Being Prepared: Is Your Business Ready for a Disaster? Thursday, October 13, 20112:00pm (ET); 1:00pm (CT); 12:00pm (MT); 11:00am (PT). All small businesses are vulnerableto some type of disaster. Join George Haynes as he explores how businesses can and have responded to a disaster that affected their business in Being Prepared: Is Your Business Ready…
At the Revitalize WA conference I sat in on a session by Scott Day with Urban Development Services, on Fifty Ideas for Retailers That Cost Less than $50. This is part two of the best of his tips. Go back and catch part one: Small Town Retail Ideas.Floor Plans Boehs Hardware in Helena, Oklahoma,has an open floor plan,baskets…
Anita Campbell shares her new book. Photo by Grant Wickes VP Businss Development Wasp Barcode Technologies. Attention to detail is what sets my business apart. It’s easy to do things carelessly. Detail takes time, but pays off. Anita CampbellSmall Business TrendsSaid on Twitter Anita is also the author of the new book, Visual Marketing. New to…
At the Revitalize WA conference I sat in on a session by Scott Day with Urban Development Services, on Fifty Ideas for Retailers That Cost Less than $50. People are not buying the same way they did three years ago. People are thinking and buying “inexpensive” far more often. Scott recommended a few tactics to…
Successful small town businesses keep it simple. Hart and Con Pekrul keep it simple.The secret to long-lasting success. Here’s what I noticed in the back room at a local winery, run by Con Pekrul. All the equipment is simple. Barrels and buckets, second hand tables, a used refrigerator. Here’s Con’s father Hart, filling bottles by hand….
Small businesses struggle with website options. With all the do-it-yourself tools available, it’s tough to know when to turn to a professional for help. Long ago, Martin Kelly put this up as a comment here. I think it’s still relevant and helpful to small business owners. A few of the do-it-yourself website choices A few…
Another lesson I learned from my time as a Mary Kay consultant. A new Mary Kay consultant was sitting next to a more experienced director next to a fireplace. Keep your fire alive. Photo by Becky McCray The new consultant asked, “Why should I waste one night each week going to success meetings? I could…
[Small town business is competitive, but we’re also cooperative. That’s why Shelby French’s presentation at the 140 Characters Conference in Central Sierra caught my attention. It’s her job to get local businesses cooperating even though they are nominal competitors. -Becky] Shelby French promotes “coopetition” at the Angels Camp Farmers Market. Being tasked with marketing the…
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