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  • Can you save a small town?
    economic development | failure | rural | success

    Can you save a small town?

    ByBecky McCray June 2, 2015May 31, 2015

    If your town can’t get its act together enough to accept help or seek opportunities, should outside groups spend any of their limited time and resources on you? Or should they focus instead on the places with the best prospects of success? When I first had this conversation with Joe Borgstrom a few years ago,…

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    Success Grows Through Retaining Customers

    ByGlenn Muske May 28, 2015May 28, 2015

    If you’re a business owner, which appeals more: spending $20 to capture a new customer or spending $1 to retain an existing customer? These numbers represent broad averages but reflect reality, according to research. This means developing a sustainable business requires focusing first on building customer loyalty. Every business needs to build its customer base,…

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    Disrupt Your Small Business for Success

    ByGlenn Muske May 14, 2015

    The world we live in is not a static place. This is true in every aspect of life, including small business. For small-business owners, things are changing, and those changes are happening at an ever-increasing pace. Doing business tomorrow will be different than doing business today. And doing business next week might be something we…

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    Know What Your CUSTOMER Wants

    ByGlenn Muske April 16, 2015April 7, 2015

    Knowing what your customer wants is the base to building a successful business. Of course, you still must meet that need, let customers know you have what they want, and price it at a level that customers feel is acceptable. But the process begin with knowing the problem they are trying to solve. Market research is…

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    entrepreneurship | management | planning | rural | success

    Your weekly appointment with your business

    ByBecky McCray February 23, 2015May 23, 2019

    Today, you have unprecedented support available to help you build and improve your business and to survive any economic conditions. No matter how small a town or isolated an area you live in, internet access connects you to astounding resources. You can read advice from experts, including those in your own field. You can connect…

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    entrepreneurship | Small Biz 100 | success

    Know Why You Want to Start a Business

    ByGlenn Muske February 12, 2015March 15, 2015

    If starting a business is in your plans, determining your primary reason for such an effort is vital. You may think that is an odd comment to make because people obviously start a business to make money. That’s true for some, but people start businesses for lots of reasons. Money is not always the primary…

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  • rural | Small Biz 100 | success

    Moving From Idea to Being in Business Not Easy

    ByGlenn Muske January 29, 2015January 27, 2015

      A common assumption among people wanting to start a business is that coming up with the idea is the hardest part. When you talk with people already in business, though, they often comment that the business idea was the easiest step to take. Small-business owners mention that they didn’t realize how hard it would…

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  • entrepreneurship | Small Biz 100 | success

    Gear Up for Small-Business Success

    ByGlenn Muske January 8, 2015December 31, 2014

    Going into business is a huge commitment. It is a commitment of money, time and mental stamina. Yet for all of the commitment that a business owner might put into it, he or she has no guarantee that any small business will succeed. Achieving success is the goal, but finding it is the challenge. Besides…

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