The Mem Store shipped my order promptly and correctly. That’s the essential first step. Then Debbie hand wrote a thank you note on my packing slip, and used my name. That’s a bonus. Plus she threw in two lollipops! Now I’m delighted. And raving about it to you. Remember these lessons of great customer service,…
It’s that time again! Brag Basket time! Once a week, I offer this post as a safe place to celebrate a little. You can brag on your business, your community, or your self. The goal is to encourage you to review your week. That’s how you learn: by reviewing your performance. Brags don’t have to…
Ramon Ray, editor of Smallbiztechnology.com, emailed me and asked to be included as a resource. Good things come to those who ask! I love and totally agree with the tag line at Smallbiztechnology.com: “Technology is a tool! Use it to GROW your business.” You’ll find news, articles, discussion boards, resources, and analysis related to the…
More rural entrepreneurship news to report: Developing an Entrepreneurship Culture Ontario (Canada) is working to develop a culture of entrepreneurship in their youth. The Government of Ontario is funding Youth Entrepreneurship Partnerships. Youth Entrepreneurship Partnerships provides grants to non-profit organizations for programs that promote the development of entrepreneurial skills in youths. Fourteen projects representing $1,597,000…
Our business ideas article was picked up for some Carnivals this week, so I thought I’d share them with you. Carnivals pull together links to some of the best recent online articles on one particular subject, so they make great exploratory reading. Go read these Carnivals for some terrific business-related articles: Business, Technology and Knowledge…
Onthaal, lezers Enthousiasmeren! Welcome, ProBlogger and Biz of Knowledge Readers! Here’s How to position yourself as an expert. Thank you to Bill Belew at Biz of Knowledge for compiling 66 of the great bloggers featured in our friend Ted Demopoulos‘ book, What Nobody Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting. His post has now been…
The best business ideas for small towns are already out there. Where do you find them? Here are four different ways to connect with great small business ideas. Keep in mind that you’ll find ideas you can freely use, ideas you will need to license for a fee, and ideas that are only available as…
Another small town small business idea: Buy damaged items from online auction sites, repair them, and then resell them. I got this idea from a student in one of my eBay classes. She would search eBay for broken china dolls. Her search keywords included “needs help” and “poor thing”. These broken dolls came at a…
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