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    How Oklahoma is luring back former Oklahomans

    ByBecky McCray February 28, 2009August 27, 2014

    By Steven HendricksonWith all the unsettling national news about recession, layoffs and unemployment, it may seem strange to be talking about labor shortages, but that’s what we face in Oklahoma. The state’s 2009 employment outlook is vastly better than the nation’s, and Oklahoma employers will continue to confront shortages in all kinds of jobs. Some…

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  • community | entrepreneurship | survivors

    Small Biz Survival Tip: Smart people who know each other and learned together

    ByZane Safrit December 30, 2008August 27, 2014

    That’s the secret to surviving economic downturns. A fascinating article in today’s NY Times on how NY City survives so well in recessions includes this quote: The secret of New York’s post-1970 reinvention was that smart people, who knew each other and learned from each, innovated in ways that made billions in financial services. (Looking…

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  • community | economic development

    Rural competitiveness requires airports

    ByBecky McCray December 3, 2008August 27, 2014

    Oklahoma State Senator Jay Paul Gumm writes a regular column and chose to talk about rural competitiveness and infrastructure recently. Infrastructure can mean lots of things. Gumm talks specifically about rural airports. These airports are critical gateways to mid-size communities. They are where CEOs land to look for business relocation or expansion sites. The airports…

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  • community

    Alva Entrepreneurship Event

    ByBecky McCray November 4, 2008August 27, 2014

    Alva, Oklahoma, is my home town, and we have a group of partners supporting entrepreneurship. During the Global Entrepreneurship Week, the partners are sponsoring Entrepreneurship from Passions to Profit: Building your Business, and our own Glenna Mae is a featured speaker. (Go, Mom!) At this event, the focus is on “how to build and encourage…

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  • community | rural | trends

    The financial crisis in small towns

    ByBecky McCray October 12, 2008August 27, 2014

    Most small towns missed out on the recent run up in the USA national economy. And when we were struck with repeated crop failures and a horrendous local economy, the rest of the nation certainly didn’t notice. So, how is the national financial crisis affecting small towns? Well, it’s a mixed bag. And it’s still…

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  • community | entrepreneurship | rural

    Find your local entrepreneur group

    ByBecky McCray October 4, 2008August 27, 2014

    Your business can’t survive alone. You can greatly improve your chances by networking with other entrepreneurs. My hometown of Alva, Oklahoma, is working on this, with Fast Forward Fridays. Alva Area Chamber of Commerce Director Alexandra Mantz explained, “We hope to bring budding entrepreneurs in the region together to talk and find resources that will…

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  • community | economic development

    El Dorado Promise

    ByBecky McCray September 27, 2008August 27, 2014

    Click to Play Dr. James C. Fouse directs El Dorado Promise. The promise… go to school, graduate, get a scholarship. He was the guest speaker at the NWOSU Foundationannual donor appreciation dinner, and I asked him about the promise, about how small business can play a role in education, and about El Dorado, Arkansas (population…

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  • community | entrepreneurship | social media

    Small Business: You’ve got what the global brands want.

    ByZane Safrit September 24, 2008August 27, 2014

    Scanning through my feeds today, I came across Beck’s Mixer posted at b5media. Beck’s beer has created a site where you can mix and match tracks (rhythm, bass, atmosphere and hooks), save them, create your own and share them with others. (You can spend a lot of time there, too.) I thought, Well, that’s cool….

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