One of my favorites when it comes to rural tourism information is the man from BoomTown. This is the latest e-news! Last week the U.S. Census Bureau came out with a report on migration trends, Domestic Net Migration in the United States: 2000 to 2004. They broke down migration patterns by region, state and MSA […]
Self Employment and Disability
This week I had a talented woman help me present a business start up workshop in the office. She spent a lot of time talking to those attending about how and what to keep for tax records and why, because, well, it’s what she does. But one of the most important comments she made during […]
From MOO to You!
I just love getting my weekly news from Jack Schultz! Because I grew up in rural Minnesota I think I can identify with this story! From Moo to You!There is an old joke in agriculture, “How do you make a million dollars in agriculture?” “You start with $5 million!”George Shetler was like a lot of […]
Turn On The Lights!
According to the National Main Street Center’s Institute for Professional Downtown Management:The cornerstone of a dowtown business’ activities is a business plan.Why? to learn about the business opportunity itself to provide insight to the potential for development to identify human and financial needs of the business Key uses include: describe the key planning elements describe […]










