When the big Wal-Mart has already run the little chain grocery store out of business, is there any chance that a totally independent, locally-run grocery could compete? Yes. Alva, Oklahoma. Population just under 5000. My hometown. In 2002, the last grocery store in town, Homeland, locked its doors, leaving only the Wal-Mart Supercenter in the…
At the September Bartlesville (Oklahoma) Marketing and Communications Association meeting, President David Austin stopped me for a quick interview. I shared my Simplified Marketing Plan, and gave away some small town secrets. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.
Today, I’m going first in the Brag Basket! Sheila and I have done it! We finished Tourism Currents, we finished on time, and we have a bunch of new folks joining up! Yay! We launched Tourism Currents to help tourism professionals learn the new social media tools. It’s completely tailored to tourism and includes six…
barbaralingWhat the caterpillar sees as failure, the butterfly sees as the beginning of life. :)I never view failure as something negative – I look at it as a way to open creativity. micahFailure isn’t about “not winning” it’s about heart wrenching actions leading to fundemental change. chrisbroganfailure is the pain that fuels learning. Photo by…
I was near the end of a two-hour drive to pick up our daughter at college. It had been an intentionally quiet drive. I had been texting a bit, but hadn’t talked to anyone for the whole time. When my phone buzzed twice, I realized it was a call, not a text. I looked at…
[Paul Gerst of TeaDog, offered up this introduction to ecommerce for small town retailers. He has some terrific questions for you to think through. -Becky] If you are a small town retailer, you may be thinking about adding ecommerce to your business. Before making a decision, take a few moments to consider a some questions….
Ten Tips for Business Owners Source: IRS Summertime Tax Tip 2009-20 If you are a small business owner, whether you hire people as independent contractors or as employees will impact how much taxes you pay and the amount of taxes you withhold from their paychecks. Additionally, it will affect how much additional cost your business…
Last week, with “The End of the Month Brag Basket,” I scared at least a few of you into thinking it was the end of the Brag Basket itself. Not so! I love reading your stories. But since I was late opening this one, I couldn’t resist a bit of punning in the title. So…
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