They are fakes. This latest cyber scam involves e-mails that appear to be from IRS announcing a refund and asking for the recipient’s Social Security number and credit card data to get the money. But the IRS never e-mails filers about refunds. If you receive one of these phony notices, don’t bite. Forward it to…
I met Jeff recently at a workshop and he was such a dynamic presenter that I signed up for his email news. While I am not a Britney fan at all, Jeff’s PR lesson sure made sense to me. Oops…She Did It Again!The Britney Spears comeback on the MTV Awards was a disaster. She appeared…
Check out this new service from the Internal Revenue Service. And it is all online!
The latest business idea comes from a different source. Let me quote rather extensively from Robert Fulghum. Yes, Fulghum the author of All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten. This is from his series of short Tango Chronicles. At most large events, there are Tango Taxis.Not for a cab ride home if…
A new website focusing on the rural US called The Daily Yonder is a potential resource for small town small businesses. Publisher Julie Ardery let me know about the new site, and showed off some of the features. News stories, video and radio focusing on rural issues are consolidated here. A blogroll of rural-focused blog…
Have a story? Something great happen this week? Feeling like a superhero? Brag about it! Last week, Vaspers bragged that I complimented him, and I bragged, too. What will you brag about this week? It’s fun, and you get a link back, not to mention applause from us! You can brag on your business, your…
If you lost everything in your business, would you rebuild? Could you rebuild? Ruth Ann and Bob Wedel lost almost every single thing in their bulk foods business in Greensburg, Kansas, to the May tornado that flattened the town. This was supposed to be their retirement business. They successfully built it up from just the…
Rural facts from the rural UK: In 2005 the average rural business employed 6 employees. This compares with 16 employees in urban firms. The three-year survival rate of enterprises registering in 2002 in rural areas was 76% (6% higher than urban districts). The UK is addressing rural issues with a Commission for Rural Communities. They…
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