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    Startups outside of Silicon Valley

    ByBecky McCray March 23, 2010August 27, 2014

    You knew that when I saw a session at SXSW on How to Be a Startup Outside of Silicon Valley, I would have to go! It was lead by Ross Kimbarovsky and Mike Samson, the founders of crowdSPRING based in Chicago. (I owe Ross and Mike a big thank you. They did such an excellent…

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    Solar Charger

    ByMaesz March 19, 2010August 27, 2014

    Becky is out of town due to a family emergency. I am swirling in the depths of the tax season. But, here’s a little goody I encountered the other day. While not exactly a “how-to-run-your-business” idea, it might help your productivity and improve the quality of your working life. Novothink has announced that its hotly…

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    Win an HP iPAQ Glisten phone

    ByBecky McCray March 6, 2010August 27, 2014

    HP and AT&T sent me a Glisten for a review (which I tweeted). As a follow up, they want to give one to one of you.You can read about the Glisten’s technical specs from AT&T. My take? The screen is bright (like, readable in the sunlight bright), and the battery life beats the heck out…

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    Social media summit for small businesses

    ByBecky McCray February 19, 2010August 27, 2014

    Small Biz Social Media Summit 2010 is a live, rub elbows, shake hands and sit down across a table from other small business owners event in Hutchinson, Kansas, on June 5 and 6, 2010. Our friend Deb Brown, with help from our friend Grant Griffiths,  put together some of the most respected social media, internet…

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    Notes from an Oklahoma tourism forum

    ByBecky McCray February 16, 2010August 27, 2014

    Last week, Enid, Oklahoma, hosted a tourism forum, with over 90 people in attendance. Here are some of the best points captured in my notes.  Best silver bullet in travel: People want to eat like the locals. Recommendations from the locals of the hidden gems and “must eat there” places. Hardy Watkins, Oklahoma’s State Tourism…

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    Why the Census matters to small town entrepreneurs

    ByBecky McCray February 15, 2010August 27, 2014

    The upcoming US Census matters to rural small businesses because it will affect your community for the next ten years. Census data is key to: Federal grants, especially CDBG and Rural Development Economic development efforts  Redrawing political boundaries from Congressional districts, all the way down to local political boundaries  Every single person counted brings $790…

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    Four ways to beat bigger competitors

    ByBecky McCray February 8, 2010August 27, 2014

    How can your small town business take on the bigger competitors? Whether you’re facing the big boxes, the big city shopping, or the online big boys, you can try these four ways to beat them back. Tell your human story. Your business came from somewhere, was founded by someone, touches real people. When you tell…

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    Cool events in Oklahoma and Nebraska

    ByBecky McCray January 23, 2010August 27, 2014

    Nebraska MarketPlaceJoy Marshall, event planner for the Center for Rural Affairs, reminded me that it’s almost time for the Nebraska MarketPlace, held Feb. 23-24, 2010, during National Entrepreneurship Week.   Oklahoma Entrepreneurship ConferenceShelli Todd, director of OKStartup.com for Oklahoma’s Department of Commerce, sent details on the 2010 Entrepreneur’s Conference, also Feb. 23-24, 2010. The conference has…

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