Media and Audio

When a story appears about Internet, gift industry news, or marketing trends for solo or small businesses, it’s likely that Shirley’s tips and strategies are included to enlighten readers.

Shirley is also a popular online radio show guest, speaking with hosts on a variety of topics such as finding cash for business, creating niche markets, and developing an online presence through Web sites and social media participation.

Want to interview Shirley or request a consultation? Complete the form on this page or call 973-279-2799. A partial list of publications that feature Shirley’s insights is listed below.

PRINT MEDIA

Newspapers

• Birmingham Business Journal – Gift Baskets Can Say It All
• Buffalo (NY) News – Black Capital Helps Woman Open Gift Basket Business
• Charlotte Observer
• Chicago Sun-Times
• Chicago Tribune – Gift Baskets Go Beyond Cute
• CNNMoney – Money-Making Moms, Low-Cost Businesses for Stay-at-Home Mothers
• Fort Worth Star-Telegram – She’s Got a Handle on Gift Baskets
• New York Newsday – The Time’s Ripe for Giving Clients Fruit Baskets
• North Jersey Herald & News – Women Bloggers Unite
• Orange County Register
• Philadelphia Tribune Business
• Snohomish County Business Journal (WA) – Gift Basket Biz Gears Up for Season
• The Record (NJ) – Using Her Gifts to Build a Life and a Business

Magazines/Online Publications

• Black Enterprise – Turn Your Passion into Profit
• Black Enterprise – Turning Receivables into Received
• CEO Refresher – Survey Strategies and Solutions
• Costco Connection – Basket Cases
• Emerge Magazine
• Entrepreneur.com – Basket Cases
• Die Geschaftsidee (Germany)
• MomsBusinessMagazine.com – Make Gorgeous Gift Baskets at Home
• Newsday.com – Sunny Disposition Shakes Winter Blues
• Opportunity
• Spare Time Magazine

Trade Magazines

• Fancy Food
• Florists’ Review
• Flowers&
• Gift Basket Review
• Gifts & Decorative Accessories
• Giftware Business – Gift-Giving Baskets
• Giftware News
• Gourmet News – Gift Basket Industry Veterans See Plenty of Market Potential
• The Gourmet Retailer – Building a Better Gift Basket: You Gotta Have Style

TELEVISION APPEARANCES

• CNBC
• Food Network
• Fox Channel 5 (NY)
• Home Matters (Discovery Channel)
• New Jersey Network

AUDIO INTERVIEWS

Click each arrow or show logo to hear Shirley’s interviews on popular online radio shows.

Happiness Training for Today’s Entrepreneur —
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