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    Idea: Regional economic development Land Run

    ByBecky McCray December 19, 2006August 27, 2014

    [Contributed by Guest Author Laura Girty] Land Run 2006 Yes, that’s the Land Run 2006! And some might say it was just as exciting as the ones held one hundred years ago. A few years ago citizens in several Northwest communities started meeting together to discuss what they could do as a region towards economic…

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    Resource: Government contracting assistance online

    ByBecky McCray December 18, 2006August 27, 2014

    Last week, I offered examples of local resources for securing government contracts. In a comment, reader Ken Larson offered this great info: For an all volunteer site, dedicated to small businesses who wish to succeed in federal government contracting please see the below site: http://www.smalltofeds.blogspot.com/ Larson’s profile says he is a SCORE volunteer with decades…

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  • resources | rural

    Resource: Improve your performance every day

    ByBecky McCray December 16, 2006August 27, 2014

    Cristina Favreau (The Savvy Entrepreneur) has written a series you should read, all about doing your best. It’s a big challenge to run a small business and to turn in your best performance day after day. Favreau’s articles focus on: Love what you do Dress the part Be a lifelong student Don’t sell yourself short…

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    Brag Basket – I love it!

    BySmall Biz Survival December 15, 2006December 15, 2014

    Oh, how I love the Brag Basket! I’ve missed it; haven’t you? It is your chance to share, tell us something great! Don’t be modest; tell us about your community, your business, what is happening for you. It doesn’t have to be something HUGE; just something positive you feel like sharing. Don’t just drop a…

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  • community | POV | rural

    POV Laura Girty: What’s special about small towns?

    ByBecky McCray December 14, 2006August 27, 2014

    [Special guest author Laura Girty lives in Cherokee, Oklahoma, and works for the Oklahoma Department of Commerce in community development. She has kindly contributed two articles she wrote for the ODOC Developer newsletter.] A popular movie a few years ago, Pay It Forward, was based on the thought that if a group of people did…

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  • resources | rural

    Resource: Improving the odds of success for bakeries and other businesses

    ByBecky McCray December 13, 2006August 27, 2014

    Bakeries are common small town businesses. Several have come and gone in my own small town. But that’s the problem, isn’t it? They come and they go. How do you make a success of a small town bakery? Isabel Isidro has a whole list of resources for you, and a few suggestions of her own….

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  • rural | tools

    Tool: Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA)

    ByBecky McCray December 12, 2006August 27, 2014

    Another tool to make your small business competitive from anywhere on earth. (Found long ago from Rex Hammock, via: Dave Winer, but you still probably haven’t heard of it.) Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) is a new program that makes delivering your Pro Merchant Program and WebStore orders a snap. You send your new and used…

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  • ideas | rural

    Idea: Use memberships to support your business

    ByBecky McCray December 11, 2006August 27, 2014

    Are you the smart person who will adapt this idea to your own small town small business? An independent book seller is using memberships to support her business. Read about it (or listen to it) at Marketplace. SCOTT JAGOW: The bookstore chain Borders turns in its latest profit report today. Ho-hum, about $840 million in…

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