Rural folks drive more, and for that reason, we really care about gas prices. Edmunds.com has tested some of the common gas saving tips, to see if they really work. The result? Some meaningful savings are possible! Hurray! Two of the best tips? Avoid aggressive driving and shut down anytime you’ll idle more than one…
David Xue is addicted to startups. He shared some of his Point of View at Okdork blog, in post titled PixPulse Your Life. Startups are a bunch of fun, but they sure aren’t easy. Here’s advice that I follow by: 1. Recruit the best talent – As a founder or CEO you’ll spend most of…
Are you prepared? Jeff Cornwall, author of The Entrepreneurial Mind, has written an excellent guide to preparing for any kind of disaster, Get Ready. Read it and bookmark it! small biz rural entrepreneurship disaster planning preparedness resources
Tim Norton, Decisive Flow blog, has done such a great job describing this tool, echosign – sign agreements accross the world – easy, that I don’t think I could improve on it: This morning I arrived to find an email from someone interested in involving us in a project in New York, which is brilliant,…
Ed Morrison writes a weekly roundup of stories and commentary. Three items came together for me today. I’ll try to tie them together to share with you. What does your small town need to grow? Entrepreneurs need mentors and networks of support. Education is economic development, especially early education. Tourism is a traded business just…
From Entrepreneur.com, at MSNBC. “I would argue 2004 was a great year to be an entrepreneur,” says Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll. “In 2005, everything just stopped.” Last year saw rising interest rates, energy prices and inflation that forced firms to absorb sizable cost increases without raising prices. And health-care costs continued to rise at…
Do you have complicated or expensive items to sell? Layering can help you to make more sales. The ProcessLayering is the process of giving info in small chunks. Rather than overwhelm a prospect with the whole story and every detail, break it into bite size pieces. Offer just what they want to know right now….
While writing about rural broadband, and the lack thereof, I decided to also share a bit about this blog. When I talk to small business people of all ages, I find myself explaining what blogs are. This type of technology still hasn’t penetrated to our target market: the small business owners and entrepreneurs of rural…
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