How you gonna keep em down on the farm …By Timlynn Babitsky “What can we do to keep our kids here?” IS the wrong question. “What can we do to get them to come back home?” is the real question to ask, and providing jobs and economic opportunities is only one part of the answer….
By Timlynn Babitsky: In the best “I’m going to win the lottery” mind set, we have come to believe that “out there somewhere” is the silver bullet that will fix whatever ails us. If we can only find it and bring it home, then our farm, school, town, region, economy — future — will be…
Time to celebrate a small milestone: 100 posts on Small Biz Survival! We will continue to focus on the entrepreneurial issues of declining small towns, because that is what we live. Our refined vision is: By and for small business people in rural areas and small towns.Topics: Competition Online Marketing Online Resources Workforce Isolation Community…
HispanicTrending: The Revolt of the Second Generation: March 15, 2006By Alvaro Vargas Llosa Samuel Huntington argued in his book “Who Are We?” that Hispanic immigrants were a threat to the national identity of the U.S. because, unlike other ethnic groups, they were not assimilating into the host nation. The news that Univisi�n Communications, the Spanish-language…
HispanicTrending: Misconceptions about Latinos: March 15, 2006By Francisco Zermeo Many things out there simply are not 100 percent correct. There are exceptions to most concepts. Let’s go over some. Misconception: El Cinco de Mayo is Mexican Independence Day. Most definitely not. Those who have studied history of the Americas know that Mexico’s independence is celebrated…
By John De Costanza Newsweek March 20, 2006 issue To run a small retail business is to be on the front lines of American life, and the lessons are there for the taking, if you’re interested. An excellent read from the real world. Is it possible that in our small towns, we are able to…
A terrific post by Marco Terry, at Chris Brogan’s blog, Who cares? So What? talks more about engaging customers in a conversation, rather than making them endure your presentation. We’ve talked about this before, inspired by another post by Chris Brogan. Marco gives his own how-to story from real-world experience. Excellent! It’s becoming one of…
Based on this article, one would think that some small businesses might want to target this market! Retirees are boosting states’ rural economies, says a recent article at Stateline.org. The article notes that this year is the beginning of an 18-year cycle during which 400,000 Baby Boomers a year will retire and move out-of-state. Contrary…
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