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    Pam Slim understands the small town rules for business

    ByBecky McCray October 25, 2012August 27, 2014

    Pam Slim is well known as the author of Escape From Cubicle Nation, both the blog and the book. We’ve followed each other’s work for years, and we share a passion for helping people prosper in their own business. Hey! We finally met in person!Becky McCray and Pam Slim at SXSW 2011. Pam interviewed me…

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    The Number One Complaint About Small Town Businesses

    ByBecky McCray October 22, 2012August 27, 2014

    James Dalman is another of my Oklahoma friends. He does terrific web design, and he designed my personal site at BeckyMcCray.com. I’ve seen his love for small towns. When he told me this story, I begged him to write it up. He’s describing the number one complaint I hear about small town businesses over and…

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    Round up some good news in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival October 19, 2012December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Oct 19-21, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. A fall round up in the Brag Basket.Photo (CC) by ARACELOTA Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold…

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    Discipline yourself to succeed in business (VIDEO)

    ByBecky McCray October 18, 2012August 27, 2014

    Joe Sorge understands business because he is a business owner, with a handful of restaurants and event places in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He and I share that background in bricks and mortar business, and we share many similar opinions about business. He invited me to be a guest on Kitchen Table Talks with Chris Brogan so…

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    IRS Offers a Free Tax Calendar for 2013

    ByMaesz October 17, 2012August 27, 2014

    Straight from the IRS: The 2013 IRS Tax Calendar for Small Business and Self Employed, Publication 1518, (English and Spanish) will ship in December. It can be pre-ordered online now. The Tax Calendar for Small Businesses and Self-Employed is a 12-month wall calendar, filled with useful information on:  general business taxes, IRS and SSA customer…

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    October 15 is International Day of Rural Women

    ByBecky McCray October 15, 2012August 27, 2014

    International Day of Rural Women sounds pretty cool. It’s every October 15, as declared by the United Nations. Rural women Primrose and Portia, friends from my South Africa trip.  The problem is the U.N. page talks about “rural women” but they actually mean “rural women in developing countries.” That’s a pet peeve of mine: saying “rural” when…

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    The Brag Basket is best with variety

    BySmall Biz Survival October 12, 2012December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Oct 12-14, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. The Brag Basket is open fora wide variety of topics.(CC) by Ausiegall on Flickr Don’t hold back because of that word,…

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    Why rural people need to get together online and in person (VIDEO)

    ByBecky McCray October 11, 2012August 27, 2014

    Last year at the Small Town 140 Conference, I shared a bit of a rant about how outside people see small towns and why that matters to us getting together online and in person. If you can’t see the video, please click through to Small Biz Survival.  Here’s what I said: Last week I opened…

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