How you spend your time tells everyone what is important to you. When you are your own boss, and maybe even the only one in the company, no one tells you when to or how to focus on the most important things. Focus is a do-it-yourself project. You need some “locked door,no interruption” time to […]
Archives for January 2013
Find the Next Great Business Idea
By Glenn Muske Rural and Agribusiness Enterprise Development SpecialistNorth Dakota State University Extension Service – Center for Community Vitality A lot of people want to start a business with the next great idea. Practically the entire population of nascent entrepreneurs falls into one of two categories: those who think they have the next great idea, […]
Agritourism: Meet the Farmers
Saw this in Norfolk County in Ontario last week, and thought you could use it, too. It’s a series of profiles of local farmers and food producers. They worked with local talent to get terrific photos and words. They also have a dedicated site for it, at NorfolkFarms.com. Once you create quality content one time, you […]
The one thing you’re supposed to do to market your business
As business owners, we’re bombed by marketing advice. Friends are eager to tell us what we “should” be doing. Articles are full of marketing advice we are “supposed” to follow. We know we have to do what “everyone else” is doing. So we set up blogs, but don’t post on them. We create social media […]