For the first time, Shop Small Saturday is promoting local small businesses in the UK on December 7, 2013. The dedicated UK Small Business Saturday website offers an easy and quick download of digital marketing tools, like posters, logos, and suggested social media posts. There’s also a kit of printed posters, stands and badges you…
Welcome to the Brag Basket, our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one November 29-December 1, 2013. What good news will you add to the brag basket? Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might inspire…
A bonus for you in Canada and around the globe, while the US is busy with family and Thanksgiving: an interview with Canadian entrepreneur Gregg McLachlan. MP3 download: Gregg McLachlan mini interview Gregg McLachlan built a nation-wide resource site in Canada from his cabin in the woods using dial-up internet access. He told me how in this…
MP3 download: Deb Brown interview part 2 Small towns have a future. Despite all the negative press, I have a positive view of rural, and I talk to others who share it. Small towns play a key role in our world. Everyone else better get used to us, because we aren’t going away! Deb Brown…
Remember the Blue Collar Career Fair? Another Texas town wrote in to share their version of introducing rural kids to high-paying careers available in small towns. –Becky By Jimi Coplen, Knox County Visioning Group, Benjamin, Texas We also host a Career Day for area high school students. Much like Tony from San Saba’s Blue Collar Day,…
The 7 Most Common Weaknesses of Local Shops And what we’re all going to do about them. As we head into the busy holiday shopping season, we are seeing lots of Shop Local messages working to get customers to think about shifting their shopping more to local stores. I want to add another layer, and…
Welcome to the Brag Basket, our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one November 22-24, 2013. What good news will you add to the brag basket? Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might inspire others….
For a business to exist for the long term, it must make money. Yet other values also can influence whether a business stays in business. It is surprising by the number of business owners who never have taken the time to determine if they are profitable at a basic level. There is money in the…
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