I know, most of us are really small biz owners, but when you get to the place you must hire employees, here are the 10 questions you must NEVER ask in an interview. It might also be a good idea to have these with you if you have applied for a job and go to…
While we talk about interactive web 2.0 type tools, there’s an older definition of an interactive experience. Michael McMillan told this story on the Harvey House listserv group, shared by Sandie Olson to Angie Koehn to me. My wife and I were crusing the Mother Road [Route 66] up in Oklahoma and the Texas panhandle…
When you are in a small town, how do you build relationships and beat that feeling of isolation? I asked that question at SXSW, and here are some suggestions from other attendees. Blog the local If you blog or podcast, talk about local events. It’s a way to hopefully connect with other local folks interested…
(Dan Patino, the VSNBlogger and fellow Okie, sent us this guest post on networks. Thanks, Dan!) Linkedin.com: 20 Million experienced professionals from around the world MySpace.com: 100 Million Accounts Ning.com: 100,000 social networks It is amazing how exponentially sites like Linkedin.com, MySpace.com, Ning.com and many others have grown over the past 2 to 5 years….
Trevor Holewinski is a small town guy, living in Austin, Texas, but headed back to a small town with his small business. Moblog post from the floor of SXSW Mobile post sent by BeckyMcCray using Utterz. Replies. mp3
Some universal small business challenges, with a family run business, succession issues, and Wal Mart moving in nearby. Moblog post from the floor of SXSW. Mobile post sent by BeckyMcCray using Utterz. Replies. mp3
I’m sitting in a kitchen talking with Liz Strauss and Sheila Scarborough and thinking that this is the value of getting out of town. We just discussed some blogging secrets. (Put your name on your blog!) We’re moving on to business models. So I’m just sayin’, get out of town. Go to conferences. Get away…
Small town entrepreneurs around Charlotte, NC, Miami or Orlando: Our friend Shashi B let us know about some small business networking events organized by Network Solutions in your area. Network Solutions is organizing a networking events for Small Business in Miami. FL (March 19th), Charlotte, NC (March 25th) & Orlando, FL ( April 9th) We…
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