Showrooming is a bit of a new trend. Your customers, even in small towns, are standing in your store and using their smartphone to compare your price with online retailers. If the product is cheaper at the online store, they order it immediately, and you just lost a sale. For small town retailers, this can…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Dec 14-16, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. The Cherokee people make things like this.(CC) by CherokeeBasketWeaver, Flickr Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold…
A friend and small town resident, Ken Girty was taking a woodcarving class. The teacher sells rough outs (pre-shaped wood blocks to get your carving started) at his class. Ken bought one to work with in class. As the teacher came around to work one-on-one with Ken, he looked at the rough out Ken was…
We’re all living with a changed economy and new rules for how we do business. The major themes in Small Town Rules are recognized by many other authors, including Gary Vaynerchuk and Tony Hseih. To round out your reading on these new rules, we’ve put together an Amazon list of complementary books: Doing business in…
By Glenn Muske Rural and Agribusiness Enterprise Development SpecialistNorth Dakota State University Extension Service – Center for Community Vitality Help me welcome Glenn Muske, from North Dakota State University. He’s sharing his articles with us. Being successful in business means always having to be ahead of what is coming. For business owners, a new year means changes….
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Dec 7-9, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. You’d be nuts not to brag this week!Photo (CC) by Jaeden Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you…
If your small town is doing a good job of reclaiming vacant properties, here is your chance to share what you’ve learned. If you don’t speak up for small towns on this topic, who will? Waynoka, Oklahoma, has a foundationthat reclaims vacant properties. From their email: The Center for Community Progress is seeking session proposals…
by GlennaMae Hendricks, EA Pickups use the same mileage rate ascars and vans. The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2013 optional standard mileage rates that may be used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Starting Jan. 1, 2013, the standard mileage rate for a…
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