Twitter is getting a lot of attention, with mentions in national media, being used on the news, and articles in all kinds of business publications. But, is Twitter worth the effort for a small town business? Businesses of all sizes are sharing impressive results. Dell announced it has made $3 million worth of sales through…
Kenny and Dayna Wederski live in Woodward Oklahoma and opened Competition Sports, LLC, their new sporting goods store in January. They spent about four months in the planning stages before the doors opened. Some of the important steps they took to get to that successful opening included Writing the plan for the business Developing the…
[Guest author Shashi Bellamkonda has a small business profile to share. It may be from downtown Chicago, but I think we can find some good ideas in it. – Becky ] I was at SOBCon in Chicago and had a problem. I had been traveling for a week and did not get a chance to…
Carl’s Bar had a long history in Hutchinson, Kansas. Then an upstart new owner, Dan Heimerman, who moved back home, moved it to a new location, and revived a local tradition. While on the #Hutch blogger tour, I got a minute of Dan’s time to talk about what it takes to be an entrepreneur. Dan…
What is the difference between business consultants and business coaches? And how do you use them differently? Entrepreneur Bryan Nolan put it this way, “A coach is for you, a consultant is for your business.” A consultant is usually called in to work on a specific project or to address a problem. A coach is…
SBA this week is implementing two key provisions laid out in the Recovery Act. Our SBDC offices received information from our District SBA office that is surely good news not only for small business owners, but for our lenders too. On Monday, March 16, President Obama announced that the US Treasury Department will commit up…
Agi Lurtz spoke at the Oklahoma Entrepreneurs Conference. She is the founder of Online MedSource. Due to last minute changes at the conference, Agi didn’t get to use this presentation she outlined. I talked her into sharing it here. I’m so honored she said yes! My name is Agi Lurtz… I am what is known…
Each year, the federal government spends more than $400 billion in goods and services, 23% of which is slated for small business owners and 5% for women business owners. However, in recent years, the government has fallen short of this goal, awarding just 22% of contracts to small business owners and 3.4% to women business…
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