Thank you again for letting me share with you a little of what I’ve learned about small town business as a part of the 20th annual Tennessee Rural Development Conference.
I feel privileged to get to know you a bit, learn what you’re doing that works and share what I learn from you with other rural people.
Bonus Items for You:
1. 10 Trends in Our Favor
A printable list of the 10 trends I covered, including the six smaller trends in changing traveler motivations. You can use this yourself, and you may pass it along to others, too.
Here’s the link to download 10 Trends in Rural’s Favor.
To save it on your computer, right click on the link above. Internet Explorer users, choose Save Target As. For Firefox or Chrome users, choose Save Link As.
2. Finding Time for Social Media
Social media marketing can be a big boost to your efforts, or it can be a huge time suck. In just two pages, I’ll show you how checklists, scheduled times, lists, and some very smart automation can keep you on the “big boost” side, instead of the “time suck” side.
You can use this yourself, but please do NOT pass it along to others. (I normally charge for this one.)
Here’s the link to download Finding Time for Social Media.
To save it on your computer, right click on the link above. Internet Explorer users, choose Save Target As. For Firefox or Chrome users, choose Save Link As.
3. 20 Small Business Ideas for Small Towns
You may have picked up a paper copy of this booklet at the conference. This is an ebook of the same material, detailing 20 different ways you can make a successful business in a small town. It also covers seven ways to generate your own ideas, so you can dream up the small biz idea that best fits you. You can use this yourself, and you may pass it along to others, too.
To save it on your computer, right click on this link: 20 Small Business Ideas for Small Towns and choose Save Target As. For Firefox or Chrome users, choose Save Link As.
Enjoy!
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