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    Get Organized with the Great Big Small Business Show

    ByBecky McCray September 18, 2006August 27, 2014

    While I may be biased, I love the Great Big Small Business Show podcast! This week’s show is all about getting organized, from to do lists, to your workspace, to quick tips. The segments are: Really Simple To Do Lists –Ted Demopoulos, the author. To Do Lists Go High-Tech – Benjamin Yoskovitz, the Instigator. Organizing…

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  • community | rural

    How did you pick your city?

    ByBecky McCray September 16, 2006August 27, 2014

    I was intrigued by the question, Who’s your city? at Creative Class blog. Well, I’m at it again, cranking away at a new book – and I have a huge favor to ask you. I want your stories. See, this book is about how people pick the places they live and why that’s the single…

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    Prizes for Canadian small businesses

    ByBecky McCray September 13, 2006August 27, 2014

    Dell (Canada) is offering some tempting technology prizes, in a contest geared toward small business excellence. To enter, you have to answer this question: Describe how your business has employed information technology to improve customer experience. Please show how the use of information technology by your company has driven significant change and/or developed a competitive…

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    Delegating ideas at The Great Big Small Business Show

    ByBecky McCray September 12, 2006August 27, 2014

    Need some ideas for delegating? Listen to the latest episode of The Great Big Small Business Show! An amazing group of small business experts put together this show every week, focused on what small business people need to know. You can listen right from your computer, or download it to your favorite portable music player….

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    Know any young entrepreneurs?

    ByBecky McCray September 8, 2006August 27, 2014

    Energizing Young Entrepreneurs EYE*DEAS Talent Search From the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. The Center’s research in recent years has found that entrepreneurship is gaining serious interest as a way of engaging young people. Many communities and organizations are coming up with their own entrepreneurial solutions, and we are seeking to learn more about them. Between…

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    Rural Pharmacies and the New Medicare Plan

    ByBecky McCray August 31, 2006August 27, 2014

    Would you believe that one-third of rural pharmacists are considering closing under new Medicare plan? I was shocked when I found this on the Center for Rural Affairs blog, where they picked it up from the Rural Blog at the University of Kentucky Institute for Rural Journalism. A survey of more than 500 community pharmacists…

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  • economic development | global | rural

    We all have a role in Rising Above the Gathering Storm

    ByBecky McCray August 28, 2006August 27, 2014

    All of us in the US have a role in advancing our competitiveness as a nation. The National Academies will convene leaders of industry, government, research, and education from around the country on September 28, 2006, to share knowledge and discuss ways to advance U.S. competitiveness.They will focus on education, research and innovation — action…

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    Resource: PowerHomeBiz

    ByBecky McCray August 27, 2006August 27, 2014

    Isabel M. Isidro writes the PowerHomeBiz Small and Home Business Blog, a terrific resource for entrepreneurs and home businesses. One of the blog’s best features is a series of “Business Ideas” posts, each providing a set of resources and links related to starting a particular type of small business. Recent ones included starting a web…

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