Ah, the Brag Basket. Once a week, I offer this post as a safe place to brag. Last week, Phil bragged on his guest spot on Sirius Radio. How neat! What will you brag about this week? You can brag on your business, your community, or your self. You can even brag on other folks,…
Be Confident with FailureIn any type of change initiative there will be failures, let downs and unexpected outcomes. Great success and change has come on the heels of major failure. Be open to failure from the beginning makes it easier to accept and move on.–David Finch New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what…
Have a story? Something great happen this week? Feeling like a superhero? Brag about it! Last week, we had crowd of happy folks! Ann bragged on her amazing bears for Kandahar project. Jon bragged (modestly, of course) on his productive conversation with UStream. Phil bragged on meeting wonderful people, and I joined in with our…
Ever feel like your town is too far gone to come back? Well, how about Timbuktu, coming back after hundreds of years of obscurity. Originally, it was a center of learning because it was on important overland trade routes. History and change turned it into a backwater. But the people held on to their heritage….
A new website focusing on the rural US called The Daily Yonder is a potential resource for small town small businesses. Publisher Julie Ardery let me know about the new site, and showed off some of the features. News stories, video and radio focusing on rural issues are consolidated here. A blogroll of rural-focused blog…
As the summer and the year begin to wind down, all business owners need to think about tax time and, therefore, about record keeping. How long should you keep those old bank statements, etc? The IRS has the answer at http://www.irs.gov/businesses/small/article/0,,id=98513,00.html
Failure is not a single, cataclysmic event. You don’t fail overnight. Instead, failure is a few errors in judgment, repeated every day. Average people look for ways of getting away with it; successful people look for ways of getting on with it. Reproduced with permission from the Jim Rohn Weekly E-zine – http://www.jimrohn.com New to…
The idea of summer camp brings up images of children canoing, crafting, and shooting arrows. But what if you could make a camp that was meaningful and interesting for the whole family? An example is Red Pine Camp, a success for over 75 years. They offer camping for the whole family, with the option to…
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