I’m weird. I love planning. I even like business planning, figuring out how to best present my business and fit it into the requirements and structure. Not everyone likes doing this. You, for example. You probably don’t like planning. You aren’t alone. I do love planning. I’m weird. And, I planned for this possibility, so…
Seen on the streets of Chicago: Rolling Rock is “Born Small Town.” Stop by their website, and you’ll see that they are embracing the “small town character.” Rolling Rock clearly gets that consumers are ready to embrace small towns. Is your brand ready for the shift in consumers?
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one June 8-10, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Let’s have a picnic!Photo (CC) by Steven Depolo. Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you…
Another report from the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Conference. Alfa Demmellash, co-founder Rising Tide Capital, wanted to bring loan funds to underserved communities to start small businesses. When she met with potential entrepreneurs, they always mentioned lack of capital and access to loans as major problems. But what she found was that they…
Imagine a small town with nearly no local businesses. All the downtown storefronts are empty, except for a couple of antique and craft stores. There is practically no local shopping to promote. Kids move away as soon as they graduate. Ames, Oklahoma, could fit this description:empty storefronts, no local shopping. One Business Alliance for Local Living…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one June 1-3, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. My lavender is blooming like crazy,so let’s have a lavender brag basket.Lavender is supposed to be relaxing.Photo (CC) by Maia C. …
Cooperatives are familiar to many small town people from the farmer’s co-ops and the rural utility cooperatives. Really, any kind of business can be a cooperative. At the BALLE conference, we heard about worker-owned cooperatives and how they can help develop an area economically. This can work in small towns as well as big cities….
We don’t often do giveaways here at Small Biz Survival. We give away tons of good info every day, but we don’t often giveaway products. When I make an exception, it’s one worth noting. This is one of those exceptions. UltraBooks like the HP Folio 13 fit with the trend ofrural entrepreneurs working from non-traditional…
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