You prepared ahead of time for that big conference. Now you find yourself at the event. What can you do to get more out of it? @AmberCadabra and @ThinkMaya at BlogWorld Expo 2009 Be somebody. Be your friendliest self. Act like you’re in a small town. Say hello to everyone. Talk to your neighbors, whether in…
Seems like every week you discover another website that lists one of your local events, usually with some key piece of information wrong! And then there’s another directory listing your town, asking you to send them updated information monthly or yearly. And there’s the state tourism site, and the regional site, and your neighboring town…
One of the milestones of small business is your first office space. But how do you know when the time is right? And where do you find space that works for a small business? My favorite “home office” on safari Know your planJeffrey A. Landers divides home-office businesses into two group, with two distinct solutions: If you…
What wonderful news will you choose to share? The basket is always free and open all weekend, from February 25-27, 2011. This week’s basket photo by Jason Tester Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. It’s here so you can introduce yourself, share some good news,…
Free is a pretty compelling price. How can you compete with that? Is it possible to add enough value to be worth more than a competitor that is free? Cheap or FreePhoto by Chris Brogan The recent controversy within the social media community over Chris Brogan’s Blog Topics newsletter provides a pretty good example. I’ve…
The past couple of weeks, we’ve been talking about how to get the money to attend those important conferences. Now, let’s talk about how to make the most of those conferences. Let’s start with preparation before the event. It’s all about planning. You need to know the five W’s of your conference before you ever…
[Melyn Johnson is the Main Street Manager in Guymon, Oklahoma. She always amazes me with her innovative projects in tourism and community development. She is also incredibly generous at sharing her knowledge. She wrote this piece for her “On the Bricks” column, in the Guymon Daily Herald. It’s been reprinted in other area papers, and she…
From the rural entrepreneurship newsletter: e2 Training Goes Online! Craig Schroeder, with the RUPRI Center, will present a three-part webinar series on Energizing Entrepreneurs (e2) this spring. Participants are strongly encouraged to register for all three sessions to gain the full benefit of this training and successfully apply it in their work. The first session…
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