president of j.j. burns and company. of course that wraps it up for today's show for me in the states here and for beccy. have a great day in terms of the markets. "squawk box" is up next. >>> >>> today's top stories, what is apple going to do with all that cash? we'll find out when the company hosts a conference call at 9:00 a.m. eastern time. and we have a done deal this morning. u.p.s. buying tnt for $6.9 billion. markets on the move. wall street tries to continue its winning ways following a week when the key averages cross several significant benchmarks. it's monday, march 19th, 2012 and squawk begins right now. ♪ % good morning and welcome to "squawk box." i'mnd

i'm j.j. ramberg. welcome to "your business" where we give you tips and advice to help your business grow. location, location, location. it's one of the key factors that every entrepreneur must think about before expanding their business. in this case, chew toys are high on the list as well. today, the founder of a high-end pet resort shares her story of trying to make sure her business didn't become its own competition. >> we felt, in our gut, that we loved dogs so much and that we cared about our dogs like family that other people would do. >> we're looking for the folks that have a dog that they're looking to have their dog pampered in an affordable environment. >> a swimming pool, luxury suites with tvs, birthday parties, grooming services galore, and multiple walks a day. those are just a few of the amenities you and your pet will find. >> we feel that when people come through the door, they're just wowed by the facility. it's not every day you come in and see dogs jumping in the pool. it is like

his story begins in january, 1998, that's j.j. velazquez at 22 years old, when he was living with his longtime girlfriend vanessa and their two young sons. what kind of guy is j.j.? >> lovable. friendly. family oriented. >> vanessa says velazquez was studying to become a computer programmer and was taking a short break from school to help with their newborn. that's when the call came that changed everything. >> it was a saturday morning, and i received a phone kohl that the police were looking for me. you know? and that came to me as a shock. but what came to me as even more of a shock was the fact that they said i was a suspect for shooting a police officer. >> and why was that so shocking to you? >> because i've never shot anybody in my life. i mean, shooting a police officer? my father's a cop. >> his father, jon-adrian sr. was a police officer for amtrak and had recently passed away. the death of your father had a tremendous effect on you? >> absolutely. he was more than my father. he was my best friend. >> he went to catholic

unheaofficer j.j. is just j.j. they know a cop they like. >> 2.4 million children have been incarcerated parents. i had a parent get arrested in front of me a few times and it was either hurting me physically were emotionally. when my parents was arrested in front of me, the police barged through and wrote down the door. i was left with my dad's friend that i barely knew and was on drugs. i was waiting for my parents to return home. this automatically makes me want to put up a guard when police are around me and makes me feel unsafe. in order to improve the relationships of police officers, i recommend that officers do something. when people see police, the officers tend to have a look that says they want them to do badly so that they can put them in handcuffs to they can throw them in the back of the cop car. especially for the minority group. also, if there were more programs where students can have a discussion with a few police officers to that they can have their voices heard, they feel the officers are there

i am j.j. ramberg. welcome to "your business." location, location, location is one of the key factors that every intrapreneur must think about before expanding their business. in this case, chew toys and tender vitles are on the list as well. and today a ven tur shares her story about cats, dogs, and trying to make sure her own business didn't become part of its own competition. >> we felt in our gut that we loved dogs so much and that we cared about our dogs like family, that other people would, too. >> we are looking for the folks that have a dog and are looking to have their dog pampers. >> a swimming pool, and luxury suites with tvs, and birthday party and grooming services galore, and multiple walks a day. those are a few aminute teas you will find. >> they are wowed by the facility. it's not every day you come and see dogs jumping in the pool. it's like a hotel. it's for the owners as well as the dogs and cats. we want it to be home away from home where you know we will take care of you. >> they base their business model on

