Isabel M. Isidro writes the PowerHomeBiz Small and Home Business Blog, a terrific resource for entrepreneurs and home businesses. One of the blog’s best features is a series of “Business Ideas” posts, each providing a set of resources and links related to starting a particular type of small business. Recent ones included starting a web…
Becky is now home and, we hope, resting comfortably. As you can see, some of us are doing better than we usually do in trying to keep this interesting. We do lean so much on Becky! small biz rural entrepreneurship New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.
All of this comes straight from the Internal Revenue Service. In fact, I blatantly cut and pasted the pertinent part of the IRS Bulletin. Please read carefully and take heed. Pay particular attention to the steps and precautions the IRS is trying to put into place. Simple Steps Can Prevent Tax Scams as Private Debt…
Your favorite morning brew has a surprising new perk. Good news for the 80 percent of Americans who down an average of 3.2 cups of java a day: Your liver loves it. And because the liver is your body’s vital detox center, that’s a big health plus. It’s not the caffeine. Apparently, it’s the antioxidants…
Just a note to all our faithful, interested visitors. Becky (our originator and driving force) has broken her leg. She is doing Ok and will be back up and “running” soon. But the others of us who contribute semi-regularly are now preoccupied with Becky’s condition. Please be patient and keep checking back. small biz rural…
Steve Rucinski, the Small Business CEO, found this gem targeted at small businesses: Spot Runner launched a sweepstakes this week giving local businesses the opportunity to win a complete television advertising campaign, including: – an ad of their choosing from their library personalized to your business– $5,000 worth of television airtime– a consultation service with…
Direct from the EDPro Weblog, here’s the scoop on rural outsourcing: Rural areas are becoming more competitive with the expansion of communications networks. Here’s a good story about how some high tech jobs are being “outsourced” to rural regions. Read more. Increasingly, rural counties are seeing that communciations networks are critical to their ability to…
Planning is the topic of episode 2 of The Great Big Small Business Show. Stop by for insight on project planning, planning to avoid crises, planning to protect your business ideas, planning your marketing, and planning your pitch. The great thing about this show is we include the views of eight small business experts. It’s…
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