I got a call from a freelance reporter last week. She was assigned to write a positive story about the future of rural. Someone told her she should call me, so she did. It was hard, but I want you to know I showed some restraint, so I only kept her on the line for…
You’ll get more work done when you’re dressed professionally. Shama Hyder Kabani is dressed for an important presentation. That’s a good guideline for dressing to be productive. Why? Because you feel different. You feel more professional when you are dressed to match. I even find shoes make a difference. If I’m wearing shoes, I get…
Small-town guy Neil Armstrong.Photo by NASA HQ on Flickr. “I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks but for the ledger of our daily work.”–Neil Armstrong, first man to walk on the moon, small town guy New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.
Starting is easy. Finishing is hard. And we all tend to beat ourselves up over our many unfinished projects. I have just as many as you do, I’m sure. So here’s a trick I thought of while talking with the very smart Rob Hatch, and I think it has real potential. We all have trouble finishing…
The trend of “reshoring” manufacturing showed up in my back yard last week, with a story in the Alva Review-Courier about local business Vantage Plane Plastics. Vantage Plane Plastics in my hometown,Alva, Oklahoma, is competing with Chinafor manufacturing jobs. Another Oklahoma manufacturer had planned to outsource their product to China, when a sudden increase in shipping costs…
Anita Campbell shares her new book. Photo by Grant Wickes VP Businss Development Wasp Barcode Technologies. Attention to detail is what sets my business apart. It’s easy to do things carelessly. Detail takes time, but pays off. Anita CampbellSmall Business TrendsSaid on Twitter Anita is also the author of the new book, Visual Marketing. New to…
One of the Napkin Dad’s artworks(c) Marty Coleman, shared from Flickr “I have had a LOT of failures and catastrophes in my life; schools I got kicked out of, a failed marriage, rejection in the art and academic world and physical disasters just to name a few. If I had not had those ‘failures’ and…
Successful small town businesses keep it simple. Hart and Con Pekrul keep it simple.The secret to long-lasting success. Here’s what I noticed in the back room at a local winery, run by Con Pekrul. All the equipment is simple. Barrels and buckets, second hand tables, a used refrigerator. Here’s Con’s father Hart, filling bottles by hand….
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