally known franchise expert with more than 20 years of experience in small business and the franchising industry, serves as Franchise Editor for AllBusiness.com.
• Lesonsky writes about entrepreneurship on The Small Business Blog at AllBusiness.com on a regular basis. Read her columns at http://www.allbusiness.com/
• Lesonky is an Editor at Large for AllBusiness.com. Listen to her podcasts at http://www.allbusiness.com/
• Lesonsky writes a regular blog and column for American City Business Journals’ BizWomen site. Lesonsky writes about topics of interest to businesswomen and female entrepreneurs. Read her blogs at http://www.bizjournals.com/
• Lesonsky writes a regular blog for Microsoft Office Live, focusing on topics relevant to microbusinesses (those with fewer than 10 employees). Read her blogs at http://myofficelivecommunity.com/
• GrowBiz Media provides ongoing content for Toshiba America’s microsite for small-business users, focusing on starting a business, growing a business, and business travel. Access the site at http://explore.toshiba.com/
• GrowBiz Media has handled custom publishing print projects for clients including The UPS Stores and Moran Media Group.
Prior to co-founding GrowBiz Media in 2008, Lesonsky was SVP/Editorial Director of Entrepreneur Magazine for more than 25 years. A nationally recognized speaker who regularly addresses audiences across the country, Lesonsky has appeared on hundreds of radio shows and numerous local and national television programs, including CNN, Good Morning America, the Today Show, Fox Business News, The Martha Stewart show and Oprah and can regularly be seen on MSNBC's Your Business.
GrowBiz Media co-founder Maria Anton is one of the nation's leading franchise experts. Formerly Executive Editor at Entrepreneur Magazine, where she worked for 23 years, she developed the Franchise 500 ranking, widely recognized as the most comprehensive franchise opportunity ranking in the world. She also developed Entrepreneur.com’
GrowBiz Media co-founder Maria Haubrich is former Executive Editor of Entrepreneur Magazine, where she worked for over 20 years. At Entrepreneur, she served as key liaison between the editorial department and B-to-B marketers, developing custom publications, online content and other editorial products to help B-to-B marketers reach the SMB audience. She also coordinated production for the magazine and for various custom publishing products.
GrowBiz Media co-founder Karen Axelton is former Executive Editor of Entrepreneur Magazine and former Editor of Entrepreneur.com. She has been tracking small-business trends for more than 20 years. As Executive Editor, she oversaw content development for the magazine and for other Entrepreneur Media publications. A former marketing copywriter, Axelton has ghostwritten several small-business books.
About Growbiz Media:GrowBiz Media provides resources, advice and information to help entrepreneurs start and grow their companies. We provide content and marketing strategies to help media companies reach the small and midsize business audience. We provide information, products, services and resources to help corporations and government agencies identify, understand and connect with America’s small and midsize businesses. And we create products and services to help organizations teach and promote entrepreneurship.
Contact:
Rieva Lesonsky
CEO, GrowBiz Media
(949) 769-6003 or (949) 322-4685
Rieva@smbconnects.com
www.growbizmedia.com
