The Brag Basket is open! This one is for February 26-28, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What good news will you share? It’s perfectly OK to pause where ever you are in the process and celebrate what has gone well so far. What can you do in…
Building and running a business means handling a variety of tasks and duties. Some of those duties you may enjoy and some you may not. Some of those duties you may be good at and some may frustrate you. One task that many small-business owners continually tell me they neither enjoy nor feel competent at or…
Another reader emailed me last week to say they had formed a revitalization group for their town and asked for tips to attract businesses to their town. I don’t have any. Revitalizing a town is less about what you can attract from outside and more about what you can grow yourself. Experiment, try, fail,…
Come hang around with the bright folks in the Brag Basket. The Brag Basket is open! This one is for February 19-21, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What good news will you share? It’s perfectly OK to pause where ever you are in the process and celebrate what…
Going into business for yourself is always a scary idea, especially for the first-time business owner. You seem to have so much to do and so little time to get it done. The first-time business owner faces even more uncertainty because every step is a completely new experience. Running a business is a daunting task….
A reader asked me about outside food trucks invading a town of about 2,500 people. It’s a good question, and I’m glad to have a chance to share it with you. I am having a hard time in our small town with food trucks wanting to set up for a couple days of the week? I…
The Brag Basket is open! This one is for February 12-14, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What good news will you share? Seems appropriate to focus on peace and love this weekend. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this…
Some marketing tools are good. Others are great. Typically a great marketing tool is having others talking about your business. Not paid ads but your own brand ambassadors telling your story. What makes it effective? It is part of our nature to trust other people. That is why reviews on your home page or posted…
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