Pam Slim is well known as the author of Escape From Cubicle Nation, both the blog and the book. We’ve followed each other’s work for years, and we share a passion for helping people prosper in their own business. Hey! We finally met in person!Becky McCray and Pam Slim at SXSW 2011. Pam interviewed me…
James Dalman is another of my Oklahoma friends. He does terrific web design, and he designed my personal site at BeckyMcCray.com. I’ve seen his love for small towns. When he told me this story, I begged him to write it up. He’s describing the number one complaint I hear about small town businesses over and…
Joe Sorge understands business because he is a business owner, with a handful of restaurants and event places in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He and I share that background in bricks and mortar business, and we share many similar opinions about business. He invited me to be a guest on Kitchen Table Talks with Chris Brogan so…
This article comes from my friend Stephanie Ward. She’s originally from Oklahoma, but currently lives in The Netherlands. She wants to help you become a more meaningful entrepreneur, making a difference in the world. While this article isn’t specifically written for rural entrepreneurs, I think outsourcing is a small town issue. Outsourcing doesn’t just mean…
Since our book Small Town Rules was released by Que Publishing this year, 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…
By Glenna Mae Hendricks, E.A. Last month, the IRS updated its Audit Techniques Guide (ATG) for cash-intensive businesses and the complexities of e-commerce. This means they will ramp-up the number of audits for businesses in this area–the IRS likes to go where they feel there is a large amount of money to be gained and…
Buying wine is a pretty complex decision for some of our liquor store customers. These are the people who are new to wine, or only drink occasionally. So we want to cut off the awkward part of buying wine. We do that by offering information in a variety of ways. It’s a specialized form of…
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…
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