In conjunction with the release of her best-selling marketing book, Rubies in the Orchard, Lynda Resnick has made it her mission to save American small business. As part of that endeavor, she has started a blog in which she communicates directly with you, her audience.

In her Ruby Tuesday column, which has been featured regularly on the Huffington Post, Lynda highlights businesses that are thriving despite the economic downturn and gets them to share their entrepreneurial secrets, from why every business should use search engine optimization to when you should change your business model. Please remember that in order to be considered for this column, your company must be growing or performing better now than before the economic downturn.

To be considered for a profile in a Ruby Tuesday columns, please include the following information:

• Your name or the name of the person who will be interviewed (company executives only)
• Your email address
• Your company’s name
• Your phone number
• Your company’s website
• 2-3 lines explaining your company’s USP
• How much business has increased since the recession and why you think the increase has occurred

Submissions should be sent to LResnick@roll.com. Please put either “Ruby Tuesday,” as well as the name of the company, in the subject line of the email.

Please read a few columns to get a feel for our format and subject matter. Due to the high volume of mail received, Lynda is not able to respond to all submissions.