Women going into business cite access to funding as one of the major obstacles. Mirassou Winery is offering $50,000 in seed money in a contest open to potential women business owners. Act fast! The deadline is Dec. 15, 2007. (If you miss it, check back to see if they open it again in 2008, as…
Small town businesses have to be creative to find products to sell. Some find local merchandise to resell in a larger market. Some use the internet to find more distant sources of products. Small Biz Survival is teaming with goWholesale to find out more about how you use the internet to source products and services…
Customer service is just as important to the small town government as to the small town business. John Fiscus, a former mayor of Waynoka, Oklahoma, population 993, wrote this statement: The City of Waynoka is committed to its mission of meeting the needs of our citizens, both now and in the future. We want to…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. Last week, we had a special edition to give thanks. Randell Fever gave thanks for Mrs. The Fever! An anonymous friend gave thanks for friends and family and more. Jeanne “OkieJ” was thankful for spending time…
Women Helping Women. That’s the motto of the Business and Professional Women, which I belong to. In that spirit, here are two amazing women worthy of your attention this holiday season. Small town entrepreneur Marti Lawrence shares wonderful humor with several innovative projects. Right now, she has three projects going. First, she’s acting as a…
I found Seth Godin’s blog site today and the meatball sundae was what peaked my curiosity to check him out! What a treat! This is what he has to say:A meatball sundae is the unfortunate result of mixing two good ideas.The meatballs are the foundation, the things we need (and sometimes want). These are the…
The IRS will send you free tax tips. All you need to do is list your email address with them on the IRS website. Since these tips come straight from the IRS, you know there will be nothing even remotely questionable about them. And you can truly “unsubscribe” — they will take you off the…
Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. This week, it seems especially appropriate to use it to give thanks. Last week, Kim was excited to be featured in a newspaper article, and Shashi sent an email to introduce himself. Congrats to Kim and…
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