Last year, I fell in love with the Young Rural Entrepreneur award. It’s back! Emma Blane gave us an update: It may interest you to know that Lycetts and the Field have just launched the award for 2008, again offering £10,000 to the winner, who can demonstrate the requisite entrepreneurial spirit by running a company…
Financial aid expert Chris Penn shares his insight on scholarships and loans, with some special considerations for small towns and for small business owners. Chris also tells us why your credit score is a bigger consideration this year. Links Chris mentions: FAFSAOnline.com FAFSA.ed.gov StaffordLoan.com ParentPlusLoan.com AlternativeStudentLoan.com Where to find Chris: Financial Aid Podcast.com 206-350-1208 Email…
I live and work in a town of just about 10,000 people. Fairfield, Iowa. Wonderful town. Quirky, interesting, small, remote, quiet (except for 35 trains that rumble through daily). County seat for a county with maybe 12-13,000. We’re 4 hours from Chicago, Kansas City and St. Louis. We’re 1 hour from any town of more…
“Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas Edison From @IGetu2C on Twitter.New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.
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. Tony Katz explained why this matters: It’s ok to have success, it’s ok to have great things happen in your life and it is ok to talk about those…
What if we held a conference with no speakers? We could all spend time thinking and planning. We could choose to talk with someone when it would help, or be quiet and focus, or some of each. We could spend a day, or two, on the things we just don’t get to, otherwise. We could…
Our friend Bob Sawyer, Pixels and Code, has a great question for discussion. How do you offer to help without offending? I came across a web site last night that is in dire need of help. This is a landscape supply company. The site was built in 2002. Aside from being poorly coded (the owner…
If you know how to blog, podcast, share photos online, and basically use social media tools, you could start a business today. Dress professionally.Get a pad of paper and a pen.Go to a business.Ask questions. This is where the magic happens. Ask them what they are doing to reach out and connect with customers. What…
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