Want a trend report that pays attention to small town trends? Read the top 10 trends for 2008 from Jack Schultz, author of Boomtown USA. My top 5 picks from his list are: NWOSU Ranger Rodeo Team,These Millennials are shapingthe future of small towns 1. Millennials-Hard to believe that this generation, ages 10 to 27,…
This year, I’ll attend my first all-technology conference. South by Southwest Interactive festival in March in Austin includes all sorts of interactive technology. Austin is close enough to drive, so I’m going! Before I go, I’m taking Jeff Pulver’s pre-conference advice to plan and set some goals. So, if you’re going, leave me a comment….
Common mistakes can kill your small business, but most of them can be easily corrected or avoided. Today’s Bad Example: Bad LocationAll business depend on location to some extent. Even if your small business is just you, the location affects your work! More often, we think of retail and food businesses that depend on walk-in…
Today is your last chance to enter our Nano giveaway. We’re teaming with goWholesale to give an Apple iPod Nano to the person who gives the best tip on using the web to source products for your business. To enter, just go back to our original post, and leave a comment with your tip! Check…
Women going into business cite access to funding as one of the major obstacles. Mirassou Winery is offering $50,000 in seed money in a contest open to potential women business owners. Act fast! The deadline is Dec. 15, 2007. (If you miss it, check back to see if they open it again in 2008, as…
Small town businesses have to be creative to find products to sell. Some find local merchandise to resell in a larger market. Some use the internet to find more distant sources of products. Small Biz Survival is teaming with goWholesale to find out more about how you use the internet to source products and services…
I found Seth Godin’s blog site today and the meatball sundae was what peaked my curiosity to check him out! What a treat! This is what he has to say:A meatball sundae is the unfortunate result of mixing two good ideas.The meatballs are the foundation, the things we need (and sometimes want). These are the…
Reader Doug Mitchell shared another rural advantage: OK, Des Moines is not exactly rural…but it is compared to where I come from in Southern CA. So my slightly “rural” advantage is that it’s much easier to connect with the proper network one needs to get things done. Granted the network is much smaller…but that’s the…
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