Episode 22
Original Cablecast: November 18, 2008

• Inside An Energy Audit: At Dizzy’s in Park Slope, specialists in energy conservation check it all, from the cooler to the toaster, and show the restaurant where it can save both BTU’s and bucks.
• Greening the Clock Tower You may still call it the Williamsburg Savings Bank, but at the Clock Tower Residences, LEED-certified consultants conduct a walk-through to rate the building on its eco-friendly pedigree.
• A Source for Small Business Loans: Host Paisley Demby of CAMBA talks to Stephanie Jean from ACCION New York & New Jersey about what kinds of business loans her non-profit organization makes and who their clients are.
• Project Welcome: Kingsborough Community College offers hands-on training and certification for careers in food service, hotels, meeting and event planning, and more.

Episode 21
Original Cablecast: October 21, 2008

• Recipe for a Food Co-op: We are behind the scenes as a group of Fort Greene/Clinton Hill residents work to create a new food co-op in an area that lacks a real supermarket.
• But Passover’s Not Until Spring! At the Macaroon King factory in Williamsburg, it’s never too soon to start making these old favorites – but energy bars are the new passion.
• Small Loans for Small Firms: We revisit a Brownsville barbershop and a Fort Greene beauty product store, whose owners have received financial help from Project Enterprise.
• It’s All About the Training: Opportunities for a Better Tomorrow prepares disadvantaged youth for the job market. Guest host Leticia Theodore-Greene talks to Executive Director Randy Peers.

Episode 20
Original Cablecast: September 16, 2008

• A Century of Salmon: We visit ACME Smoked Fish, a fourth-generation, family-owned business in Greenpoint, one of the country’s largest processors of smoked fish and herring.
• Get Organized: Welcome to the world of professional organizers. Klara Carames turned her passion for sorting clutter into a successful solo business.
• Free Market Research: Entrepreneurs seeking assistance with their business plans and business counseling can turn to CAMBA’s Small Business Services. Host Michael Burke talks with Paisley Demby, the division’s director.
• Feel Like a Kid Again: Find out how Uncle Louie G’s sweet idea for gourmet ice cream & Italian ices has morphed into multiple locations throughout the borough, and beyond!

Episode 19
Original Cablecast: July 15, 2008

• Robbie Dawg: how a Red Hook businesswoman too her handcrafted organic dog biscuits and put them in stores in more than 46 states.
• Exporting BK to the World: Host Michael Burke chats with Rick Russo of the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce about their Brooklyn Goes Global initiative, as well as with Amanda Jones, the founder of Brooklyn Fudge and a beneficiary of the Chamber’s guidance.
• Boot Camp Fitness: A unique military style fitness facility in Flatbush.
• Brooklyn Pizza Tour: Tony Muia’s bus tours take tourists from Grimaldi’s to Spumoni Gardens and points in between, with Brooklyn pizza as the main attraction.

Episode 18
Original Cablecast: June 17, 2008

• Chef's Diet: A nationally-known healthy gourmet food delivery service that calls Avenue U home.
• Where the Grilles Are: a family-run company that’s been making high-end custom grilles for six decades.
• How Do We Keep Industry Here: Host Michael Burke talks about this crucial issue with Josh Keller of the Southwest Brooklyn Industrial Development Corp.
• Clubbing: The owners of Southpaw in Park Slope and Galapagos in Williamsburg show us around their clubs, and tell us how they run their businesses.

Episode 17
Original Cablecast: May 20, 2008

This month we pay a visit to the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce’s annual Brooklyn Eats festival and meet three of its most interesting exhibitors:

Hena Coffee – a Sunset Park-based specialty coffee distributor.

Sixpoint Craft Ales – Red Hook’s own two-person microbrewery.

Williams Candy -- a Coney Island institution, famous for its candy apples, cotton candy, lollipops and marshmallow treats.

Episode 16
Original Cablecast: April 16, 2008

• Small Loans for Small Firms: At a Brownsville barbershop and a Fort Greene bath & beauty product store, the owners tell us about financial help from Project Enterprise.
• Finding Small Business Health Insurance: You’ll learn a lot by listening to Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce President Carl Hum, Dean Mohs, Exec. Director of Brooklyn HealthWorks, and our host, Michael Burke.
• A Craftsman on the Edge: Cut Brooklyn, in Gowanus, turns out high-end cutlery for serious chefs. The owner, who switched to making knives from writing novels, loves his craft, but his business methods are definitely not by the book.
• From Bride to Sole Proprietor: When a bride-to-be couldn’t find the right headpiece for her big day, she discovered a business niche. For training and advice, she turned to the Local Development Corp. of East New York.

Episode 15
Original Cablecast: March 11, 2008

• In the Noodle Factory: It’s big, it’s new, it’s in Bushwick, and it makes dumplings – lots and lots of dumplings. A behind-the-scenes look at a state-of-the-art example of how Brooklyn is still in the manufacturing game.
• Help at Home: Good with kids? Eager to start a business? The Business Outreach Center Network helps people who want to establish home-based child care programs. You’ll meet one entrepreneur who’s doing just that…
• A Blast at the Theater: In Gowanus, a group of pyrotechnicians are busy making things that can explode and burn and do all sorts of cool stuff on Broadway stages. Behind the scenes at J&M Special Effects.

Episode 14
Original Cablecast: February 12, 2008

• Brooklyn Pizza Tour: Board the bus as a Brooklyn-born entrepreneur introduces tourists to the wonders of the borough, not least of which is its pizza.
• Small Businesses & NYC: Host Michael Burke talks to Rob Walsh, Commissioner of the NYC Dep’t. of Small Business Services, about what the city can do to help small business owners.
• So You Wanna Build Green?: In Williamsburg, a supply company caters to developers and contractors who want their buildings as green as possible.
• May the Faucet Be With You: How are kitchen and bath fixtures actually designed and manufactured? Find out in this profile of a Brooklyn company that caters to the custom trade.