Today is your last chance to enter our Nano giveaway. We’re teaming with goWholesale to give an Apple iPod Nano to the person who gives the best tip on using the web to source products for your business. To enter, just go back to our original post, and leave a comment with your tip! Check…
The IRS mileage rate is going up 2¢, to 50½¢ for 2008. Parking fees and tolls are deductible also, but fuel and repair costs are notas these items are reflected in the standard mileage rate.
The One Laptop Per Child program makes a lot of sense globally. I have stood in remote rural African villages, and I have talked with Herera and Masubya people about their educational opportunities. I think this project is a very positive step that can fit with their own current work to improve their lives. To…
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Each Friday, I open the brag basket as a fun place to brag or promote yourself and your projects. Last week, Jeanne “OkieJ” Cole bragged on the Waynoka BPW and their working woman honoree, Connie Reece bragged on a collaborative work project, Jon Swanson bragged on getting wide attention thanks to Chris Brogan, and Jon…
Simplified business plans are a specialty here, and I’ve found another simple outline to share. This is a 3 point business plan: 1) a description of the new business2) the consumer appeal to the new business, and3) a plan to implement the new business. If you did no other planning, this would get you off…
Women going into business cite access to funding as one of the major obstacles. Mirassou Winery is offering $50,000 in seed money in a contest open to potential women business owners. Act fast! The deadline is Dec. 15, 2007. (If you miss it, check back to see if they open it again in 2008, as…
Small town businesses have to be creative to find products to sell. Some find local merchandise to resell in a larger market. Some use the internet to find more distant sources of products. Small Biz Survival is teaming with goWholesale to find out more about how you use the internet to source products and services…
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