Part of our community here is sharing discussion and ideas with each other, so here’s a question for all of us: Succession planning affects farmsand rural small businesses. “Hello from British Columbia. I work with rural communities in BC, many of whom are worried about what to do when their aging small business owners retire….
Long ago, Rebecca Leaman asked me about nonprofits in small towns. Profit/nonprofit partnership is essentialin most small towns. “A lot of your thoughts on small-town and small-biz development seem to apply well to nonprofits, too – certainly to the grassroots groups that keep rural communities (I live in one) rolling. Your thoughts?” At the time,…
[Readers frequently ask me how to keep up with all the developments in technology and the online world. That’s why we’ve introduced a new feature: a weekly link roundup curated by Matt Mansfield. -Becky] Weekly Link Roundup by Matt Mansfield Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them…
One of our traditions at Small Biz Survival is the Brag Basket. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one May 6-8, 2011. In honor of US Mother’s Day, why not share a story of an important or powerful woman? Mother’s Day basket. Photo (cc) by Awoodvine. Even though I call this…
Many of you loved the information from Dave Shideler in Building Entrepreneurial Communities. Now you can participate as Shideler presents two webinars on the same subject, plus one on youth entrepreneurship. These three webinars are presented free by Oklahoma State University Extension Service and Oklahoma’s Rural Enterprises, Inc.: Building Entrepreneurial Communities Part I: What are…
Small towns are full of characters. Sometimes, we feel a bit embarrassed by that, but what if we started to value our town characters? It might be a savvy tourism opportunity. Here’s how one town did it, catching the attention of a travel writer. A few town characters from Waynoka, Oklahoma: the Dog Creek Gunfighters….
[Readers frequently ask me how to keep up with all the developments in technology and the online world. That’s why we’ve introduced a new feature: a weekly link roundup curated by Matt Mansfield. -Becky] Matt About Solutions Weekly Link Roundup Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them…
One of our traditions at Small Biz Survival is the Brag Basket. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one from April 29 through May 1, 2011. Since I’m away in Chicago, I hope you will take the lead and cheer for each other. Basket of donut holes at Lou Mitchell’s, in…
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