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    EFTPS e-mail scam

    ByMaesz September 9, 2006August 27, 2014

    For those of you who use the EFTPS, this is apparently becoming more of a problem so be aware! If you don’t even know what the EFTPS is, you can probably skip this. ………IR-2006-116, July 19, 2006 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers to be on the lookout for a new e-mail…

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  • brag basket

    Brag Basket – It feels good to brag once in a while!

    BySmall Biz Survival September 8, 2006December 15, 2014

    It’s Friday; time for the Brag Basket. This is your chance to tell us about anything in your business. It feels good to brag, to let others applaud your accomplishments. Review your week in business. Then post a comment with your favorite success or most splendid experiment gone wrong. That’s what small business is all…

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  • entrepreneurship | youth

    Know any young entrepreneurs?

    ByBecky McCray September 8, 2006August 27, 2014

    Energizing Young Entrepreneurs EYE*DEAS Talent Search From the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship. The Center’s research in recent years has found that entrepreneurship is gaining serious interest as a way of engaging young people. Many communities and organizations are coming up with their own entrepreneurial solutions, and we are seeking to learn more about them. Between…

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    Brag Basket – Treat yourself!

    BySmall Biz Survival September 1, 2006December 15, 2014

    It’s Friday, and it’s time to treat yourself to a round of applause. Simply choose one thing from your business this week, and brag about it in a comment. You can add your brag all through the weekend; no closing time! Why do we do this for you? So you will take the time to…

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  • rural

    Rural Pharmacies and the New Medicare Plan

    ByBecky McCray August 31, 2006August 27, 2014

    Would you believe that one-third of rural pharmacists are considering closing under new Medicare plan? I was shocked when I found this on the Center for Rural Affairs blog, where they picked it up from the Rural Blog at the University of Kentucky Institute for Rural Journalism. A survey of more than 500 community pharmacists…

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  • economic development | global | rural

    We all have a role in Rising Above the Gathering Storm

    ByBecky McCray August 28, 2006August 27, 2014

    All of us in the US have a role in advancing our competitiveness as a nation. The National Academies will convene leaders of industry, government, research, and education from around the country on September 28, 2006, to share knowledge and discuss ways to advance U.S. competitiveness.They will focus on education, research and innovation — action…

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  • resources

    Resource: PowerHomeBiz

    ByBecky McCray August 27, 2006August 27, 2014

    Isabel M. Isidro writes the PowerHomeBiz Small and Home Business Blog, a terrific resource for entrepreneurs and home businesses. One of the blog’s best features is a series of “Business Ideas” posts, each providing a set of resources and links related to starting a particular type of small business. Recent ones included starting a web…

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  • rural

    Becky’s progress

    ByMaesz August 25, 2006August 27, 2014

    Becky is now home and, we hope, resting comfortably. As you can see, some of us are doing better than we usually do in trying to keep this interesting. We do lean so much on Becky! small biz rural entrepreneurship New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.

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