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The Commuter Mixtape series brings you some cool, downtempo tracks to keep you chilled on you way to work. This soulful, disco influenced selection was recorded in the sunshine; which was nice.

Norman is a slug who longs to be a snail - if only he could find a shell! You will laugh out loud at Norman's crazy antics as he goes to hilarious lengths to find a shell of his own. But will he be satisfied once he finds one, or will his dreams get bigger and bigger and bigger?

On This Week’s Let’s Talk Business we have a crowdfunding special for you this week. We chat to two different entrepreneurs who have crowdfunded their businesses by offering shares to potential investors in their fledgling start-up. What did they learn and how could you improve on what they achieved? We have their fascinating stories. Plus, it’s difficult to get your message heard amongst all the other competing businesses. So when you have a chance to go on the TV or Radio, how do you make the most of your opportunity? We talk to a broadcaster and media trainer to get his top tips.

The Commuter Mixtape #9 brings you another funk filled, disco fuelled, soulful selection of house sounds to keep you sane during the daily grind into work.

On This Week’s Let’s Talk Business: Marketers and Public Relation companies are using every trick in the book to get their clients’ products into our consciousness. While you may not have heard of Experiential Marketing you will have… experienced it. We explore what it is, how it helps businesses and discover the ultimate marketing experience. We have news of an online magazine recently launched in the UK which aims to help small business owners. We chat to the founder of Champions of Small Business. In this week’s Insight we discover that the more mentally challenging your job is now, the more your brain benefits later in life and, it may seem counter intuitive, but using facts to persuade someone of your point of view is less likely to work. We also have the intriguing story of how a group of IT geeks set out to trick 10,000s of hackers. The outcome of which helps us all be a little safer online.

Biff is not like ordinary dogs. He doesn't do dog stuff like peeing on lampposts, scratching his fleas or drinking out of toilets. If you throw him a stick, he'll just look at you like you're crazy. No, Biff is no ordinary dog. Biff likes moonlight and music and walking on his tiptoes. You see, Biff doesn't think he's a dog, Biff thinks he's a ballerina, which is all very well . . . But dogs don't do ballet - do they? The hilarious story of a small dog with a big personality and even bigger dreams!

On This Week’s Let’s Talk Business; Significantly less than half of businesses which have a social media account don’t use it because they say it’s too time consuming keeping in touch with just a few followers. But what if you had many hundreds, thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of followers, surely it would be worth it then? How do you grow your following on social media? We have a man standing by to tell us. I know the phrase starting a business is like starting a journey. But in another of our series on start ups we discover that this is literally the case. In this week’s Insight how to increase your motivation by 50% and new research suggests we are disposed to agree rather than disagree. And how much do we care if a product is recommended to us by someone who has actually bought it or just say they like it. There’s news of a twist which changes our perception.