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    A brag can be a gift

    BySmall Biz Survival November 19, 2010December 15, 2014

    Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. I started this so you can introduce yourself, share some good news, or congratulate a friend. The basket is open all weekend, from November 19-21, 2010. It’s National Entrepreneur Day in the US, and Global Entrepreneur Week. Why not give…

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    Follow smart people 5 ways with Paper.li

    ByBecky McCray November 17, 2010August 27, 2014

    Follow smart people has long been my best Twitter advice. Paper.li is a new tool that makes it easier to follow and learn from smart people without investing all your spare time in Twitter. Paper.li is a kind of daily newspaper made from links, photos and videos shared on Twitter by a selected group of…

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  • community | economic development | tourism

    Tourism is economic development

    ByBecky McCray November 16, 2010August 27, 2014

    Tourism is a traded business just as much as manufacturing. Tourism is a vital part of the economic development of your town and your region. It brings in outside dollars to be spent locally. It allows businesses to survive that could not make it by relying on local customers. Please don’t take my word for…

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    Repeat your message seven times

    ByBecky McCray November 15, 2010August 27, 2014

    People have to hear your message seven times before they remember it. Or, that’s what I’ve heard. (You may have heard a different number, but the exact number isn’t important. What is important is to realize you have to repeat yourself. And if you’re in business, you’ll have to repeat yourself a lot.) Small Business…

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    Let yourself brag just this once

    BySmall Biz Survival November 12, 2010December 15, 2014

    Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. I started this so you can introduce yourself, share some good news, or congratulate a friend. The basket is open all weekend, from November 12-14, 2010.  Speak up and add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. We…

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    Customers notice

    ByBecky McCray November 10, 2010August 27, 2014

    So which is it? Double-purified water or triple-purified water? Even small inconsistencies can hurt your reputation. And customers will notice. Chaz French did. Thanks for the photo, Chaz. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.

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    The importance of wifi in tourism

    ByBecky McCray November 9, 2010August 27, 2014

    Now that most cell phones can access the internet, you might think that you can quit worrying about public wifi for tourism. But more than ever, wifi is important to local tourism strategies, especially in small towns. You understand that your visitors want to access the web while traveling. They are researching attractions, looking up…

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  • Best of | customer service | entrepreneurship | Small Biz 100 | tools

    Tools to get to know your customers

    ByBecky McCray November 8, 2010August 27, 2014

    Knowing each customer as a real person is a strength of the best small town businesses. New tools allow you to keep that kind of small town connection even as your business grows or moves online. How well does the College Street Pubknow these customers? You probably keep an email address list of customers, right?…

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