We Mean Business

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We Mean Business
We Mean Business TV logo.png
GenreReality
Starring Bill Rancic
Katie Linendoll
Peter Gurski
Theme music composer Erik Aho
Country of origin USA
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Original release
Network A&E
ReleaseSeptember 6 (2008-09-06) 
October 25, 2008 (2008-10-25)

We Mean Business is an American reality television series that aired on the A&E cable network starting on September 6, 2008. The program featured three regular experts: "Business Expert" Bill Rancic, a former contestant on The Apprentice ; "Tech Expert" Katie Linendoll; and "Design Expert" Peter Gurski. In each episode, the three experts helped a struggling small business owner turn their business around by improving business practices and enhancing the marketing of the business. Notably, the program was sponsored by Dell, which provided all of the new technical equipment given to the businesses. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Lindsley, Kathy (September 19, 2008). "Alumna Katie Linendoll 'Means Business'". Rochester Institute of Technology News. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  2. Hampp, Andrew (August 7, 2008). "DELL SPONSORS A&E REALITY SERIES". AdAge. Retrieved October 25, 2018.
  3. Huff, Richard (September 5, 2008). "Ex-'Apprentice' Bill Rancic can really run the show on 'We Mean Business'". NY Daily News. Retrieved October 25, 2018.