When I was a little kid, my mom and dad owned their own trucking business. One winter, things weren’t going great. In fact, things looked pretty bad. They went home to visit their parents in Alva, and cut a big load of firewood while they were there. Then they headed back to Oklahoma City, where…
If you are trying to make your community more friendly for entrepreneurs, make time on your calendar for the eXtension Entrepreneurship Webinar this Thursday: On Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 2 p.m. EDT (1 p.m. CDT; 12 noon MDT; 11 a.m. PDT) eXtension will offer a webinar that will feature Deb Markley sharing insights drawn…
Every week, I open a new Basket. I call it the Brag Basket, but 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 April 2-4, 2010. Speak up and add yourself or another…
Making Social Media Pay Off: Driving Awareness and Growing Your Small Business Through Tweets and Friends By Suzanne Cordeiro Jumping into the local organic pizza market feet first, PROMISE PIZZA learned early on the impact – and potential payback — of social media. I started using Social Media in October 2009 and was clueless about…
If you have ever sold a home, you can sell your business Owning a business in a small town has many benefits, but one of the drawbacks is the difficulty of finding a buyer for your business when you decide it is time to move on. The pool of potential acquirers is smaller and capital…
[Liz Strauss has been a friend to Small Biz Survival for… ever, it seems like. She called us SOBs back in our very first year: 2006. We finally met in person in 2008, when we stayed at Sheila Scarborough’s house together for SXSW. Liz is a mentor, a friend and a constant fountain of encouragement….
First rule: Don’t panic. You have probably done nothing wrong. In the past 5 or so years, my clients have received about a dozen of those lovely letters from the IRS. There has been no change for any of them. The IRS conducts many of what they call “letter audits.” These are merely requests for…
Every week, I open a new Basket. I call it the Brag Basket, but 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 March 26-28, 2010. Speak up and add yourself or another…
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