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    Becky’s progress

    ByMaesz August 25, 2006August 27, 2014

    Becky is now home and, we hope, resting comfortably. As you can see, some of us are doing better than we usually do in trying to keep this interesting. We do lean so much on Becky! small biz rural entrepreneurship New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.

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    Coffee Graduates to Health Food Status

    ByJeanne Cole August 25, 2006August 27, 2014

    Your favorite morning brew has a surprising new perk. Good news for the 80 percent of Americans who down an average of 3.2 cups of java a day: Your liver loves it. And because the liver is your body’s vital detox center, that’s a big health plus. It’s not the caffeine. Apparently, it’s the antioxidants…

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    What’s going on here anyway?

    ByMaesz August 24, 2006August 27, 2014

    Just a note to all our faithful, interested visitors. Becky (our originator and driving force) has broken her leg. She is doing Ok and will be back up and “running” soon. But the others of us who contribute semi-regularly are now preoccupied with Becky’s condition. Please be patient and keep checking back. small biz rural…

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    Win a tv ad campaign

    ByBecky McCray August 21, 2006August 27, 2014

    Steve Rucinski, the Small Business CEO, found this gem targeted at small businesses: Spot Runner launched a sweepstakes this week giving local businesses the opportunity to win a complete television advertising campaign, including: – an ad of their choosing from their library personalized to your business– $5,000 worth of television airtime– a consultation service with…

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    Outsourcing to rural areas

    ByBecky McCray August 21, 2006May 26, 2022

    Direct from the EDPro Weblog, here’s the scoop on rural outsourcing: Rural areas are becoming more competitive with the expansion of communications networks. Here’s a good story about how some high tech jobs are being “outsourced” to rural regions. Read more. Increasingly, rural counties are seeing that communciations networks are critical to their ability to…

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    Liz called us SOBs!

    ByBecky McCray August 20, 2006August 27, 2014

    Not only that, but we like it! Liz runs a site called Successful Blog, and gives out Successful Outstanding Blogger awards each week. (Liz calls lots of people SOBs.) Stop by Liz’s for everything, and I mean everything, about how to run a successful blog. Her archives are the how-to manual for a successful blog….

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    Best of Small Biz Survival

    ByBecky McCray August 16, 2006August 27, 2014

    Looking for the best of our articles for rural small businesses and small town entrepreneurs? We’ve picked out some of our favorites, and a few of our most honored posts, to share. The Cream of the Crop Simplified business plans, marketing plans and online marketing How to position yourself as an expert Redefining Failure 10…

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    Develop by Promoting Arts & Beauty of Your Area

    ByBecky McCray August 15, 2006August 27, 2014

    Jack Schultz, Boomtown USA, has some terrific questions to ask about Promoting the Arts & Beauty of your Area. “What can you do to send gifts of beauty from your town?” was the challenge that Gerald Yoshitomi asked of the participants at the FHLB Conference in Sioux Falls, SD. He discussed a number of innovative…

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