I recently found Ben Means Business, a great blog on small business topics. Ben found me through Twitter and I want to share his blog with you. http://www.ben-means-business.com His most recent article had some helpful hints on choosing a name for a new business. He started with three questions; Is it descriptive?; Is it memorable?;…
On Thursday May 1, Barbara K. Baker proposes we revive some real world connecting. Get out and chat with a neighbor. Maybe even deliver a little May Day basket. Do you remember those little baskets of flowers you would leave on a neighbor’s door? Just exactly the kind of thing that used to be a…
If a blog is part (or all) of your business strategy, go to SOBCon ’08. If you want your blog to become part of your business strategy, join me at SOBCon. If your blog is an important part of your life, relationships, and/or business, … get thee to SOBCon. Less than two weeks away! May…
Running a small business is tough enough. But if you’re running a small business in a small town, there’s a secret you need to know… it’s more fun than being in the big city! You don’t believe me? Well here’s the top 5 small town advantages …1. You don’t need GPS Navigation2. Out network is…
Two friends offered me a chance to reach out to new people this week, so I have a couple of guest posts to tell you about. New Friend Grant D. Griffiths did a guest post for us this month, and he graciously offered me a guest post at his Home Office Warrior. Seemed like a…
Winner of the most deceptive headline of the week award is Cherry Creek News for this gem: SCHWARTZ BRINGS BROADBAND TO RURAL COLORADO The actual story? A bill passed one step of the legislative process. Several big steps to go. So that is hardly bringing it, right? And what does the bill actually propose? Mapping….
Our long time Friend Zane Safrit is writing about small business in a new location. His insights on health care, failure, success, word of mouth marketing, and more are now at Zane Safrit. Update your feed reader! New friend G.L. Hoffman has a terrific article on small towns and the loss of design, in Design…
For small town small business people, virtual assistants could be one of the best kept secret tools. A good VA can take some of the administrative load off of your shoulders, and make your business more successful. As a bonus, VA’s can work from anywhere, so I see them as an emerging class of small…
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