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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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Get more customers without advertising: Show up where they can find you

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Local Products Make the Best Swag

Jim Katzman wrote a great article on Medium about creating swag that customers actually want. One of his tips was “Leverage Local Pride.” That got […]

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