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    Small towns go high tech on Nov. 8

    ByBecky McCray September 11, 2012August 27, 2014

    Speakers from 20 states are converging on Kansas November 8, 2012, for a conversation about how high tech thrives outside Silicon Valley and all the usual big cities. It’s the Small Town State of NOW, which we used to call the 140 Conference.  Contributor Jon Swanson and I will share apanel on true friendship this year. …

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    Big boxes are getting smaller

    BySmall Town Rules September 11, 2012August 11, 2022

    Big-box stores are getting smaller. Because so many big box retail chains are cutting back on store sizes, Barry Shlachter writes in the Fort Worth Star Telegram that this is a national trend. It’s also one of the Small Town Rules, where we know that bigger isn’t always better. A few juicy quotes from the…

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    Chasing two rabbits as a business lesson

    ByBecky McCray September 10, 2012August 27, 2014

    If you chase two rabbits, you probably won’t catch either of them. That’s one of those “common sense” business lessons I’ve heard for a long time. Of course, I don’t follow it. My husband and I own a liquor store and a cattle ranch, I speak and write about small business, and I co-founded Tourism…

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    IRS Reverses Course–Again

    ByMaesz September 8, 2012August 27, 2014

    The IRS announced that it will start Form 1099-K matching in late 2013. In February of 2012, the IRS provided a reprieve from merchant card reporting on business returns for 2011 Schedule C and Forms 1065, 1120S and 1120; however, the IRS plans to change its approach after 2012 returns are filed. The IRS has indicated…

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    Getting past the "dreaming" stage – startup resources

    ByBecky McCray September 8, 2012August 27, 2014

    Remember that I said it was time to split up “small business”? Well, we’re started. The Dreaming stage startup resources are now live. Share your feedback here! New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.

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    In the Brag Basket together

    BySmall Biz Survival September 7, 2012December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Sept 7-9, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. I’m out of the digital world this weekend, so please speak up and cheer for each other. Almost time to harvest…

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    "Small Business" is too broad, so I’m splitting it up

    ByBecky McCray September 5, 2012August 27, 2014

    “Small business” is much too broad. It includes, by various definitions, companies that have up to 500 employees. I don’t know about your small town, but in mine, that would be a *huge* business. You have to start where you are.Then you can grow. And the term “entrepreneur” is even worse, with dozens of definitions…

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    Every week, I fail in business

    ByBecky McCray September 4, 2012August 27, 2014

    Every business person, no matter how successful they appear, deals with failure daily. It’s just a part of doing business. Every week, I fail in my business.I never can outguess the customers! Looking in from the outside, you don’t see the whole picture. A smart friend told me he’s intimidated when he looks at people…

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