Owen Mead-Robins is one of our Small Biz Friends and just sent us another update on Oprius Software. The signature product of Oprius is Foundations, online organization software for small business people, especially MLM. Two lessons for everyone here: Keep your offerings up to date; innovate! Maintain relationships; stay in touch with customers and others!…
Most rural small business people are deeply involved in their communities, especially in economic development. To help you with that, here are my top three resources to help you learn more about rural and small town economic development. 1. Jack Schultz Boomtown USA blog The best mentor to small towns ready to grow. Jack Schultz…
Podcast: Gather up all those ideas for getting new business, asking for referrals, and finding new clients into one big file. Then when you need a new idea to grow your business, it will be right at hand. If you like this show, you may enjoy the group of experts on the Great Big Small…
Kansas has been making a huge deal of supporting entrepreneuriship as a major part of economic development. If you are looking for rural economic development ideas, look into Kansas’ new projects. StartUp Kansas, the financial arm of Network Kansas, has made its first financial award. Dan Thalmann, who has been at the Washington County News…
UPDATED with new Brags below! Oh my gosh, it’s Friday, so here’s the brag basket! Your weekly chance to share something terrific with the world (or at least a small and understanding community of small biz people). Post a comment and brag about your small business, your community, your volunteer efforts, or anything! Tell us,…
Chris Cree, Success CREEations, is comparing catching customers to catching fish. Here are three of the lessons: You get the edge if you fish in a stocked pond. The more you learn about the specific habits of a species of fish, the easier it is to catch them – Research, research, research. When you don’t…
This week, we have Guest Comments from Mark Harbeke. He stopped by our Brag Basket a couple of times, so we’re letting him share some more. If you have something to share, email me! Hello, Small Biz Survival Readers. My name is Mark Harbeke. I’m manager of content development for Winning Workplaces, a nonprofit in…
If you use a car or truck in your business in the US, the IRS has rules (of course). Here’s some highlights: Deductible Car and Truck Expenses What qualifies? Traveling from one work location to another within the taxpayer’s tax home area. (Generally, the tax home is the entire city or general area where the…
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