Two UK companies are working together to award the Young Rural Entrepreneur of 2007. I love this!Our Friends at the Business Opportunities Blog caught this story. The two companies are Lycetts (insurance) and The Field (magazine). The prize is £10,000. The age limit is 35. The focus is on rural businesses that are giving back…
In a small town, Human Resources Management takes on all new meaning, as you labor to find people to work with you, train them, keep them, and so on, while starting from a tiny talent pool. Making the most of each staff person is a constant issue. So here are two items to help you…
As a small town small business person, you have a natural advantage in creating local products. I have three examples of local products that will outsell the generic version in a given location. Product Idea 1: Local pride clothing Small towns are filled with clothes sporting the high school mascot. You can build a good…
UPDATE: Read more on this idea at Chuck Huckaby’s Work At Home Business Opportunities. Click to Play If you haven’t pruned lately, your line of products or services may be holding back your business. The four factors to consider when pruning and adding to your product lines to revitalize your business: sales seasonality customer requests…
Share your success and enjoy the fun of applause in the brag basket! You can brag on your business, your community, or your self. The goal is to encourage you to review your week. Learned anything? Made any accomplishments you’d like to share? It doesn’t have to be something HUGE; just something positive you feel…
Living next to a terrific birding site, the Great Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge, I’ve seen an increase in the number of birders traveling the area. Jack Schultz has noticed it, too, and written up a few resources around Nebraska’s bird industry and the Chicken Dance Trail. What kind of small town businesses can cater…
The book: Start and Run a Rural Computer Consulting Business by John D. Deans, on the Self-Counsel Press.Short and Sweet Review: It’s a great book. Who should read it: Anyone who wants to run a rural computer consulting business. Aaron Morris with the Self-Counsel Press sent it to me back in November. (right before a…
Rural demographics are changing. Does this affect your business? First, Rex Hammock found the term ‘ruralpolitan’ novel. Apparently, a ruralpolitan is someone with an above average annual household income who lives on 3 or more acres. Second, USDA’s Amber Waves profiles changing demographics caused by more retirees and immigrants moving into rural areas. Key points:…
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