Educator Kevin Honeycutt of Inman, Kansas, (population 1300) is working with other locals to create a “New Billboard”: a combination QR code, Foursquare tour. If you can’t see the video, click through to Small Biz Survival. The basic idea is to draw in visitors from the highway, and use tools like QR codes and Foursquare…
“What do you consider a small town?” I get asked that quite a bit. The answer isn’t that simple. Places come in too many sizes to fall neatly into just three categories: big city, small town, suburb. What We Think In general, I think of small towns as being under 10,000 in population, and really…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one July 6-8, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket.The first half of 2012 has passed. Time to review the past six months. You can use these six-month questions to get…
I believe in entrepreneurship training. It’s a good investment in your small town’s future. The more successful local entrepreneurs you have in town, the stronger your local economy, and the more resources you have to take on your local challenges. Good entrepreneurship training can cost money. One source for funding of up to $50,000 in…
Reader Carrie Bodeman at As Good As New sent this alternative to traditional business planning. You might like it too. –Becky Sometimes you have to look back to see forward. We keep a daily log of all activity so I can look back several years at a glance. We print out a blank calendar and each…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one June 29 – July 1, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Saturday is Social Media Day, and I’ll be joining the Wichita Social Media Club for their fun. Don’t…
Three local stores in Alva, Oklahoma, are cooperating on a sale. Cheers to The Etc. Shoppe, Schuhmacher’s Gifts, and LaDEEda. Have you cooperated with other local businesses for a joint promotion? New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.
Luling, Texas, has a terrific Chamber of Commerce Shop Local campaign, using “Homegrown” as the theme. They are profiling local businesses in the news paper, organizing cash mobs, and more. They even posted a big sign pointing highway travelers to the downtown business district. How are you cultivating your local economy? If it includes a…
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