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Business plans are not worth the paper they’re written on

By Deb Brown

Small Steps with kettle corn

by Deb Brown At least, the old way of doing them Writing a business plan is an intense project that takes up a lot of your time. You spend weeks and weeks on it, and you’re not even sure everything in it is correct. Your financial projections are just wild guesses. You’re not even open […]

February 6, 2020 Filed Under: economic development, entrepreneurship, family business, planning, rural, success Tagged With: Building Possibility, business plans, Deb Brown, entrepreneurs, guest post, idea friendly, pop ups, small business, small steps, small town

Involving Family in the Business

By Glenn Muske

Is your business a family business? When most people hear that phrase they think in terms of some formal and regular involvement of family members in defined business activities with some payment for such activity. Yet in the broadest sense, family businesses cover a much broader involvement of family members. The work might include the […]

February 7, 2018 Filed Under: family business, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: best practices, family business, success, successful family business

Time and Family Businesses

By Glenn Muske

Earlier this year, I did a blog post on the importance of “Family Businesses in the Economy.” Most of us patronize these businesses, but probably don’t think much about them. Who are the owners? What types of businesses do they run? How successful are they? Prior to retirement, I was part of a group of […]

August 30, 2017 Filed Under: family business, rural, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: family business, good management, management practices, small business, small business success

Family Businesses in the Economy

By Glenn Muske

Family business

Did you know that: You will find a family business in one out of every 10 households. Family businesses contributed over $10 trillion, by one estimate, into our U.S. economy. Family businesses generate over 50% of U. S. business revenue. Family businesses employ over 50% of the U.S. workforce. Do you get a sense of […]

June 7, 2017 Filed Under: family business, rural, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: community and small business, family business, small business, small business success, success, successful small business

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