Our friend Michelle Riggen-Ransom sent me an email about a nifty small business contest: I wanted to let you know about our Small Business Super Hero contest that we’re running in honor of National Small Business Week next week. We’re inviting small business owners to tell us, in 200 words or less, what makes their…
New friend from SXSW, Tony Katz, president and founder of Aweli.com, left some comments in our brag basket that explain why we do it, better than we ever have explained it before. Ok, here’s my brag. I’m thrilled to know other people who understand the importance of being proud of what you do and the…
Running a small business is tough enough. But if you’re running a small business in a small town, there’s a secret you need to know… it’s more fun than being in the big city! You don’t believe me? Well here’s the top 5 small town advantages …1. You don’t need GPS Navigation2. Out network is…
Common small business mistakes have become a regular series here! This week, we’ve got another local example you can learn from. The pizza place is closed??! Tried to call for pizza the other day, but the phone just rang and rang. Not too unusual for them. I decided to run down and just pick up…
As your business starts to take off, you’ll hit a time when you have more work than you can do, but not so much that you are ready (or can afford) to hire an employee. How can you handle the crunch? Here are ten ways to delegate some of the work, without hiring any employees….
Two friends offered me a chance to reach out to new people this week, so I have a couple of guest posts to tell you about. New Friend Grant D. Griffiths did a guest post for us this month, and he graciously offered me a guest post at his Home Office Warrior. Seemed like a…
Many newly independent small business people make the mistake of giving away too much of their services for free. Many seasoned professionals run into the same issue, like Drew McLellan giving away the milk. I was at lunch with a peer and friend the other day, telling her a story about how a mutual acquaintance…
Winner of the most deceptive headline of the week award is Cherry Creek News for this gem: SCHWARTZ BRINGS BROADBAND TO RURAL COLORADO The actual story? A bill passed one step of the legislative process. Several big steps to go. So that is hardly bringing it, right? And what does the bill actually propose? Mapping….
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