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    Brag Basket – Who else lets you brag?

    BySmall Biz Survival September 29, 2006December 15, 2014

    It’s time for our Friday Brag Basket! Who else lets you tout your accomplishments for free? No one! Why do we want you to brag? Because everyone deserves a little applause and recognition. Because entrepreneurs don’t have many chances to brag. Because you should review your week, every week. Learn from your experience! Because it’s…

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    Employee Loyalty

    ByJeanne Cole September 27, 2006August 27, 2014

    A good friend and former co-worker recently became a contributing editor to the www.usavoice.org online news site. Charlie spent many years as a Small Business Development counselor helping new businesses off the ground in Oklahoma. Her comments on an employer’s loyalty to employees is very timely and essential to business growth. Charlie says: “Whether we…

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    More online tools and resources

    ByBecky McCray September 27, 2006August 27, 2014

    In this week’s Great Big Small Business Show, the cast shares their favorite online tools and resources. What makes a tool useful? by Jon Swanson 1 tool to get smarter and 1 to share your smarts by Becky McCray 3 online tools for managing your business by Ben Yoskowitz 9 tools Chris uses to manage…

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    Another new business idea

    ByBecky McCray September 25, 2006August 27, 2014

    Now, what can you make of this one? Source: CNET Future Tech blog Would you wear chicken feathers if they felt like wool or straw if it felt like cotton? Michael Kanellos blogs that researchers are trying to create fabrics made from waste products to replace the petroleum-based artificial fabrics found in bike jerseys, jackets…

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    How your business looks affects your success

    ByBecky McCray September 25, 2006July 8, 2017

    If customers come to your location (retail, service, home office), you know it matters – first impressions last! If no customers visit, you still have to work there. The environment does affect your productivity! Do a walk through with a stranger. Write down everything they notice, without arguing, explaining, or rationalizing. Ask employees or anyone…

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    Brag Basket – Your weekly chance for applause

    BySmall Biz Survival September 22, 2006December 15, 2014

    It’s Friday, and it’s time for the Brag Basket. This is your weekly chance to share an accomplishment in return for applause. Just post a comment with something wonderful! It’s easy! small biz rural entrepreneurship New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.

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    Tool: Oprius Foundations gets an update

    ByBecky McCray September 19, 2006August 27, 2014

    Remember Oprius Foundations? Foundations includes contacts, tasks, and calendar into a free online personal organizer software. The whole package is tailored for small and home based businesses, especially multilevel and network marketing professionals. Read our first review here. Well, it continues to improve. I just played with the new contacts import feature. Awesome! The import…

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    Get Organized with the Great Big Small Business Show

    ByBecky McCray September 18, 2006August 27, 2014

    While I may be biased, I love the Great Big Small Business Show podcast! This week’s show is all about getting organized, from to do lists, to your workspace, to quick tips. The segments are: Really Simple To Do Lists –Ted Demopoulos, the author. To Do Lists Go High-Tech – Benjamin Yoskovitz, the Instigator. Organizing…

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