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    Last brag basket of 2012

    BySmall Biz Survival December 28, 2012December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Dec 28-30, 2012. This is the last one for 2012, so look through your year and think about what good news you’ll add to the brag basket. Time to look through your year for the Brag…

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    Entrepreneur profile: help others make money

    ByBecky McCray December 26, 2012August 27, 2014

    A quick entrepreneur profile of Dan Fugazzi, Paramount Home Real Estate, Enid, Oklahoma. I heard him speak at a recent veteran’s entrepreneur conference in Enid. Dan has been entrepreneurial since grade school. Along with his career in the military, he has fixed windshields, supplied swimming pools, and is now launching a relocation service. His biggest obstacle…

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    Gather some holiday spirit in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival December 21, 2012December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Dec 21-23, 2012. With the rush toward Christmas, take a moment to catch your breath, and think about what good news you’ll add to the brag basket. Let’s gather up some holiday spirit this week.Photo (cc)…

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    Growing small businesses like a garden, not exactly economic gardening

    ByBecky McCray December 20, 2012August 27, 2014

    GrandBob (of GrandBob’s Garden) stopped by with this comment. It’s too smart to keep to myself. (I added a few edits, but tried not to lose any of GrandBob’s personality.) –Becky I know of a small town locally with only 300 people. Main street is full of Businesses for sale. They have a library (where…

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    How to find time to write and blog

    ByBecky McCray December 18, 2012August 27, 2014

    Finding time for writing or blogging can be tough for small business owners (and tourism professionals). We already have more than enough to do every day. So a few of us talked about finding time for writing the other night on BlogChat.* How to find time to blog or write: Always know what you’ll be…

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    Customers are Showrooming: using smartphones to compare prices from your store

    ByBecky McCray December 17, 2012August 27, 2014

    Showrooming is a bit of a new trend. Your customers, even in small towns, are standing in your store and using their smartphone to compare your price with online retailers. If the product is cheaper at the online store, they order it immediately, and you just lost a sale. For small town retailers, this can…

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    The Brag Basket is more about people than things

    BySmall Biz Survival December 14, 2012December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Dec 14-16, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. The Cherokee people make things like this.(CC) by CherokeeBasketWeaver, Flickr Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold…

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    Why you must sample what you sell

    ByBecky McCray December 12, 2012August 27, 2014

    A friend and small town resident, Ken Girty was taking a woodcarving class. The teacher sells rough outs (pre-shaped wood blocks to get your carving started) at his class. Ken bought one to work with in class. As the teacher came around to work one-on-one with Ken, he looked at the rough out Ken was…

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