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Nine smart people share their small biz secrets

By Becky McCray

Some really smart people have shared some powerful small business secrets here lately. I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss any of the good stuff.

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  • J.C. Hutchins and Zero Budget promotion interview with J.C. Hutchins
  • Tap into Rural Tourism and Retail Opportunities guest post by Jennifer Brooks
  • 4 tips for going into business from a talk by Jeanne Cole
  • 6 big Facebook tips for small business from a presentation by Shama Hyder Kabani
  • Do you send holiday cards from your business? guest post by Denise McGill
  • Becoming an Entrepreneurial Villager guest post by Barbara Winter
  • Did you really find me on the Internet guest post by Shahsi Bellamkonda
  • POV Laura Beulke a point of view story from Laura Beulke about Twitter in small business
  • Five Amazing Sites to Help You Figure Out Small Biz Social Media a guest post by Mark Hayward
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Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.

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  1. Jennifer Brooks says

    November 23, 2009 at 7:41 pm

    Thanks, Becky, there’s a wealth of great info. in these articles … glad to be included!

    Cheers,
    Jennifer

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