The Making Place Matter in Northwest Oklahoma Rural Community Economic Development Summit was held in Alva on June 3, 2010. Marci Penner leads a breakout session on rural tourism An estimated 85 people attended the event in person. Over 100 more people participated online. Three event participants live tweeted during event with the hashtag #ruralok. Those participants were @beckymccray, @okiej (Jeanne Cole),…
Let’s start with your existing tours. Seems like every destination has a paper brochure for a walking tour or something similar. Here are eight ways to post that same content, reach new potential visitors, and make your site easier to find in searches. See, different types of people visit different places online. So every different…
What is the difference between an entrepreneur and a small business owner? Is a franchisee an entrepreneur? And is every new business a “start up”? Entrepreneurship is a “No wuss zone!” Seems we wonder about labels, or others labeling us. It’s hard to decide what word or description fits you best, when you are out…
Two rural development resources worth exploring, both with business and entrepreneurship sections: Rural Community Building blogAmerican Farm Bureau Federation put together this blog “to enhance the quality of life in rural communities so that future generations will want to stay on the farm.” Sabrina Matteson, AFBF director of rural affairs is the lead author. Entrepreneurship…
Every once in a while, someone will tell me, “I could never brag.” Well, it’s time to make an exception. I give you permission. Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. I started this so you can introduce yourself, share some good news, or congratulate a…
How do you get your name out there and associated with a particular phrase? That was Jill’s question: I was just wondering what I need to do to get my name out there. I’m a seamstress specializing in country/western style wedding attire. I google “Oklahoma seamstress” and no one pops up. How do I get…
Lenovo is paying special attention to the small business market with their ThinkCentre a63 desktop. Has their attention paid off? Lenovo provided the a63 system for our review from the small business perspective. Here are the positive points: This thing is quiet, very quiet. It also runs cool. The wide aspect monitors are excellent. I…
Sheila Scarborough and I were happy to connect with Australian Des Walsh to talk tourism for our Tourism Currents listeners. I thought you’d enjoy it as well. Des Walsh(cc) by trib Des attended some presentations on the Tourism Queensland project, The World’s Best Job. He joins us with some thoughts on what went right, what…
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