My guest this week is a contributing writer for the Wall Street Journal’s Small Business Report.  Barbara Haislip covers a range of topics relevant to small business and start-ups, including public speaking and the bottom line, humor in sales pitches, how to write an effective business plan, money-saving tips, how to learn from your competitors and deriving inspiration from vacations.  She holds a B.A. degree in English from Duke University and was a copy editor at The Wall Street Journal for over three decades, editing stories from the World, U.S. News, Money & Investing, and Marketplace sections of the newspaper.  She is currently a copy editor at Barron’s magazine, a financial weekly and a teaching assistant at her local middle school.  She and her husband have raised three boys who are employed and happy in their work.  Join me to day when I will be having my afternoon natter with Barbara about raising entrepreneurs