American Express OPEN© is the leading payment card issuer for small businesses in the United States and supports business owners with products and services to help them run and grow their businesses. In 2007, American Express OPEN© teamed with SCORE, a non-profit organization dedicated to small businesses that has helped more than 9 million aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners through counseling and business workshops. The SCORE American Express OPEN© partnership includes a multi-city tour designed to help small business owners develop strategies to and provide them with educational and coaching programs to identify new opportunities for business growth through instructional and interactive workshops, one-on-one speed coaching, and networking activities.

Tune in to this Thursday's Biz Talk With Josh Smith for a rebroadcast of the July 7th show when his guests were Ms. Karen-Michelle Mirko, Director, Customer Advocacy Marketing, American Express OPEN©; Ms. Jennifer Bisceglie, American Express Open©'s Government Contractor of the Year 2010, and President and CEO, InTEROS; Ms. Necole Parker, Principal/CEO, The ELOCEN Group, LLP; and Ms. Lordes Martin-Ross, American Express Open© Advisor on Government Contracting and President and Founder, Government Business Solutions, LLC.