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    El Dorado Promise

    ByBecky McCray September 27, 2008August 27, 2014

    Click to Play Dr. James C. Fouse directs El Dorado Promise. The promise… go to school, graduate, get a scholarship. He was the guest speaker at the NWOSU Foundationannual donor appreciation dinner, and I asked him about the promise, about how small business can play a role in education, and about El Dorado, Arkansas (population…

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    Brag Basket is waiting for you

    BySmall Biz Survival September 26, 2008December 15, 2014

    Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to give someone a pat on the back, brag, or promote yourself and your projects. Last week, we heard from MacPhilly (@phillymac), Gloria, Mark, and Sheila. And special thanks to Stacy, Marti and Marco for helping me out, by cheering for everyone in the…

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  • entrepreneurship | ideas | marketing

    Why is Cart-Away at BlogWorld Expo?

    ByBecky McCray September 26, 2008August 27, 2014

    Click to Play Cart-Away showed up at BlogWorld Expo with a concrete mixer. Were they just in the wrong place, or what? No, they were there to learn, to learn social media, blogging, and related skills. Standard advertising just didn’t work for them, so they’ve given that up, in favor of exploring the world of…

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  • entrepreneurship | marketing | rural | social media

    Video: Social Media Explorer Jason Falls

    ByBecky McCray September 25, 2008August 27, 2014

    Click to Play Jason Falls grew up in a small town and works in marketing and new media. He shares some advice for small town small businesses, how social media can level the playing field. Right after he establishes his small town cred. Find more from Jason at Social Media Explorer. This interview took place…

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  • community | entrepreneurship | social media

    Small Business: You’ve got what the global brands want.

    ByZane Safrit September 24, 2008August 27, 2014

    Scanning through my feeds today, I came across Beck’s Mixer posted at b5media. Beck’s beer has created a site where you can mix and match tracks (rhythm, bass, atmosphere and hooks), save them, create your own and share them with others. (You can spend a lot of time there, too.) I thought, Well, that’s cool….

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  • economic development | entrepreneurship | rural

    Workable plan for revitalizing the nation

    ByBecky McCray September 24, 2008August 27, 2014

    Shawn Kirsch, @thattalldude on Twitter, turned a rant on the banking bailout into a solid plan for revitalizing the nation. I love his focus on supporting entrepreneurs building new businesses and on broadband. Those are certainly two of my favorite tactics. Go read That $700 BILLION Could Be Put To Better Use. Then maybe show…

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  • failure | success

    Get Bounce!

    ByBecky McCray September 23, 2008August 27, 2014

    One of the perks of blogging has been getting sent books to review. And this time, it’s one I was excited to read, Bounce! by Barry J. Moltz. I read Bounce! while on safari in Namibia. Your attitude toward failure is going to determine a great deal of your success. Moltz has ten building bands…

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  • entrepreneurship | resources | rural

    Resource: Rural Entrepreneurship has sample business plans

    ByBecky McCray September 22, 2008August 27, 2014

    The Rural Eship Resources page in Texas A and M’s Extension Agricultural Economics area has great rural business resource links. Let’s start with the link to sample business plans, for ag-based businesses like greenhouse vegetables and bee keeping. Then there is the whole list of business management resources, mostly targeted to ag-related business. They place…

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