At the Tri-State Agritourism Conference, three local convention and visitor bureau (CVB) pros talked about what they can do with local agritourism businesses. CVBs can help agritourism operatorsput together group tours. Karen Hood represented Pulaski County TBVC (Tourism Bureau and Visitors Center) from Missouri, Amanda Davis represented Miami CVB from Oklahoma and Craig Hull represented…
How’s your business plan? Have you looked at it lately? Could you find a copy if I asked? Do you even have one? You benefit two ways when you create your own plan: Preparing your plan forces you to actually evaluate your business, and having a real-world plan serves as a guide post and reminder…
[Readers always ask me how to keep up with all the developments in technology and the online world. That’s why we’re introducing a new feature: a weekly link roundup curated by Matt Mansfield. -Becky] Matt About Solutions Weekly Link RoundupEach week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them with you…
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 15-17, 2011. A little spare change in honor of US tax dayThis week’s basket photo by mondays child Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about…
If you wished you had someone else to help you manage your social media and social networking, you’ll like this one. Nutshell Mail collects all your social media updates and mentions into email digests. You don’t have to monitor Twitter all day. You don’t have to keep Facebook running. You might even save time and…
Reader Julie R. asked: I have educational expenses that are allowable under IRS tax regulations, but can’t for the life of me figure out where to list them on Schedule C. Could you tell me which line they go on? Education expenses are, indeed, deductible or are eligible for an Education Credit. For the purposes…
You and I have too much to do. Our to-do lists overflow, our papers stack up, and we won’t even talk about our inboxes. With all that overwhelming our minds, of course we need to get away from our business. But there is a bigger reason lurking, a bigger reason to get away. It’s lurking…
[Readers always ask me how to keep up with all the developments in technology and the online world. That’s why we’re introducing a new feature: a weekly link roundup curated by Matt Mansfield. -Becky] Matt About Solutions Weekly Link Roundup By Matt Mansfield Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share…
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