From the mind of Troy Hazard comes Gettin' Down 2 Business, a weekly magazine style TV show, giving American business people the inspiration to ‘have a go’, get back to work, and get on with building a life for themselves.

Gettin' Down 2 Business preimeres Thursday, January 26th at 9pm.

BIZ TV is now live on Ustream.

Ustream is the leading live interactive broadcast platform. Anyone with an internet connection and a camera can start engaging with their family, friends or fans anytime, anywhere. Millions of Ustream users view and broadcast a wide variety of content, from high school sporting events to red carpet movie premieres. Notable Ustream broadcasts include major political events, concerts, conferences, movie premieres, talk shows, sporting events, interactive games, and personal milestones.

After meeting at West Point in 2007, founders John Ham and Brad Hunstable joined with Gyula Feher to create a service that would allow service men to communicate with their families and friends live, all at once. The founders launched Ustream in March 2007, and the service has since found worldwide adoption, becoming the leading live interactive broadcast platform. Ustream has offices in Los Angeles, Tokyo, and Budapest.

As a full network, BIZ TV is live 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can catch BIZ TV any time at on Ustream.

OK, the economy isn't exactly ripping along.  Dips, valleys, ups and downs; its causing whiplash.  However, the worst of times often bring opportunities...and today; one of those opportunities is with leases.  We know, not a very sexy topic, but a lease can be one of the most important contracts that you or your business enter into.  And because right now commercial real estate is struggling and unpredictable, there may be conditions you can add to your lease that can protect you if everything goes to hell or special conditions that can save you money.  For example:

1.  Ask for the right to sublease your space.  If you aren't able to honor the lease all the way to the end of the term, at least you can then sublease to someone else to help alleviate the monthly expense.

2.  Negotiate a cap on any additional fees, like maintenance, association dues, utilities, etc

3.  If things are going well for you and your lease is set to expire in 2 years, now may be a good time to consider negotiating a longer term renewal in return for lower monthly payments, or in return for cosmetic improvements/upgrades.

These are random ideas that we hope will help, from your friends at BIZ TV.