If you’re trying to make something better, I have two questions for you to ask everyone who is involved. My winter view of Port Dover, Norfolk County, Ontario. Why are we doing this? Why are we doing it this way? These great questions are from Norfolk County, Ontario, Mayor Dennis Travale. Dennis is serious about…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one March 8-11, 2013. What good news will you add to the brag basket? Catch a little sunshine in your basket.Photo (CC) by storebukkebruse Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you…
[Stephanie Ward is a fellow Oklahoman, who happens to now reside in The Netherlands. She’s been a good friend and coach, and I’m proud to offer this guest post from her. – Becky] Recently at a networking event I was talking with two friends and the subject of doing work for free versus paid came…
Any advice on how to conduct a Main Street stroll?The idea is to get our locals to actually come into our stores. We have many retirees with money living in our community but they seem to have no use for Main St. They often drive several hours to the nearest city to shop. We are…
Courtesy of Glenn Muske: The North Dakota State University Extension Service and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Service have teamed up to release a new self-directed program, “Marketing Agritourism Online,” to help agritourism enterprises attract business. The program is FREE and available at http://go.unl.edu/agritourism I learned about “top working” pecantrees on an agritourism tour ofCircle’s Pecans. …
The sharpest marketing advice I’ve heard came not from some marketing guru but from a small town photographer, one who built a global business from a home base in a small town. Mike Klemme found a niche, filled it,and killed it. And that is how hebuilt a global business. Mike Klemme is a professional photographer…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one March 1-3, 2013. What good news will you add to the brag basket? I’ve got more than a basket-full of snow,myself. So let’s share some good news.Photo (CC) by kizzzbeth. Don’t hold back because of that word,…
Some small town business people tell me no one would subscribe to their blog. Some bloggers tell me no one subscribes anymore; RSS readers are dead. To me, that’s all the more reason to blog now. Here are nine reasons to blog even if no one ever subscribes. You’ll improve your writing. You’ll look for…
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