my name is j.j. ramberg and i work with "your business" on msnbc.e are here to give your company a makeover. to begin the overhaul of fancy new york, we assembled a rescue team. ♪ we first brought in business strategist mike mccalowitz who had been pouring through their business over the past several weeks. when the company started in 2008, steven's wife got a job in turkey. when he and his family made the international move, they also decided to handle all of the dress manufacturing there. >> i would have loved to have opened a shop where i could have hired two seamstresses and done all of the production here in new york and it was cost prohibitive. >> it's problem-free. you're getting the dresses no problems. >> i wish. >> that's why you did it? >> when you have to ship anything anywhere in the world you open yourself to a whole gamut of issues that can happen. >> reporter: with the manufacturing happening overseas, steven spends six months of the year in turkey while gregory works alone in new york. between shipping, customs headaches and time di

i'm j.j. ramberg and welcome to "your business" where we give you tips and advice to help your business grow. it's hard enough to manage a staff and a brand when you're all in the same city. what if you were trying to manage everything from 3,000 miles away? today we meet a woman whose kids publishing business is doing just that. when anna barber opened her first scribble press store in 2008, she already had a plan for the second. >> the smartest thing you can do as a retailer is to open a store very close to your existing store so they can help each other, so you can market the stores together, so you can take advantage of having the staff go back and forth between one store and the other store. >> this strategy made perfect sense. scribble press was a new concept. it's a place where kids, or anyone for that matter, can go to turn their art and writing into books. to prove the idea had legs anna found a spot in the brentwood neighborhood of los angeles to open hare her first store. once that

[applause] j.j. stokes established himself as one of the most dynamic wide receivers in the history of football during his career at ucla. after earning honors as a sophomore, he exploded for 17 touchdowns as a junior and earned first-team all-american honors. his 17 touchdowns and 28 first career are ucla records. he played nine years at the nfl including eight with the 49ers. j.j. stokes. [applause] last but certainly not least, that terry -- terry mckiever. she led the bears to a national championship one year ago which was their second under her direction. she has them ranked no. 1 and is preparing for repeat. she is the first woman to be named head coach of the u.s. olympic swimming team and she will be guiding team usa this summer at the london olympics. it is my pleasure to introduce coach terry mckiever. >> i want to thank gary and larry and mayor lee. i feel humble to speak for such an amazing group of athletes. that is what i love about what i get to do every day. i get to represent the con

i'm j.j. ramburg and welcome to "your business" where we give you tips and advice to help your business grow. a few months ago we came across a small bridal design company right here in new york. it is an interesting company with designs, but something on the business side seemed to be missing, and we found out that the company was in trouble. we decided to step in and give the owners a "your business" makeover. >> reporter: when brothers steven and gregory started their bridal dress company fancy new york in 2008, they could not believe the initial reaction. at their very first trade show while their peers snickered, the bridal editors took notice. >> this tall elegant woman walked right over to us, and said that i love the sleeves and the collars and tell me the story. >> that is when i knew that there was something, something about the business that would work. >> fancy new york was doing something different and nowhere else in the collection would you find the common place strapless dresse

in the back of the room, officer j.j. that guy is a hero. he is unbelievable and i truly believe he has saved lives, in gauging directly with kids and families. i also want to recognize someone else that is here today. a good friend. rick bruce did unbelievable work and he may have been the boys and girls clubs. when you get the leadership right and people want to engage with kids into prevention work, it is powerful, and i am grateful for those folks. >> i am the clubhouse's director of the boys and girls club at hunters point. i would like to say thank you to the youth commission, i enjoyed incredible work, i hope your viewers take advantage of it. i want to echo of the great work that j.j. has done on the hill. and officer mike rivera. i have a chance to participate on a rafting trip and is one of the best experiences ever. there is good fun in the sun. and officer jackson, getting kids into the building and participating with the programs. i don't want to undermine it or take it lightly. it is easy to criticize and hard to command. thank

i am j.j. ramberg, and welcome to "your business." the drive to succeed, and the determination on overcome obstacles and their success stories. we start with a woman that created a bath and body line. she understood the market had a hole and set out to fill it. >> we do not focus on the high end at all. we really have an amazing quality product that we want accessible to as many people as possible. for me as a business owner, i want to have a product that is where you are as a consumer. >> debra meyers did not intent on selling her product in grocery stores. >> we thought about who our customer is, and where they are at, and what they can afford. >> but that's exactly where her lotions and hand blended salts and hand soaps ended up. it was originally made with high-end shop boutiques and shops in mind. after all, that was her background, her big brands. >> that was the only dog i knew. it was all about prestige. it had a certain level of snob appeal and i really wanted to go after that. >> it was during her conversations with recogniz

