Web Design Schools Guide WebPreneur Blog has put together a list they’ve called the Top 100 Blogs for Small-Business Cost Cutting Inspiration. It includes some terrific resources on general finance, accounting, frugality, startup, and cost management. They included us as “inspiration,” but don’t let that stop you. Some good stuff there. Add some new resources…
Did you set some new goals this year? Maybe you picked out three words. How are you tracking your progress? The best way is something visual, satisfying, daily, and reinforcing. I’m going back to using Joe’s Goals. Ultra simple. Free. List your big “I want to make progress on this every day” goals and habits….
It all started at SOBCon08. I met, in person, some online friends and made some new ones. After that conference, I started contacting a few people, drawing them in for a very business minded group. I was looking for people that were approximately my peers, not way ahead or way behind in knowledge. Everyone had…
Melyn Johnson, Oklahoma Tourism Department, said this of women travelers: What do women always remember? Whether the bathroom was clean, and whether the food was good. I think it applies to all of us. Are we taking care of the basics? New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates….
Gmail has introduced the ability to send text messages straight from Chat. How to First, you need to turn on this feature. Go to Settings, (text link at top right of screen) then Labs. Scroll way down the list to find “Text Messaging (SMS) in Chat” and click Enable next to it. Scroll to the…
It’s the most basic of business basics. Love your customers. You’re heard it a million times, and if you’re feeling stressed, it’s easy to forget. When you are working, in the flow, making progress, and a customer calls or walks in and interrupts, it’s hard to remember. But… how do you work on that? Jon…
“Take risks, and you’ll get the payoffs. Learn from your mistakes until you succeed. It’s that simple.” ~ Bobby Flay Heard from Laura @Pistachio Fitton, via @dan_martell, on Twitter I’m still redefining failure. Have a great quote or story about failure? Share it in the comments. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what…
“I’m kind of the spinning plate lady,” Glenna Mae Hendricks said of her small business enterprises. You know Glenna Mae as Maesz, one of our contributors here. She was also one of the featured speakers at the recent entrepreneurship event in Alva. “I’ve been an entrepreneur since the early 70’s,” she said. “I’m kind of…
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