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    Getting more customers and more sales in the weekly link roundup

    ByBecky McCray April 23, 2011August 27, 2014

    [Readers always ask me how to keep up with all the developments in technology and the online world. That’s why we’ve introduced a new feature: a weekly link roundup curated by Matt Mansfield.  -Becky] Matt About Solutions Weekly Link Roundup Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them with…

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  • rural | social media | tourism

    What CVBs can do for agritourism businesses

    ByBecky McCray April 19, 2011August 27, 2014

    At the Tri-State Agritourism Conference, three local convention and visitor bureau (CVB) pros talked about what they can do with local agritourism businesses. CVBs can help agritourism operatorsput together group tours. Karen Hood represented Pulaski County TBVC (Tourism Bureau and Visitors Center) from Missouri, Amanda Davis represented Miami CVB from Oklahoma and Craig Hull represented…

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  • Best of | entrepreneurship | planning | Small Biz 100

    Simplify your business plan

    ByBecky McCray April 18, 2011August 27, 2014

    How’s your business plan? Have you looked at it lately? Could you find a copy if I asked? Do you even have one? You benefit two ways when you create your own plan: Preparing your plan forces you to actually evaluate your business, and having a real-world plan serves as a guide post and reminder…

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    Weekly Tool Roundup includes ecommerce mistakes to avoid

    ByBecky McCray April 16, 2011August 27, 2014

    [Readers always ask me how to keep up with all the developments in technology and the online world. That’s why we’re introducing a new feature: a weekly link roundup curated by Matt Mansfield.  -Becky] Matt About Solutions Weekly Link RoundupEach week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them with you…

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  • marketing | social media | tools

    Keeping up with social media with Nutshell Mail

    ByBecky McCray April 13, 2011August 27, 2014

    If you wished you had someone else to help you manage your social media and social networking, you’ll like this one.  Nutshell Mail collects all your social media updates and mentions into email digests. You don’t have to monitor Twitter all day. You don’t have to keep Facebook running. You might even save time and…

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  • entrepreneurship | planning

    3 resources to help you get away from your business

    ByBecky McCray April 11, 2011August 27, 2014

    You and I have too much to do. Our to-do lists overflow, our papers stack up, and we won’t even talk about our inboxes. With all that overwhelming our minds, of course we need to get away from our business. But there is a bigger reason lurking, a bigger reason to get away. It’s lurking…

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    New weekly link roundup for small biz technology

    ByBecky McCray April 9, 2011August 27, 2014

    [Readers always ask me how to keep up with all the developments in technology and the online world. That’s why we’re introducing a new feature: a weekly link roundup curated by Matt Mansfield. -Becky] Matt About Solutions Weekly Link Roundup By Matt Mansfield Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share…

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    How is your shop local campaign doing?

    ByBecky McCray April 6, 2011August 27, 2014

    Shop Local campaignsare everywhere! For almost two years, we’ve offered a guide to help small towns create Shop Local campaigns. I’m preparing an update, so I’d love to get your feedback. 1. Do you have a shop local campaign in your small town? How well is it working? Do you have any hard numbers? 2….

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