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    Brag Basket is back

    BySmall Biz Survival August 15, 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. This week, I won’t be here to cheer you on, so it’s up to you to cheer for each other. So if you don’t like bragging, why not jump…

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    Idea: Small business dashboard

    ByBecky McCray August 13, 2008August 27, 2014

    Our friend Anita Campbell has laid out a new business idea. She likes using the new tools available for managing her business, but this means that her data sets are scattered all over. If you can design the tool that pulls together data and charts from the disparate tools online, there are people willing to…

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    POV: Business parenting tips for entrepreneurs

    ByBecky McCray August 11, 2008August 27, 2014

    by Susan Murphy http://suzemuse.wordpress.comhttp://www.geekgrls.com Businesses are like babies. They are the culmination of experience, effort and love. They are created with much care and consideration. The first 3 months of life, a business demands all of your time, pretty much 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You will be sleep deprived and stressed,…

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    Our checklist is on the SXSW Panel Picker

    ByBecky McCray August 9, 2008August 27, 2014

    Remember our cool Checklists for Starting Your First Business? Well, I thought it was cool enough to submit for a SXSW panel. Liz Strauss has agreed to co-present along with me, but first… we have to survive the Panel Picker! If you would like to support us, drop by the SXSW Panel Picker and look for…

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    Brag Basket for 08/08/08

    BySmall Biz Survival August 9, 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. This week,we’re giving bonus points if you can work the number 8 into your brag! (Yeah, I know it’s silly. Get creative.) I won’t be here to cheer you…

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    Promote your rural place online

    ByBecky McCray August 7, 2008August 27, 2014

    Guest post by David James Nicol, Shetland Islands Photo by David Gifford, used by permission.  My name is David James Nicol, and I make my living running a web design business, NB Communication Ltd (http://www.nbcommunication.com). I live and work in the Shetland Islands, which lie about 100 miles (160km) north of the nearest point on mainland…

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    Abatements and Incentives: Where are they for small business?

    ByZane Safrit August 6, 2008August 27, 2014

    I live and work in a small town in rural southeast Iowa. It’s just like the small towns in rural areas for many of the readers here. A town square. Dedicated, selfless members on the town council and school boards and county supervisors. Friday nights are all about high school football. Parents love their children…

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    Idea: Jumping off points

    ByBecky McCray August 5, 2008August 27, 2014

    Here’s a new business coaching idea, gleaned from Twitter: PurpleCarI need a jumping off point with Final Cut. Like, if I had just an hoursession with someone who knows it, I could take off from there. There are probably dozens of skills you could offer as hour long jumping off points. The trick is that…

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