The high profile Freakonomics Blog noticed a tiny slice of rural business, when they profiled the Farmers Only online dating site. Farmers Only got noticed because it fit into one of their trends: niche online dating sites. Which brings us to the business idea: target your product or service to the rural and small town…
Following up on our teaching entrepreneurship news, the EDPro Ed Morrison offers links to resources for teaching entrepreneurship. Morrison predicts that high school entrepreneurship classes will be “catching fire” in the USA over the next three to five years. In Montana, an e-newsletter from the Montana Associated Technology Roundtables recently pointed to the growing resources…
Rural news this time focuses on different programs for teaching entrepreneurship. USA universities take on entrepreneurshipBut can they teach you anything valuable? Yale University is changing their business education program after stinging criticism that they don’t teach useful skills. Expect more focus on entrepreneurship. Our friend Pat Matthews weighs in. “The challenge universities face,” Matthews…
Disclaimer: I respect that we as a group hold a wide variety of opinions. You may or may not agree with me. That’s OK. I signed on to this statement at Business for a Fair Minimum Wage. We, the undersigned business owners and executives, support an increase in the minimum wage to benefit workers, business…
It’s that time again! Brag Basket time! It takes bravery to brag, but I know you’re up to it! Once a week, I offer this post as a safe place to brag. You can brag on your business, your community, or your self. The secret purpose is to encourage you to review your week. Learned…
In a rural area, even a small improvement in the local economy can quickly dry up the pool of job applicants. The neighboring town of Woodward, Oklahoma, is benefiting from the boom in natural gas production and the many high-paying jobs that boom has created. Except that it is straining the supply of people in…
Reader Kevin Thompson sent us a tip on a small town small business: I wanted to see if you’d be interested in writing about one of my good friends. He owns a business with his brother selling hunting and fishing knives (and other stuff) that just reached its 10 year anniversary. Given that this is…
Another great small town small business idea: If you can draw, consider painting windows of small businesses in your town. A local artist used to do a healthy side business of decorating business windows with seasonal designs. Since we can’t draw at all, we miss her! Could you provide a similar service in your small…
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