“We had a great morning with about 15 people at the Pillar Ranch open house! Anytime you show what you do, it’s more effective.”Royce Gomez, @rghorses on Twitter Royce is right on. The best way to really connect with people, potential customers, is to show them what you do, to get them involved before they […]
Archives for December 2008
Cooperative eXtension helps rural small businesses
You’re in a small town; you’re running a business. Did you know your local cooperative extension has an entrepreneurship program to help you? Yes, the cooperative extension service. They’re probably in your county courthouse. In Oklahoma, the statewide entrepreneurship program includes more than the usual fact sheets. Glenn Muske specializes in home-based and micro-business. Then […]
Failure is only the opportunity
One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again. –Henry Ford A man’s life is interesting primarily when he has failed–I well know. For it’s a sign that he tried to surpass himself. –Georges Clemenceau Shared by @DelWilliams on Twitter. I’m sharing these quotes because I’m still campaigning […]
Our best article from 2008
Joanna Young asked her readers to pick their best post of the year. What was our best small business article from all of 2008? I think it would have to be our Checklists for starting your first business. My friend Chris suggested the post at SXSW. I got some help from Maesz, and we wrote […]