We’re starting something new with the Brag Basket. The Brag Basket is going on a tour, visiting and celebrating our readers. To get started, we’re stopping in Wister, Oklahoma. That’s as far away from me as you can get and still be in Oklahoma. Reader Sherry Miller of Wister shares her cat, Diva, taking over […]
Archives for June 2013
Build Your Small-business Marketing Tool Kit
If you are a small-business owner, your marketing effort typically takes one of two paths: You do what you always have done or you try a variety of things but question what, if anything, is making a difference. Understanding what makes an effective marketing plan is not easy. And then the development and implementation of […]
Small towns could adapt “Downtown Dining Week”
Here’s an idea from Milwaukee that any small town or rural region could copy: Downtown Dining Week. Downtown restaurants are offering a special rate, lunch for $10, and dinner for $20 or $30. That keeps it simple. My town of about 5,000 people has a downtown sandwich shop, a lunch counter at the drug store, and […]
Say Thanks to Small Business Owners
We walk and drive by small businesses every day. We go in their doors, make purchases and continue on our way without another thought. We depend on small businesses. They fill our need for products and services, and we expect them to be open on a regular basis to meet our needs (and sometimes we […]