i am j.j. ramberg.elcome to "your business" where we give you tips and advice to help your business grow. it's hard to manage a staff and brand when you are all in the same city, but what if you were trying to manage everything from 3,000 miles away. today we meet a woman whose kids publishing business is doing just that. when anna barber opened up her first press in 2008, she had a plan for the second. >> the smartest thing you can do as a retailer is to open a star close to your existing store so they can help each other, and take advantage of having the staff go back and forth between one store and the other store. >> this strategy made perfect sense. this is a place where kids or anybody for that matter can go to turn art and writing into books. to prove the idea had legs anna found a spot in the brentwood area of los angeles to open her store. once that was successful, it was time to open location number two. >> i had a friend who is also an investor and said you need to try this in new york. >> ne

i'm j.j. hram bergen, welcome t "your business." we give you advice to help your business grow. hurray to hollywood, home to the academy awards and movie industry. what you may not know is many of the people who deliver those great hollywood dreams are small business owners. there are quite a few small-time independent theater owners who make sure hollywood's most famous faces are coming to a theater near you. ♪ >> everybody's talking about the academy awards so i love it. it's just generating so much interest. >> i'm right in the front taking tickets. they tell me, this one's good, this one stinks. so i know pretty much what everybody wants to see. >> reporter: want the real scoop on the hottest movies? >> i'd like to write something prosecu from the point of view of the help. >> i'm the backup parent, the understudy. ♪ >> reporter: then you need to go to the front lines where independent theater owners like these hear it directly from the fans like these. >> you have a lot of the same customers week after week. >> reporter: welcome to the small business side of the big-time ho

i'm j.j.amberg and welcome to "your business" where we give you tips to help your business growth. this is international women's month and oso so the focus is to help women succeed in their businesses and how to achieve and overcome obstacles. and our first story is about a woman who understood that the market had a hole, and she set out to fill it. >> we do not focus on the high end at all. we really have an amazing quality product that we want accessible to as many people as possible. for me as a business owner, i want to have a product that is where you are as a consumer. >> debra myers didn't intend on selling her organic bath and body line infusia in grocery stores. >> we really thought about who our customer is, where they are at, and what they can afford. >> but that is exactly where the lotions, handmade bath balms and homemade bath salts have ended up. >> it has been a good choice for us. >> infusia which is from woodland, texas, was inspired by bath spas in mind. afterall, that is he

street here again without thinking about him and all our friends there but also an old club lounge, j.j. parsons and others may know about the lounge that played -- the lounge and there. i do not think -- i will always remember him doing the electric slide on the floor of the lounge, such great oldies always being played by pulse and other groups. he was a participant in organizations, the japantown community youth center. he was a strong supporter of many community institutions. he also was very supportive in his -- in the first role at a counseling center and became an academic adviser at uc-berkeley where he was employed for 20 years. he was an s.f. giants fan and enjoyed collecting and selling sports cards and having boy's' night out with his buddies. he was a great dancer and he passed this on to his children. he is known for his sense of humor, his huge heart, and his gregarious nature. for everyone who knows him, you know what we are talking about. he could warm-up or room that was freezing cold with one smile and a joke. and the friends he had were friends for life like me. he w

j.j.ent time talking to small businesses across the country to find out what they're thinking about what's going on in washington, and perhaps which candidate really has the answer for small businesses. there are 27 million of them across the country. what did you find on the road? >> you know what's incredibly annoying to me -- >> you ran a small business. >> yeah. of course, a big idea. tell me if you feel -- >> what's incredibly annoying, donny deutsch, yes, but go ahead. >> beyond donny. what's incredibly annoying is that all politicians say small business and we're going to help small business and this gives the impression that they're helping someone on main street. but small business as defined by the sba is business less than 500 people. and so so much of what they talk about helps big small businesses. so they talk about corporate tax reform and that's going to help small business. that's not going to help the guy who has four employees, that's going to help the guy who has 300 em

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