We’re still gathering the Point of View of small businesses all over. Click to Play This time I’m at Yoder Hardware in Yoder, Kansas, talking to Rod Fry, proprietor. How can a business survive in a town of 70 people? Personal service and serving the community. Captured on the Hutchinson Bloggers Tour #Hutch New to…
Ready to spread the word about your town or tourism attraction? Maybe you want to run a “fam” or familiarization tour. That’s what Hutchinson, Kansas, is doing today. The usual fam tour targets travel agents, tourism consultants, tour operators, or others who can send direct customers to your town. But Hutch is targeting bloggers.We may…
What is the difference between business consultants and business coaches? And how do you use them differently? Entrepreneur Bryan Nolan put it this way, “A coach is for you, a consultant is for your business.” A consultant is usually called in to work on a specific project or to address a problem. A coach is…
Another online invoice service? Yes, and for good reason. We need an online invoice service that excels at recurring invoices. That’s what Vance Lucas decided, so he started InvoiceMore. Here’s an example. You create and host websites for customers. You bill customers for monthly hosting, annual domain names, and quarterly maintenance. With most invoice services,…
Collect great ideas everywhere you go. At SXSW, Jim Storer told me about a restaurant that does a Hotter Than Hell Night. It’s the East Coast Grill in Cambridge, MA. They do a whole menu of torturous treats, from cocktails through entrees. Read through their creative names, recipes and descriptions. They do offer a bit…
“Failure is always an option.” –Adam Savage, Mythbusters “Options are optional – failure is a failure to see options – food for thought” –Geo Geller, @geogeller on Twitter If you are in business, you face the possibility of failure. If you have the typical attitude toward failure, then you fear it, try to hide it,…
Why are we sharing the farmers market webinar? We get quite a few searches on farmers markets. Local foods are a huge trend in small town business. Their next two topics are finding your target market and youth entrepreneurship. Here’s the info from the nationwide eXtension group: Tips and Tricks for Successful Farmers’ Markets On…
We all seem to procrastinate on our income taxes. I think the IRS realizes this, so they offer an automatic extension for filing, as long as you apply for it. Your tax preparer can file for the extension, or you can do it yourself. Ryan Thompson, co-founder of FileLater.com, sent me an introduction of his…
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