Brief History of Highlands, North Carolina, video via YouTube. Hat tip to Susie deVille for the link. Lots of towns have a history video. What I want to see is your “now” video, and then I want to see your “future” video. You know the kind of town history videos I mean. The ones…
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for April 1-3, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying love for…
Is your business the “best-kept secret?” While that question should make you smile, it also should raise a concern. Reaching your full potential will not happen if people don’t know your business exists. How do you know if you are the best-kept secret? If you finish a sale and your customer comments she wishes she had…
Get visitors to your small town to notice all the cool details in your older buildings. Give them a scavenger hunt to follow. This example is from El Reno, Oklahoma, Main Street. They made it a contest with a time limit, but I think it’s a timeless idea, one you can use to get visitors…
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 25-27, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying…
During my years working with small business owners, I have done many presentations on record keeping and basic taxes. During those workshops, lots of suggestions and questions have been raised. One consistent comment, if it can be called that, has been a deep sigh when the topic is introduced. All of that changed after one…
Legions of people over 55 have boxes and boxes of old photos. They’d love to have them in albums or scanned into digital format, but they may not have the time, equipment or experience. Enter photo organization businesses. These are perfect for small towns and especially for younger people looking for a business that’s simple…
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 18-20, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying love…
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