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    Simple booth display idea

    ByBecky McCray September 22, 2009August 27, 2014

    I’m off this week to the Oklahoma Municipal League, where we’re exhibiting our grant writing and project skills for small towns. I thought I’d take this chance to offer a booth idea I saw at the first OpenBeta event. Foamish promoted themselves and their cool startup image by making the simplest display ever. They printed…

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  • economic development | entrepreneurship

    Resources at OKStartup

    ByBecky McCray September 19, 2009August 27, 2014

    Shelli Todd, Oklahoma Department of Commerce, tells us about the resources at OKStartup.com. What’s the equivalent service in your state? Who provides the one-stop information hub for entrepreneurs? Interviewed at NASVF – the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds, Oklahoma City, September 2009 New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see?…

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  • tourism

    Are small towns part of the past

    ByBecky McCray September 15, 2009November 21, 2017

    So, am I excited that they acknowledge small towns for tourism, or am I disappointed that they relegate them to the past? Seen in the CVG Cincinnati Airport Now, how can we do something with this? How can we promote small towns as part of the present, or maybe even, gasp, the future?  I’d love…

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  • Best of | economic development | entrepreneurship | rural | success

    Can the local grocery make a comeback

    ByBecky McCray September 14, 2009August 27, 2014

    When the big Wal-Mart has already run the little chain grocery store out of business, is there any chance that a totally independent, locally-run grocery could compete? Yes. Alva, Oklahoma. Population just under 5000. My hometown. In 2002, the last grocery store in town, Homeland, locked its doors, leaving only the Wal-Mart Supercenter in the…

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  • marketing | rural

    Simplified Marketing Plans video summary

    ByBecky McCray September 12, 2009August 27, 2014

    At the September Bartlesville (Oklahoma) Marketing and Communications Association meeting, President David Austin stopped me for a quick interview. I shared my Simplified Marketing Plan, and gave away some small town secrets. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.

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  • failure | success

    Three failure quotes

    ByBecky McCray September 11, 2009August 27, 2014

    barbaralingWhat the caterpillar sees as failure, the butterfly sees as the beginning of life. :)I never view failure as something negative – I look at it as a way to open creativity. micahFailure isn’t about “not winning” it’s about heart wrenching actions leading to fundemental change. chrisbroganfailure is the pain that fuels learning.   Photo by…

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  • entrepreneurship | marketing

    Is ecommerce right for your small town store

    ByBecky McCray September 8, 2009August 27, 2014

    [Paul Gerst of TeaDog, offered up this introduction to ecommerce for small town retailers. He has some terrific questions for you to think through. -Becky] If you are a small town retailer, you may be thinking about adding ecommerce to your business. Before making a decision, take a few moments to consider a some questions….

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  • marketing

    Serve the under served market

    ByBecky McCray September 2, 2009August 27, 2014

    [Earl, one of our readers, left this as a comment on an older post. I think it’s a good discussion starter, so I brought it here as a post. Becky] SERVE THE UNDERSERVED” and watch the sales roll in!By Earl L. Sigmund CPA I guess that I never looked at target marketing this way before….

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