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    Resource: Avoiding new business stumbling blocks

    ByBecky McCray July 18, 2006August 27, 2014

    A new business is exhilirating, but can also be frightening. So many wonderful possibilities, and yet so many potential stumbling blocks! Plus, being in a small town or rural area seems to magnify everything. If you could know about some of the common stumbling blocks before you hit them, you could either take action to…

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    Resource: Mayo Clinic Working Life Center

    ByBecky McCray June 26, 2006August 27, 2014

    Try the Mayo Clinic Working Life Center for health related business topics. The articles are organized like this: Workplace safety Back pain, eyestrain and other injuries Ergonomics and physical activity Sleepiness and fatigue Workplace stress: On the job Work-life balance Healthy diet Working with a medical condition The articles are long, and informative. They also…

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    Resource: Notes from Startup School workshops

    ByBecky McCray June 21, 2006August 27, 2014

    Want to read some free advice from some of the most noted technology entrepreneurs of today? Check out the notes from Startup School, 2006. Some of the speakers and their topics included: Joe Kraus: “Startup Addict” Page Mailliard (Wilson Sonsini): “Steps to set up a company” Mark Fletcher (Bloglines): “Lessons Learned Birthing and Building Web…

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    Resources: Entrepreneur interviews and new business ideas

    ByBecky McCray June 6, 2006August 27, 2014

    A couple of great resources submitted by our readers. nPost.com entrepreneur interviewsNathan Kaiser emailed me about his site, nPost. As a fan of learning from others, I had a ball looking around nPost’s interviews. Kaiser explained a bit more: The interviews focus on their insights, experiences, competitive environment, hiring practices and much more. They provide…

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    Resource: Business Owner’s Toolkit from CCH

    ByBecky McCray June 3, 2006August 27, 2014

    Melonie Murray, at the SmallBizMentor, reviewed part of CCH’s Business Owner’s Toolkit. Their Getting Started section begins with the basics, such as asking if you’re actually cut out to operate a small business and helping you estimate your chances of succeeding with your dream. Other sections delve into financing and marketing, dealing with hired help…

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    Resource: Get ready: preparing for disaster

    ByBecky McCray May 23, 2006August 27, 2014

    Are you prepared? Jeff Cornwall, author of The Entrepreneurial Mind, has written an excellent guide to preparing for any kind of disaster, Get Ready. Read it and bookmark it! small biz rural entrepreneurship disaster planning preparedness resources

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    RESOURCE: StartupNation

    ByBecky McCray May 19, 2006August 27, 2014

    You may have heard of Startup Nation, even if you haven’t been to their site. That’s because they also produce a radio show and have published a book. Resources on their site inlcude: radio show articles on demand seminars key moves I wondered about that “key moves” section, and found this definition: A Key Move…

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    Resource: QuickBooks Group is not just for QB users

    ByBecky McCray May 18, 2006August 27, 2014

    While the QuickBooks Group Community is an awesome resource for QuickBooks users, it is also a vibrant community of support for all small businesses. Articles found in the QB Library cover tax and accounting questions all businesses might face. Of course, the primary target is QB users. I’m not going to detail all the QuickBooks…

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