Not every small town can be saved. And maybe we shouldn’t try to save every small town. If a town can’t get its act together enough to accept help or seek opportunities, should outside groups spend any of their limited time and resources on them? Or should they focus on the ones with the best…
In a small town, you may need several lines of income to survive. So, sometimes, people try to start multiple businesses all at once. That’s a mistake, and to see why, let’s take a look at farming. Farmers take their time in adding any new crop. That new crop will take acres away from the…
As we walked through downtown Belton, Texas, we stumbled on this live window display. The little girl and boy were clearly enjoying being part of the window display, and they certainly caught our eye. We didn’t step in to buy anything, but stopping people in their tracks is a first step. It gives you a…
Since our book Small Town Rules was released by Que Publishing this spring, Barry Moltz and I have been sharing lots of videos, interviews, and guest posts all over the web. So I’m offering this series to share some of these ideas here. Even if you aren’t interested in the book itself, you can learn…
Speakers from 20 states are converging on Kansas November 8, 2012, for a conversation about how high tech thrives outside Silicon Valley and all the usual big cities. It’s the Small Town State of NOW, which we used to call the 140 Conference. Contributor Jon Swanson and I will share apanel on true friendship this year. …
If you chase two rabbits, you probably won’t catch either of them. That’s one of those “common sense” business lessons I’ve heard for a long time. Of course, I don’t follow it. My husband and I own a liquor store and a cattle ranch, I speak and write about small business, and I co-founded Tourism…
Remember that I said it was time to split up “small business”? Well, we’re started. The Dreaming stage startup resources are now live. Share your feedback here! New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.
“Small business” is much too broad. It includes, by various definitions, companies that have up to 500 employees. I don’t know about your small town, but in mine, that would be a *huge* business. You have to start where you are.Then you can grow. And the term “entrepreneur” is even worse, with dozens of definitions…
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