What if you cut out an entire group of potential customers? You just might succeed. Graham Reid from Charleville Bush Caravan Park in Australia has been telling me about their business’s success with allowing non-smokers only. It’s the kind of niche idea that many rural businesses could adapt. There are a few parks that ban […]
Archives for February 2014
Help us reach critical mass in the Brag Basket
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for February 7-9, 2014. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other How do you join in? Below this post is the comment section. Add your brag there. If you read […]
Running a Side Business Has Benefits
Opening and operating a business on the side occurs for lots of reasons. Some side businesses are operated by individuals who already own one business. Yet for others it means starting a business while working another job. A third category are people who have an idea for a business. They may not have another […]
Want to help save your small town? Start your own business.
People ask all the time how they can help save their small town. I always say, “start your own business.” Here are four reasons why starting your own business is the best thing you can do to help your small town prosper. 1. When you start a business, you decide what values to put […]