Our friend G.L. Hoffman shared this family story of marketing, family farms, and global connections. Read the story, and then think about this discussion question: What little things could you be doing right now to reach your customers in new and personal ways? New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get…
Can you have too much growth? What do you do with your business when you are hit with sudden popularity that outstrips your ability to produce? Carl V. Natale, @mainebusiness on Twitter, shared the link to When Being Too Good Becomes Bad, at Seeds of Growth. It was originally published by Brand Autopsy. (Thanks, Jay…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to give someone a pat on the back, brag, or promote yourself and your projects. Tony Katz explained why this matters: It’s ok to have success, it’s ok to have great things happen in your life and it is ok to talk about those…
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Small Biz Pod is a pioneering podcast in the UK, covering a whole range of small business issues. They also feature some text articles, and Alex Bellinger invited me to contribute a monthly column. He suggested calling it the Small Business Letter from America. It would be pretty cheeky of me to speak for the…
On the Entrepreneur Club, our friend Patti Serrano interviews a parade of interesting small business people. Patti was kind enough to invite me to join her tonight. We’ll be talking about “Succeeding in a Small Town.” If you want to join us, we’ll be live tonight, Monday, July 21, 2008, at 9:00pm EDT / 8:00pm…
During a crisis, how much of the message can you control? This question comes up because of this quote: “Toll free numbers are not enough–people don’t want to talk at you. They need a reliable way to get hold of you, and if you know how to effectively use blogs and websites, you’ll control 100…
[Adapted from the “IRS GuideWire,” 16 July 2008] In a tax emergency, would you be ready? Well–organized records not only help you prepare your tax return, but they also help you answer questions if your return is selected for examination or prepare a response if you are billed for additional tax. Fortunately, you don’t have…
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