Here’s a nifty site. It will reveal all kinds of great, useful demographic information with only the input of a 5 digit zip code. Want to know how many folks have a high school diploma? How about the rate of unemployment? Here it is. Whatever has been reported for a zip code seems to be…
The Carnival of Small Business and Startups #4 is now up at http://www.logodesignworks.com/businesstips/carnival-of-small-business-and-startups-4 It’s full of terrific articles, including A Motivation Secret of Top Performing Managers by Dr. Robert Karlsberg and Dr. Jane Adler. The 21 Success Secrets of Self-Made Millionaires by Susan Velez. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see?…
Remember Mark Harbeke and our friends at Winning Workplaces? They are dedicated to helping you improve your small business workplace, creating better work environments. I just got an email from Executive Director Mary C. Clark telling me they received over 800 nominations for their Top Small Workplaces contest, a joint project with The Wall Street…
In a small town, Human Resources Management takes on all new meaning, as you labor to find people to work with you, train them, keep them, and so on, while starting from a tiny talent pool. Making the most of each staff person is a constant issue. So here are two items to help you…
Found in the E+Action Newsletter: A recent report by the Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University concentrates on why students are leaving Illinois, where the students are moving, and what strategies can be employed to retain more students. The report offers a number of recommendations to keep students within the…
Training and workshops come up frequently in the rural business news. Here are some recent articles that include ideas you can use in your own area. Workshop series uses multiple locations “The entrepreneur has the vision for the business,” Jim Hogge, director of the Small Business Development Center at Boise State University, said in a…
Our friend Zane Safrit has explained why we care what is going on in and around our small towns: And what exactly do CAFOs and JFANs have to do with a corporate blog? It’s all about community. It’s all about the quality of life in your community. The higher the quality, the better the economy….
I’m copying this directly from Jack Schultz’s weekly email, because I think all of you need to read it, save it, and hand out copies! By Jack Schultz, Boomtown USA As we have known for 20 years at Agracel, small towns are a great location for manufacturers. This, after all, was one of the key…
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