Over the coming week, watch for some profiles of small business owners. At the recent national conference of Business and Professional Women/USA, I took time to interview a couple of interesting business women to share with you. Now if Jeanne (OkieJ) and I can just recover from that train ride home… New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take…
According to David Hudson in a recent post I read, this can be important if you plan to market your small business for growth and success. He’s given some guidelines to go by when planning your promotional strategy that include thinking about how your promotional product will meet your client’s need as well as fit…
Just another day at the office for Vaughan Fulton, owner of Classic Safaris. small biz rural entrepreneurship attitude podcast audio New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.
A new business is exhilirating, but can also be frightening. So many wonderful possibilities, and yet so many potential stumbling blocks! Plus, being in a small town or rural area seems to magnify everything. If you could know about some of the common stumbling blocks before you hit them, you could either take action to…
If you’re starting a homebased business, don’t assume your homeowners (or renters) coverage is sufficient to cover any mishaps. Insuring your homebased business is crucial to protecting both your business, your home and any other assets you might have. A homebased business needs all the same insurance as a retail space, a commercial office, a…
Here’s a selection of some of my more useful sites for US businesses — The IRS page specifically for small/self-employed businesses. A good general page to start any search of US Government resources available on the web. This one is just fun in a dorky sort of way–For those of you befuddled by all that…
It’s time for the weekly Brag Basket. This is your chance to promote yourself, your small business, your successes and your beautiful failures. What’s the point? To remind you that every single week you should take time to evaluate your performance, to learn some lessons, and to plan for improvement. So go ahead; brag a…
The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top. Dr. Joyce Brothers Found at the Business Opportunities Blog small biz rural entrepreneurship success failure New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.
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