Are you finding all the people you need in your business? Or do you have trouble finding reliable folks? Susan Urbach at the Oklahoma Small Business Development Center Blog has posted on this topic. The comment has been – we just can’t find people who are willing to work hard. If they want to come…
Well, she-who-must-be-obeyed has spoken so we all line up and do. 1. I still don’t know what I want to be when I grow up! (I’m way over 60 so I should probably come up with something soon?) 2. In the mid 1970’s I wrote the pseudo-code (COBOL) for the first stand-alone, non-centralized, small computerized…
It’s that time again! Brag Basket time! Once a week, I offer this post as a safe place to brag a bit. You can brag on your business, your community, or your self. The goal is to allow you a chance to review your week, and this is also the time to review your year….
Well when Becky issues a challenge, we must meet it head on! 1. Probably everyone already knows that I’m a counselor for small business. I’ve been a small business owner myself, so I understand what start up pains are like…. almost like labor! 2. I’m also a “do-er”. I get involved with projects and organizations…
Almost a month ago, Ben tagged me to talk about 5 things you don’t know about me, and then Liz “blogtipped” me, saying I didn’t talk enough about what I can do. So, finally here are five things that some of you didn’t know I can do. 1. My previous jobs have included city manager,…
Welcome, SCORE Rural Resource readers! Besides this round up, we have more rural small business articles. See the newest ones on the Home Page. Todays news was full of stories on rural entrepreneurship. Here’s a roundup. Towns turn to the arts and revive Main StreetsThe Economist magazine (USA)Some surviving small towns have simply become bedroom…
If you make a product that you want to sell in the big chain stores, like Walgreens or Winn-Dixie, you probably want all the help you can get. I just found the TGroup Marketing blog, presented by Turner Marketing Group, specializing in reaching the mass market retailers. The articles are good, and specific to this…
Our friend Chris Brogan is passing around a list of questions from Jeff Pulver about web sites and trends. Here are the questions: Most Useful application Best Web site Worst Web site Hottest Trend Favorite Gadget Here are the rural/small town business answers: Most useful application – Not a hot new trend, but the most…
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