I’m sitting in a kitchen talking with Liz Strauss and Sheila Scarborough and thinking that this is the value of getting out of town. We just discussed some blogging secrets. (Put your name on your blog!) We’re moving on to business models. So I’m just sayin’, get out of town. Go to conferences. Get away…
Small town entrepreneurs around Charlotte, NC, Miami or Orlando: Our friend Shashi B let us know about some small business networking events organized by Network Solutions in your area. Network Solutions is organizing a networking events for Small Business in Miami. FL (March 19th), Charlotte, NC (March 25th) & Orlando, FL ( April 9th) We…
Today, I sat down with nonprofit staff members to generate ideas for them to reach more people and sell specific merchandise. With three of us, we filled two pages with ideas, and we each shared more insights and knowledge than any of us alone had started with. We could have had these ideas any time,…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. Last week, Kay Bell was excited to get copies of magazines she wrote for. Shashi was back, and thrilled with his first online TV experience, Jonny’s Par-tay. He had a great message, “The message I hope…
Two new sites for small town small business people: V.Blog – Another Oklahoma small business blog! Dan Patino emailed me about his new site: V.blog is a blog focused primarily on Small Business. Providing information on how to develop,build, and grow a small business. Discussions focus on Supplier Management, Health Insurance, Non-Profit Support, Technology, Financial…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. Last week, Shashi bragged on attending the Small Business Technology Summit. Chel bragged on Ed Roberts for being such a neat guy. An anonymous Wayne dropped in a commercial, too. Thanks, Shashi, Chel, and Wayne for…
Business.gov, the official business link to the U.S. government, has new search features and content to help small business owners find information. Business owners can now access information on starting and managing a business, including licenses, permits and regulatory information, on more than 9,000 state, territory, county, and city government Web sites.
(Editor’s Note: Sam Carpenter offered this guest post on common mistakes. These certainly apply to small town small businesses, too.) Five Common Mistakes People Make When Starting Up a Small Business And How to Steer Clear of Them By Sam Carpenter Whether you’ve established a small business, are in the midst of launching one, or…
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