The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one August 24-26, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. I’m off to see friends this week, so let’s hear it for friends in the Brag Basket! A Maine blueberry harvest,in…
Choosing a website name or URL for a small business is important, and most of the advice out there is written for big city businesses. For small towns, there are two basic tactics. If you have lots of local competitionBig city businesses often compete over domain names that include the city and the product, like…
Eric Canada, Blane Canada Ltd., invited me to co-present a webinar on Blogging for Economic Development. I also made some notes from the other presenter I want to share with you. Eric said that blogging, by his research, is one of the key social media strategies for economic development. I have to agree. Blogging Lessons…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one August 17-19, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. I’m fishing for your good newsin the Brag Basket.Photo by SGrace. Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you…
You probably get calls every week, pleading for free help. “Can I pick your brain?” “I just made a Facebook page for my business. I’d love to get your feedback!” “Let me buy you coffee and ask you about this.” Free coffee or lunch isn’t the same as a business. Photo by Jon Swanson. With…
I love talking to my friend Paul Chaney because he really gets both small business and small towns. He wrote a great book on the basics of social media for small business called The Digital Handshake. When I heard he had a new book coming out, this one on F-commerce, I invited him to tell…
At a recent event, a fellow small-town resident asked me, “Isn’t small towns dying just part of a natural progression?” I said no. Here’s why. We’ll always need small towns. Small towns combine natural resourcesand supporting businesses. 1. Our security depends on small towns. Our nation needs a secure food supply, reliable production of natural…
The Small Business Influencer Awards honor those who are influential to small businesses in North America, through the products, services, knowledge, information or support they provide to the small business market. The Awards are designed to recognize the unsung heroes of small businesses – those who support and encourage entrepreneurs and small business owners, and…
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