Bakeries are common small town businesses. Several have come and gone in my own small town. But that’s the problem, isn’t it? They come and they go. How do you make a success of a small town bakery? Isabel Isidro has a whole list of resources for you, and a few suggestions of her own….
Kansas has been making a huge deal of supporting entrepreneuriship as a major part of economic development. If you are looking for rural economic development ideas, look into Kansas’ new projects. StartUp Kansas, the financial arm of Network Kansas, has made its first financial award. Dan Thalmann, who has been at the Washington County News…
This week, we have Guest Comments from Mark Harbeke. He stopped by our Brag Basket a couple of times, so we’re letting him share some more. If you have something to share, email me! Hello, Small Biz Survival Readers. My name is Mark Harbeke. I’m manager of content development for Winning Workplaces, a nonprofit in…
Sharing her knowledge, fun spirit, and generous (linking) nature, ME “Liz” Strauss writes Successful Blog to help you become an SOB – Successful Outstanding Blogger.I mention this because Liz asked her readers to describe her blog in 25 words or less to celebrate her blog’s birthday. Congratulations, Liz! Liz’s archives are the single best blogging…
Inuit wants to help you succeed in business. They started an online service, originally called Jack Rabbit, and we talked about it before. Now it is called Jump Up. You can customize Jump Up’s features like saving your own favorite bookmarks from around the web, tagging, social networks, community, and online tools. I like the…
In this week’s Great Big Small Business Show, the cast shares their favorite online tools and resources. What makes a tool useful? by Jon Swanson 1 tool to get smarter and 1 to share your smarts by Becky McCray 3 online tools for managing your business by Ben Yoskowitz 9 tools Chris uses to manage…
Isabel M. Isidro writes the PowerHomeBiz Small and Home Business Blog, a terrific resource for entrepreneurs and home businesses. One of the blog’s best features is a series of “Business Ideas” posts, each providing a set of resources and links related to starting a particular type of small business. Recent ones included starting a web…
Rural entrepreneurs face a lack of good, unbiased, reliable advice. A new online resource, called Will It Fly?, is designed to give that kind of advice. Think of it as an online mentor, a trusted business advisor who asks all those tough questions that make you really think. But this is also an advisor who…
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