Online and in-person resources for your small business. Problem with the player? Watch it at Operator 11. The big long list of links: OSBDC: Oklahoma Small Business Development Centers ASBDC: America’s Small Business Development Center Network SBA: Small Business Administration Startup: Resources to get from Idea to In Business Will It Fly? Business Owner’s Toolkit…
Common mistakes can kill your small business, but most of them can be easily corrected or avoided. Today’s Bad Example: Missing your customers’ perspective This postcard mailed to my liquor store is a symptom of missing your customers’ perspective. What if I was convinced to order the book? How do I do it? Look at…
Networking with many new media folks, I realized that lots of people are starting businesses. Since helping people start a business is the full time job of my co-author “OkieJ” Jeanne Cole, we decided to present a live internet TV miniseries on small business startup issues. Problem with the player? Watch it at Operator 11….
The Product: Lexmark 1400 series wireless printer Short and Sweet Review: It works, without wires! Who should use it: Small businesses with existing wireless networks. Mike Phan with Rocket XL sent it to me for a review. I set it up in my home office, where I have a simple wireless network. Setup was as…
Networking with many new media folks, I realized that lots of people are starting businesses. Since helping people start a business is the full time job of my co-author “OkieJ” Jeanne Cole, we decided to present a live internet TV miniseries on small business startup issues. Problem with the player? Watch it at Operator 11.Becky…
Guest Postby Steve SchafferCo-Founder and Marketing ManagerTriporia.com Triporia.com is a video sharing website that connects travelers, through video, to all travel related businesses. The site was started with the spirit that small businesses are some of the best places to eat, sleep and visit. It’s hard to find a place you hear through word of…
Waiting for customers. Common mistakes can kill your small business, but most of them can be easily corrected or avoided. Today’s bad example: Expecting a new business to support youI read the interview with a new business owner in my town. When asked why she started the business, she said she lost her job, so…
It’s like you want to throw a big costume party. You call a few friends, “hey, I’m going to throw a costume party.” “Great idea!” we say. We make supportive noises, offer a few ideas, and say we’ll be glad to help. Because we are, we will be, glad to help. Then you work out a…
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