By Steven HendricksonWith all the unsettling national news about recession, layoffs and unemployment, it may seem strange to be talking about labor shortages, but that’s what we face in Oklahoma. The state’s 2009 employment outlook is vastly better than the nation’s, and Oklahoma employers will continue to confront shortages in all kinds of jobs. Some […]
Archives for February 2009
Come celebrate 1000 posts in the Brag Basket
This is the one thousandth post on Small Biz Survival. Seems appropriate to make it a Brag Basket. That means I get to brag first! I launched this site in January 2006. My thought was that I wanted to share the great economic development stories I received by email with other small town folks. It […]
Solving organizing challenges for readers
As promised, guest author Emily Wilska is answering your questions about organization. Remember, organization does not mean perfection! By Emily WilskaOur first set of small business organizing challenges comes from Tim (not his real name), who owns a one-man web design company. Tim is in his 40s and has recently been diagnosed with ADD (Attention […]
Agi Lurtz shares her lessons learned
Agi Lurtz spoke at the Oklahoma Entrepreneurs Conference. She is the founder of Online MedSource. Due to last minute changes at the conference, Agi didn’t get to use this presentation she outlined. I talked her into sharing it here. I’m so honored she said yes! My name is Agi Lurtz… I am what is known […]