If you’re a rural small business person, I want you to introduce yourself. Today, meet Nancy Sherman. ——————————————————-We all have limited time – we are busy living our days taking care of family, working, trying to enjoy our lives (at least a little bit), yet there are only so many hours in the day. And…
Businesses in the smallest of small towns are being reviewed online right now. Do you know what is being said about you? Here are two sites you need to take a look at. Yelp – offers reviews of all kinds of local businesses. It also gives you the business owner some tools to maintain your…
When I started my company in ’98, friends told me that most businesses fail. When I sold it in ’03, same friends hit me up for loans.–Andrew Warner (via Twitter), of Mixergy.com New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.
“Success is not built on success. It’s built on failure. It’s built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe.”— Sumner Redstone Found at Freelance Folder, 7 Pieces of Timeless Business Wisdom (worth a read, all the way through) New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.Photo: African thorns, by…
Each week, I open the Brag Basket. 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 a small town,…
“ideas? easy. remembering them? harder. doing them? still harder. more than once? grueling. and world-changing.”Jon Swanson, via Twitter Photo by Jon Swanson, used by permission. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.
If you’re a rural small business person, I want you to introduce yourself. Our first proud rural entrepreneur is Caroline Jordan, from CashFlowRollerCoaster.com. ——————————————The sun peeks over Rice Hill shining into the bank of windows in my home office in Waterford, Maine (pop. 1450). My cats wander by and birds flit past the windows on…
For those of you who have contracted work out to other people, and who have paid those people $600 or more in the past year, now is the time to report that to the IRS and to remind the subcontractors that the payments they received are taxable. It is time to issue Form 1099 MISC….
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