“I’m kind of the spinning plate lady,” Glenna Mae Hendricks said of her small business enterprises. You know Glenna Mae as Maesz, one of our contributors here. She was also one of the featured speakers at the recent entrepreneurship event in Alva. “I’ve been an entrepreneur since the early 70’s,” she said. “I’m kind of…
Scott White, The BIG Kahuna, shared a story of a small business mistake: Last night my wife and I went to a birthday dinner at one of the nicest St. Thomas restaurants. We really happen to like this restaurant. There were 8 of us in total. The food was fantastic. The service was white glove. What…
“We had a great morning with about 15 people at the Pillar Ranch open house! Anytime you show what you do, it’s more effective.”Royce Gomez, @rghorses on Twitter Royce is right on. The best way to really connect with people, potential customers, is to show them what you do, to get them involved before they…
You’re in a small town; you’re running a business. Did you know your local cooperative extension has an entrepreneurship program to help you? Yes, the cooperative extension service. They’re probably in your county courthouse. In Oklahoma, the statewide entrepreneurship program includes more than the usual fact sheets. Glenn Muske specializes in home-based and micro-business. Then…
One who fears failure limits his activities. Failure is only the opportunity to more intelligently begin again. –Henry Ford A man’s life is interesting primarily when he has failed–I well know. For it’s a sign that he tried to surpass himself. –Georges Clemenceau Shared by @DelWilliams on Twitter. I’m sharing these quotes because I’m still campaigning…
Joanna Young asked her readers to pick their best post of the year. What was our best small business article from all of 2008? I think it would have to be our Checklists for starting your first business. My friend Chris suggested the post at SXSW. I got some help from Maesz, and we wrote…
“Despite the seemingly bad news, people still have lots of stuff to brag about.”Marco Terry, in the Brag Basket, Dec. 5. Each week, I open the Brag Basket. It’s designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and…
Dial2Do is my new favorite tool to get things done on the go. Let’s start with basics. You can call in, Dial2Do records your message, and you can have it email or text that message to one of your contacts. You can also specify Reminder, and the service will transcribe what you say and email…
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