The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Oct 5-7, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. This week’s basket (cc) by Southernpixel Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide your…
Since our book Small Town Rules was released by Que Publishing this year, Barry Moltz and I have been sharing lots of videos, interviews, and guest posts all over the web. So I’m offering this series to share some of these ideas here. Even if you aren’t interested in the book itself, you can learn…
By Glenna Mae Hendricks, E.A. Last month, the IRS updated its Audit Techniques Guide (ATG) for cash-intensive businesses and the complexities of e-commerce. This means they will ramp-up the number of audits for businesses in this area–the IRS likes to go where they feel there is a large amount of money to be gained and…
Buying wine is a pretty complex decision for some of our liquor store customers. These are the people who are new to wine, or only drink occasionally. So we want to cut off the awkward part of buying wine. We do that by offering information in a variety of ways. It’s a specialized form of…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Sept 28-30, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. I’ve kind of taken this as a slow week, but I’m back and ready to hear your good news. I’m not…
Not every small town can be saved. And maybe we shouldn’t try to save every small town. If a town can’t get its act together enough to accept help or seek opportunities, should outside groups spend any of their limited time and resources on them? Or should they focus on the ones with the best…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Sept 21-23, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. I’m out of the digital world this weekend, so please speak up and cheer for each other. Baskets for fall(CC) by…
In a small town, you may need several lines of income to survive. So, sometimes, people try to start multiple businesses all at once. That’s a mistake, and to see why, let’s take a look at farming. Farmers take their time in adding any new crop. That new crop will take acres away from the…
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