On Wednesday, May 30, 2012, Barry Moltz and I will be celebrating the strong launch of our new book Small Town Rules, with an online party, and you’re invited. From 2pm to 4pm Central time, we’ll be on BlogTalk Radio. You can listen in, or call in, or just join the chat. Drop by the…
The Internal Revenue Service has a virtual space where small business owners can learn about federal tax responsibilities: Virtual Small Business Tax Workshop. Click to open then click “Start” mid-level on the left. Sit back and learn something. The nice thing is you can do it over as many times as you feel the need.
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one May 25-27, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. In honor of U.S. Memorial Day, I offer thisbasket shaped like a tank.(You can’t make this stuff up.)Photo (CC) by Tim…
Another report from the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies Conference, about the holidays “shop local” campaign that any business can participate in, called Shift Your Shopping. The facilitators were Laury Hammel, Sustainable Business Network Boston, and Joe Grafton, Somerville Local First. The goal is to get people to understand that shifting their shopping matters….
My mission for Small Biz Survival is to help rural entrepreneurs prosper, so they can help their communities prosper. The best solutions come from within, so if I can help entrepreneurs prosper, they are in the best position to know and address the problems in their communities. That’s why I attended the Business Alliance for…
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one May 18-20, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. The big basket Longaberger BuildingPhoto (CC) by Ellen on Flickr Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold…
A local credit union partnered with community organizations to facilitate loans for small businesses with needs not met through traditional lending. Leslie Ackerman of Alternatives Federal Credit Union is using this model and presented on it at the BALLE Business Conference. The community organization brings the mission and raises the money.The local investors and community…
BALLE is the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies. It’s all about local businesses working together to make their local economy prosper, with a focus on locally-owned businesses, sustainability, green jobs, and thinking local first. There is a national organization, and local networks have formed in many cities, towns and regions. I’m reporting today from…
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