Congratulations on a terrific event. Now what? Before you jump onto the next thing, what can you do to make that event continue to work for you? Let’s brainstorm some ideas that will work just as well for tourism events as for promotional events from a small business. Post your photos from the event to…
Don Zahorsky is an old cattle breeder in my neighborhood. He’s been in the business of registered Angus cattle for decades, even back when my dad was a kid. Ride around in the pasture with Don, and he can tell you the parentage of every animal. “What’s that tag number? 0282? That’s another Dominator son….
[My friend Chuck Huckaby sent this small biz story to me. Chuck usually writes on business opportunities, and he thought we’d like the the story that goes with this one. -Becky] This is something that may be of interest to your audience. Just passing it your way. I’ve seen this guy build this from nothing…
[Cody Heitschmidt posted this on Twitter, and I had to ask him to let me use it as a guest post. Thanks, Cody!] Something just as simple as a Mariachi Band to roam around a restaurant will make your customers talk and remember. It’s not reinventing the wheel. It’s not rocket science, but in small…
Here’s a business idea for you: be the delivery service for the outside-of-town folks.My house is eight miles outside of Alva. I would gladly pay extra for an occasional pizza delivery, especially on weekends. (Like last weekend, for example!) My cousins live outside of Norman, Oklahoma, and I was sitting at their house when this…
In small town tourism, play to your strength; use what you’ve got.Avard, Oklahoma, is celebrating their centennial at their annual Folk Festival. They are a tiny town, practically a ghost town. They play up their cowboy heritage at this event with a dutch oven cook off, a quilt show, western musicians and much more. Did…
One frustration at Small Biz Survival is hearing that you had trouble commenting. I want to share a few tips that can solve or at least work around some of those problems. Red error message: “Your request could not be processed. Please try again.” This problem seems to be especially common on iPad. Click “Post…
A few topics we discuss around here have formed the basis of my proposals for panels at SXSW Interactive 2010. I think you’ll recognize them. These proposals are now up for voting through Friday, September 4, 2009. If you like them, consider leaving a comment or voting thumbs up on them. Why SXSW Interactive?Because I’ve…
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