If you have followed this blog, my colleague, Becky McCray, has provided lots of ideas for building communities and the small businesses in those areas. Her blogs have suggested things such as Pop-ups – https://smallbizsurvival.com/2014/03/what-is-a-pop-up-business.html Shared spaces – https://smallbizsurvival.com/2017/04/small-town-retail-trend-shared-spaces.html Tiny businesses – https://smallbizsurvival.com/2017/03/tiny-businesses-in-storage-sheds-a-rural-economic-development-tool.html I am adding another thought to this list by suggesting that a business or […]
Tie-in to Independents Week and Small Business Week
Two special weeks honoring small business are coming up: Small Business Week and Independents Week. Both are basically U.S. celebrations. Either one could be a good tie-in for your small town business. (If you know of special small business celebrations in other countries, I’d love to hear about them in the comments.) June 17-21, 2013, will be […]
Why and How Small Businesses Should be Blogging
Why should small businesses be blogging? How can they get started? Those are the two big questions for #blogchat this Sunday night. What is #blogchat? Here’s Mack Collier leading a live, in-person version of#blogchat. This Sunday, I’ll join him for the onlineversion, focusing on small business blogging. It’s a chat held on Twitter. It’s a […]
4 Ways to Jumpstart Your Small Business in 2013
Do you know what you need to do to grow your business in the next 12 months? You’ve probably thought about your big ideas, big goals, and your dreams. But how’s the foundation? That’s what I want to work on with you. Let’s put a solid foundation under your businessfor a prosperous 2013. Back a […]
