Another great small town small business idea: If you can draw, consider painting windows of small businesses in your town. A local artist used to do a healthy side business of decorating business windows with seasonal designs. Since we can’t draw at all, we miss her! Could you provide a similar service in your small…
Ramon Ray, editor of Smallbiztechnology.com, emailed me and asked to be included as a resource. Good things come to those who ask! I love and totally agree with the tag line at Smallbiztechnology.com: “Technology is a tool! Use it to GROW your business.” You’ll find news, articles, discussion boards, resources, and analysis related to the…
Our business ideas article was picked up for some Carnivals this week, so I thought I’d share them with you. Carnivals pull together links to some of the best recent online articles on one particular subject, so they make great exploratory reading. Go read these Carnivals for some terrific business-related articles: Business, Technology and Knowledge…
The best business ideas for small towns are already out there. Where do you find them? Here are four different ways to connect with great small business ideas. Keep in mind that you’ll find ideas you can freely use, ideas you will need to license for a fee, and ideas that are only available as…
Some rural communities develop, and some wither. Some development efforts succeed, and some terrific attempts are miserable failures. What makes the difference? Michael Holton with the Center for Rural Affairs explores the Top 10 Reasons Rural Community Development is So Hard to DO! You have two ways to read it. Read the entire article in…
If you make a product that you want to sell in the big chain stores, like Walgreens or Winn-Dixie, you probably want all the help you can get. I just found the TGroup Marketing blog, presented by Turner Marketing Group, specializing in reaching the mass market retailers. The articles are good, and specific to this…
Last week, I offered examples of local resources for securing government contracts. In a comment, reader Ken Larson offered this great info: For an all volunteer site, dedicated to small businesses who wish to succeed in federal government contracting please see the below site: http://www.smalltofeds.blogspot.com/ Larson’s profile says he is a SCORE volunteer with decades…
Cristina Favreau (The Savvy Entrepreneur) has written a series you should read, all about doing your best. It’s a big challenge to run a small business and to turn in your best performance day after day. Favreau’s articles focus on: Love what you do Dress the part Be a lifelong student Don’t sell yourself short…
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