At the Oklahoma Governor’s Conference on Small Business, Larry Mocha gave a couple of pieces of pointed networking advice. Vikki Dearing from the Oklahoma Department of Commerce is a long time friend,and Tara Fiechtl from CareerTechwas a new friend from the conference. You know how it is at conferences; we always gravitate towards the people we already…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one October 21-23, 2011. I love the Brag Basket. Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some…
Cascade Supply, Inc., in Concrete, Washington, is the “You name it – We got it” store. They aren’t kidding. There is more packed into this downtown store than you could ever imagine. If you love a good hardware store or lumber yard, this place is a piece of heaven. Cascade Supply Lumber and Builders Supply….
Dave Shideler is a fellow rural entrepreneurship-aholic from the Oklahoma State University Agricultural Economics Extension service. After he spoke at the recent Oklahoma Governor’s Conference on Small Business, I sat him down for a couple of quick interviews. Rural small business tips Dave shares some things any small business could do to improve their chances…
The narrower your niche, the wider your opportunity. After I wrote that story, Darrell Hyatt asked a great question: Sheila Scarborough and Darrell Hyattshare a laugh at dinnerat BlogWorld Expo 2010 When you narrow your niche, how do you find the clients inside it? Let me walk you through an example, from my own business…
Holiday season is rolling up on us. How will you make the most of it? Barry Moltz asked me if I could share some tips local business could use, and of course I said yes. I started with being human, forming a real connection to your customers. And you might recognize a few other points…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one October 14-16, 2011. Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. An Oklahoma Cherokee basket. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great…
By Jon Swanson Leon was the high school band director in a small town in Iowa. He started working on his Master’s degree. He figured out some research topic that sounded good, that was like all the rest of the Master’s research projects around. His adviser said, “Forget that. Everyone is doing those kinds of…
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