A friend and small town resident, Ken Girty was taking a woodcarving class. The teacher sells rough outs (pre-shaped wood blocks to get your carving started) at his class. Ken bought one to work with in class. As the teacher came around to work one-on-one with Ken, he looked at the rough out Ken was…
We’re all living with a changed economy and new rules for how we do business. The major themes in Small Town Rules are recognized by many other authors, including Gary Vaynerchuk and Tony Hseih. To round out your reading on these new rules, we’ve put together an Amazon list of complementary books: Doing business in…
By Glenn Muske Rural and Agribusiness Enterprise Development SpecialistNorth Dakota State University Extension Service – Center for Community Vitality Help me welcome Glenn Muske, from North Dakota State University. He’s sharing his articles with us. Being successful in business means always having to be ahead of what is coming. For business owners, a new year means changes….
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Dec 7-9, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. You’d be nuts not to brag this week!Photo (CC) by Jaeden Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you…
If your small town is doing a good job of reclaiming vacant properties, here is your chance to share what you’ve learned. If you don’t speak up for small towns on this topic, who will? Waynoka, Oklahoma, has a foundationthat reclaims vacant properties. From their email: The Center for Community Progress is seeking session proposals…
by GlennaMae Hendricks, EA Pickups use the same mileage rate ascars and vans. The Internal Revenue Service has issued the 2013 optional standard mileage rates that may be used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Starting Jan. 1, 2013, the standard mileage rate for a…
One of our readers from Reimagine Goldendale asked this on Facebook: People are constantly being encouraged to shop local, but small town retailers have a tough time keeping their prices down when their wholesale costs can be so high. Do you have any advice on how to order wholesale so retail prices can be more…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Nov 30-Dec 2, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. We’re a bit off center, ourselves. :)Photo (CC) by jumpinjimmyjava Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you…
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