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  • entrepreneurship | global | POV

    Do you have small business blindness?

    ByBecky McCray April 12, 2007August 27, 2014

    I probably have it, too. Our Friend Cristian Dorobantescu shares what causes us not to see opportunities. What are we missing? [Photo stolen from Chris Brogan’s Flickr.] New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.

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  • entrepreneurship | success

    Best productivity system ever

    ByBecky McCray April 12, 2007August 27, 2014

    Our Friend Zane Safrit has the answer, quoting from Alexander Kjerulf, Chief Happiness Officer: If you want to get more done at work, the productivity gurus out there will tell you that it’s all about having the right system. You need to prioritize your tasks, you must keep detailed logs of how you spend your…

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  • entrepreneurship | global | youth

    YouthActionNet Awards for social entrepreneur projects

    ByBecky McCray April 11, 2007August 27, 2014

    Do you know a young social entrepreneur? Send them to this link. The YouthActionNet Awards offer grants of $500 each to help fund the social change projects of young social entrepreneurs around the world.The awards are supported by a global youth development initiative of the International Youth Foundation and Nokia. Each year twenty exceptional young…

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  • Best of | community | rural | workforce | youth

    Brain Drain Fighter #3 – Capture college students

    ByBecky McCray April 11, 2007August 27, 2014

    Found in the E+Action Newsletter: A recent report by the Center for the Study of Education Policy at Illinois State University concentrates on why students are leaving Illinois, where the students are moving, and what strategies can be employed to retain more students. The report offers a number of recommendations to keep students within the…

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  • entrepreneurship | global | rural | tourism

    UK rural areas see more business startups

    ByBecky McCray April 10, 2007August 27, 2014

    Big news out of the UK: rural areas are starting up more businesses and outpacing urban areas. Four different news sources picked up this story on the report from Barclays Local Business. What led to this boom in rural business? From the London Stock Exchange: “Amongst the fastest growing start-up locations, more than half are…

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  • entrepreneurship | global | rural

    How to mentor new entrepreneurs in your small town

    ByBecky McCray April 10, 2007August 27, 2014

    Take this idea from Scotland. After a year of studying what businesses in their area actually need, this mentoring project was designed and launched. Mentors from the local business community will be recruited to help support people who are thinking of setting up in business in the area. Enterprise visits will also be co-ordinated to…

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  • failure | success

    Failure Quote: Go from failure to failure

    ByBecky McCray April 6, 2007August 27, 2014

    “Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm”Winston Churchill We are fascinated by quotes and stories of failure; we have a whole series on it. New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.

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    Brag Basket – Free Applause!

    BySmall Biz Survival April 6, 2007December 15, 2014

    Share something good from your week in the Brag Basket. We promise to applaud for you. What can you share? Anything good about you, your community, your business. It can be an accomplishment, a goal reached, a positive change, or a new direction. Whatever makes you feel like sharing something good. How? Just leave a…

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