Understand that failure is not the end of the world. Once you enter the world of entrepreneurs, you’ll have earned the respect and support of a whole new group of people. Failure is part of this world. Many successful business owners have failed many times. It’s really not a big deal. You’ll get far more…
Buying local is a growing trend and a significant opportunity for small town small businesses. Local Food Food-borne illnesses have made headlines from huge commercial production and from imported foods. Local food producers of all kinds should capitalize on this opportunity. Jack Schultz, Boomtown USA, gave local food two spots on his Agurban top ten…
Customers want what’s best for them, for their lives, for their goals. Give it to them; they stay. Don’t; they don’t. Zane Safrit New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates. Want more stories? Read our shared stories from all over.
Every small town has a chamber of commerce, but how do you use your chamber of commerce? How do you get the most from it? Find out what services your chamber of commerce offers. These are things to ask about when you visit the local chamber of commerce office. Almost every chamber of commerce does…
badbanana Conceiving big ideas is easy. It’s the birthing process that gets painful and messy.badbanana Then your idea grows up, moves away, and never writes or calls.jnswanson worry wastes time cc_chapman Thoughts are crystallizing into plans. Soon plans will form into actions. Everything is long term from now on byosko Startups are such rollercoasters. chrisbrogan…
Be Confident with FailureIn any type of change initiative there will be failures, let downs and unexpected outcomes. Great success and change has come on the heels of major failure. Be open to failure from the beginning makes it easier to accept and move on.–David Finch New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what…
Ever feel like your town is too far gone to come back? Well, how about Timbuktu, coming back after hundreds of years of obscurity. Originally, it was a center of learning because it was on important overland trade routes. History and change turned it into a backwater. But the people held on to their heritage….
A new website focusing on the rural US called The Daily Yonder is a potential resource for small town small businesses. Publisher Julie Ardery let me know about the new site, and showed off some of the features. News stories, video and radio focusing on rural issues are consolidated here. A blogroll of rural-focused blog…
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