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    Make Blogger Blogs Look Cool

    ByBecky McCray October 3, 2009August 27, 2014

    UPDATE: The newest tips are available on this post: Blogger blogs still work for small business. Blogger may be one of the easiest ways to start a blog, but to the bloggy elite, the blogspot.comaddress has become a kind of badge of shame. Good news: Blogger hasintroduced a slew of new ways to make your…

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    You deserve a Brag Basket mention

    BySmall Biz Survival October 2, 2009December 15, 2014

    You deserve a Brag Basket mention, and all you have to do is add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. Share your projects and accomplishments. You can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. Every week, y’all share great stories in…

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    Did you really find me on the Internet

    BySmall Biz Survival September 30, 2009January 2, 2018

    Our friend Shashi Bellamkonda is back with another guest post of a small business story. “Did you really find me on the Internet?” Small Business owner to me By Shashi Bellamkonda A few weekends ago on a Saturday morning, I went out to my car to begin my weekend errands and saw that I had…

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    Writing better directions for tourists

    ByBecky McCray September 29, 2009August 27, 2014

    Tourism Tuesday: our series recognizing the importance of travel and tourism to small town business. The discussion in the comments section is always the best part. In Scotland, while staying in Stirling, we picked up a driving tour brochure. It listed a monument to the McRae Clan in the nearby Sheriffmuir area. Being good McCrays,…

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    Open House at Tourism Currents

    ByBecky McCray September 29, 2009August 27, 2014

    Sheila and I are hosting an Open House at Tourism Currents this Wednesday through Friday (September 30 – October 2, 2009). What is Tourism Currents? It helps you learn about how to use social media tools for tourism projects. It’s all based around real life things you do every day in the tourism world. Come…

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    The SBIR Program – An Economic Stimulus for Small Business

    ByBecky McCray September 28, 2009August 27, 2014

    At the National Association of Seed and Venture Funds Conference in Oklahoma City, Fred Patterson offered me a guest post. Fred has an amazing knowledge of the SBIR program, so I asked him to give us an introduction to it. -Becky by Fred Patterson – The SBIR Coach Over 25 years ago, the Federal government…

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    Learn about Economic Gardening Oct 8, 2009

    ByBecky McCray September 28, 2009August 27, 2014

    The eXtension site frequently offers great small business education, and you can’t beat the price: no charge. Dave Shideler, from Oklahoma State University, sent along a link to the Economic Gardening workshop coming up October 8, 2009. On Thursday, October 8, 2009 at 2:00pm (EST);1:00 p.m. (CST); 12:00 p.m. (MST); 11:00 a.m. (PST) the eXtension…

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    Intellectual property advice

    ByBecky McCray September 26, 2009August 27, 2014

    . Chad Hinrichs and Paul Rossler are both intellectual property attorneys from Gable Gotwals law firm of Tulsa. They offer us their two top tips on trademarks and patents. Interviewed at the NASVF, National Association of Seed and Venture Funds, conference in Oklahoma City. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see?…

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