Friend Shama Hyder passed along a tip on WinWeb.com online office solution. The accounting modules are free, and the “online infrastructure” services start at $19.95 per month. Trying the free module paired with the 30 day trail should give you a chance to try it out before laying out any cash. Hyder has written an…
Today is your last chance to enter our Nano giveaway. We’re teaming with goWholesale to give an Apple iPod Nano to the person who gives the best tip on using the web to source products for your business. To enter, just go back to our original post, and leave a comment with your tip! Check…
The One Laptop Per Child program makes a lot of sense globally. I have stood in remote rural African villages, and I have talked with Herera and Masubya people about their educational opportunities. I think this project is a very positive step that can fit with their own current work to improve their lives. To…
Simplified business plans are a specialty here, and I’ve found another simple outline to share. This is a 3 point business plan: 1) a description of the new business2) the consumer appeal to the new business, and3) a plan to implement the new business. If you did no other planning, this would get you off…
Women going into business cite access to funding as one of the major obstacles. Mirassou Winery is offering $50,000 in seed money in a contest open to potential women business owners. Act fast! The deadline is Dec. 15, 2007. (If you miss it, check back to see if they open it again in 2008, as…
Small town businesses have to be creative to find products to sell. Some find local merchandise to resell in a larger market. Some use the internet to find more distant sources of products. Small Biz Survival is teaming with goWholesale to find out more about how you use the internet to source products and services…
Customer service is just as important to the small town government as to the small town business. John Fiscus, a former mayor of Waynoka, Oklahoma, population 993, wrote this statement: The City of Waynoka is committed to its mission of meeting the needs of our citizens, both now and in the future. We want to…
Women Helping Women. That’s the motto of the Business and Professional Women, which I belong to. In that spirit, here are two amazing women worthy of your attention this holiday season. Small town entrepreneur Marti Lawrence shares wonderful humor with several innovative projects. Right now, she has three projects going. First, she’s acting as a…
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