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    Targeted training opps for small biz with employees

    ByBecky McCray April 2, 2008August 27, 2014

    If you’ve reached the point of having employees in your small biz, I suggest you to pay attention to Winning Workplaces’ training webinars. Any given day, there are great workplace trainings going on in the metros. I get flyers all the time for the terrific events at big city business schools, chambers of commerce, and…

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  • resources | tourism

    Resources: Small Wander and V.Blog

    ByBecky McCray February 29, 2008August 27, 2014

    Two new sites for small town small business people: V.Blog – Another Oklahoma small business blog! Dan Patino emailed me about his new site: V.blog is a blog focused primarily on Small Business. Providing information on how to develop,build, and grow a small business. Discussions focus on Supplier Management, Health Insurance, Non-Profit Support, Technology, Financial…

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  • entrepreneurship | planning | resources | tools

    Handy Site on Regulatory Information

    ByMaesz February 21, 2008August 27, 2014

    Business.gov, the official business link to the U.S. government, has new search features and content to help small business owners find information. Business owners can now access information on starting and managing a business, including licenses, permits and regulatory information, on more than 9,000 state, territory, county, and city government Web sites.

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    Carnivals of small business articles

    ByBecky McCray January 26, 2008August 27, 2014

    Blog Carnivals can introduce you to many great new writers and resources. A carnival is a roundup of excellent articles that may move to a new host for each issue. Here are some wonderful carnivals that just happen to feature one of our articles this week: Carnival of Business and Entrepreneurship Working at Home on…

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    Small Business Startup TV – Favorite online resources

    ByBecky McCray October 29, 2007August 27, 2014

    Online and in-person resources for your small business. Problem with the player? Watch it at Operator 11. The big long list of links: OSBDC: Oklahoma Small Business Development Centers ASBDC: America’s Small Business Development Center Network SBA: Small Business Administration Startup: Resources to get from Idea to In Business Will It Fly? Business Owner’s Toolkit…

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  • entrepreneurship | finance | resources

    Entrepreneuers, improve your credit

    ByBecky McCray September 6, 2007August 27, 2014

    Improving your personal credit history can help your small business borrow at better rates, secure a better merchant account deal, or negotiate a better lease. So how’s your credit? If you are like most people, either you don’t know or you only know it’s not good. Time for some resources to improve your personal credit….

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  • resources | success | workforce

    Carnival of Small Business

    ByBecky McCray September 4, 2007August 27, 2014

    The Carnival of Small Business and Startups #4 is now up at http://www.logodesignworks.com/businesstips/carnival-of-small-business-and-startups-4 It’s full of terrific articles, including A Motivation Secret of Top Performing Managers by Dr. Robert Karlsberg and Dr. Jane Adler. The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires by Susan Velez. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see?…

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    Join the local Chamber of Commerce and make the most of it

    ByBecky McCray August 23, 2007August 27, 2014

    Every small town has a chamber of commerce, but how do you use your chamber of commerce? How do you get the most from it? Find out what services your chamber of commerce offers. These are things to ask about when you visit the local chamber of commerce office. Almost every chamber of commerce does…

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