Oh, how I love the Brag Basket! I’ve missed it; haven’t you? It is your chance to share, tell us something great! Don’t be modest; tell us about your community, your business, what is happening for you. It doesn’t have to be something HUGE; just something positive you feel like sharing. Don’t just drop a…
[Special guest author Laura Girty lives in Cherokee, Oklahoma, and works for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in community development. She has kindly contributed two articles she wrote for the ODOC Developer newsletter.] A popular movie a few years ago, Pay It Forward, was based on the thought that if a group of people did…
Bakeries are common small town businesses. Several have come and gone in my own small town. But that’s the problem, isn’t it? They come and they go. How do you make a success of a small town bakery? Isabel Isidro has a whole list of resources for you, and a few suggestions of her own….
Another tool to make your small business competitive from anywhere on earth. (Found long ago from Rex Hammock, via: Dave Winer, but you still probably haven’t heard of it.) Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a new program that makes delivering your Pro Merchant Program and WebStore orders a snap. You send your new and used…
Are you the smart person who will adapt this idea to your own small town small business? An independent book seller is using memberships to support her business. Read about it (or listen to it) at Marketplace. SCOTT JAGOW: The bookstore chain Borders turns in its latest profit report today. Ho-hum, about $840 million in…
According to the Global Entrepreneruship Monitor in London: Women are driving enterprise in the rural economy and are almost twice as likely to set up their own businesses as those living in towns….“This isn’t just about baking pies and selling them,” said Rebecca Harding, executive director of Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. “It is about solving rural…
Securing government contracts can help build or support your business, even if you are located in a rural or small town area. Jean Warner, Oklahoma Women’s Network, found some local training in Oklahoma, at Rose State College. That’s right across the street from Tinker Air Force Base. Here’s the brochure and registration form. (Warner credits…
You have a huge advantage over the generations of small town business people who came before you. Through the internet you can learn from other people who live far away, but face similar challenges. Right now, Pat Matthews is blogging at Small Town, Big Ideas about what he learned from some failures. Go right now…
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