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More experience-based retail: the Charm Bar, Valentine’s Rose Bouquet Bar

Following up on the trend of rural experience-based retail, I spotted these Valentine’s Day offerings from my local women’s boutique, The Daisy Village. I’m seeing […]

Buy Inventory Online Using Wholesale Apps: Tips for Small Town Retail Stores

I walked into a local retail shop in Alva, Oklahoma, population 4,000. It’s called Bates & Co., and they are best known for their handcrafted […]

Twenty Years of Small Biz Survival

Twenty years ago today, I hit “publish” on the first post here at SmallBizSurvival.com. I was sitting in the backroom of my liquor store in […]

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