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    Three recommendations

    ByBecky McCray April 12, 2008August 27, 2014

    Our long time Friend Zane Safrit is writing about small business in a new location. His insights on health care, failure, success, word of mouth marketing, and more are now at Zane Safrit. Update your feed reader! New friend G.L. Hoffman has a terrific article on small towns and the loss of design, in Design…

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    Ask your small biz questions

    ByBecky McCray April 11, 2008August 27, 2014

    eMoms at Home is launching a new blog, Ask the Business Coach Q&A. Today, Wendy Piersall said on Twitter that your questions are welcome, at admin @ emomsathome dot com. We’ll update that address as the blog gets launched. eMoms is also undergoing a major re-branding, so watch for details! If you deal with any…

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    Give someone a pat on the back in the brag basket

    BySmall Biz Survival April 11, 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 had a flood of wonderful brags, compliments, and comments! What will you put in the Brag Basket this week? You can brag on a friend, your…

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  • marketing | mistakes

    Common Small Biz Mistakes – Losing your logo

    ByBecky McCray April 11, 2008August 27, 2014

    When you have a logo or design created, ask for and keep a high resolution copy of the original artwork. That’s the advice from small town sign maker Wayne LaMunyon. He says it’s the number one complaint of sign and banner makers everywhere. Small business owners get a logo or a business card with a…

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  • customer service | entrepreneurship | Small Biz 100

    The best channel to communicate with customers

    ByBecky McCray April 8, 2008August 27, 2014

    The best channel to communicate with customers is … the one the customer chooses. OK, you can stop reading right there, if you’ll take that sentence to heart. But for this installment of the Small Biz 100, I’m going to tell you a true story, as well as how to do this right. My husband…

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  • entrepreneurship | Small Biz 100 | workforce

    Hiring your first assistant

    ByBecky McCray April 8, 2008August 27, 2014

    For this installment of the Small Biz 100, Liz Strauss shares some insights on hiring an assistant, virtual or local. Where can a small business person find an assistant locally? Liz suggests looking in the local university, college, or even high school and technical education. You can also work with temp agencies, or any of…

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  • entrepreneurship | rural | Small Biz 100 | workforce

    How to work with a Virtual Assistant

    ByBecky McCray April 7, 2008August 27, 2014

    For small town small business people, virtual assistants could be one of the best kept secret tools. A good VA can take some of the administrative load off of your shoulders, and make your business more successful. As a bonus, VA’s can work from anywhere, so I see them as an emerging class of small…

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    Good People Brag

    BySmall Biz Survival April 4, 2008December 15, 2014

    Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. Last week, Kim bragged on the awesome PhillyMac. Anna was proud to be returning to school, and Angela bragged on Mike Sansone and the Support a Local Teacher project. What will you put in the Brag…

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