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    Jump into the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival March 27, 2009December 15, 2014

    Each Friday, I open the Brag Basket for the weekend. It’s designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. The Brag Basket is open for everyone, whether from…

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  • customer service

    Cleaning up coffee

    ByJNSwanson March 26, 2009August 27, 2014

    Jon looked at the spilled coffee, jumped up, fetched paper towels and began cleaning up. Ten minutes before, all seven people in the circle had been talking about store appearance. One person was talking about employees who stand around talking. Another told of being required to carry a rag, so he could front, face, and…

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    Tool: External hard drives

    ByBecky McCray March 24, 2009August 27, 2014

    External hard drives are my new favorite tool for small businesses. Last year, I bought a Western Digital My Book. It cost me under $100, and it’s small enough to carry around to my various computers. This one holds 500 gb, and that’s more than enough for me, even with my digital photography habit. The…

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  • finance

    How to account for a land purchase

    ByBecky McCray March 23, 2009August 27, 2014

    Here’s the reader question of the day: “In accounting, how do you post a land purchase?” Of course, I promptly turned this over to Maesz, our resident accounting expert. Here’s her reply: This is for a pure land purchase — no buildings, fences, wells, etc (technically these must be assigned value at purchase and then…

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  • rural

    Review: Brother multifunction printer

    ByBecky McCray March 21, 2009August 27, 2014

    Lauren Coley offered me a chance to review the Brother MFC-6490CW. It’s a very business like multifunction printer, scanner and fax. One thing caught my attention: 11″x17″ printing and scanning. So I said yes. I tested this one a bit more than the other printers I’ve done, because the printer goes back to Brother as…

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    Take pride in your success in the brag basket

    BySmall Biz Survival March 20, 2009December 15, 2014

    Each Friday, I open the Brag Basket for the weekend. It’s designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back. The Brag Basket is open for everyone, whether from…

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  • marketing | rural | social media

    Building better small town websites

    ByBecky McCray March 19, 2009August 27, 2014

    Our friend Shawn Kirsch, is back with another guest post. He’s been thinking about small town websites.  We are living in a time where it is easier to share information than ever before. We’ve advanced from the telegram, to the USPS, and to email. Today’s internet offers a multitude of ways to share information. Digg…

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  • tax matters

    A Little Tax Hint

    ByMaesz March 18, 2009August 27, 2014

    If you file your own taxes and have not yet gotten them finished, here is a little extra deduction that is new for this year. If you do not itemize deductions, and if you own your own home (that means, probably, that you make mortgage payments), you may add the amount of any real estate…

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