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    StartUp Kansas makes first financial award

    ByBecky McCray November 15, 2006August 27, 2014

    Kansas has been making a huge deal of supporting entrepreneuriship as a major part of economic development. If you are looking for rural economic development ideas, look into Kansas’ new projects. StartUp Kansas, the financial arm of Network Kansas, has made its first financial award. Dan Thalmann, who has been at the Washington County News…

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    It’s Friday – Let’s brag!

    BySmall Biz Survival November 10, 2006December 15, 2014

    UPDATED with new Brags below! Oh my gosh, it’s Friday, so here’s the brag basket! Your weekly chance to share something terrific with the world (or at least a small and understanding community of small biz people). Post a comment and brag about your small business, your community, your volunteer efforts, or anything! Tell us,…

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    How is catching customers like catching fish?

    ByBecky McCray November 9, 2006August 27, 2014

    Chris Cree, Success CREEations, is comparing catching customers to catching fish. Here are three of the lessons: You get the edge if you fish in a stocked pond. The more you learn about the specific habits of a species of fish, the easier it is to catch them – Research, research, research. When you don’t…

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    Podcast: Winning Workplaces

    ByBecky McCray November 8, 2006July 8, 2017

    This week, we have Guest Comments from Mark Harbeke. He stopped by our Brag Basket a couple of times, so we’re letting him share some more. If you have something to share, email me! Hello, Small Biz Survival Readers. My name is Mark Harbeke. I’m manager of content development for Winning Workplaces, a nonprofit in…

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  • finance | tax matters

    From the IRS — Car and Truck Expense Deduction Reminders

    ByMaesz November 6, 2006August 27, 2014

    If you use a car or truck in your business in the US, the IRS has rules (of course). Here’s some highlights: Deductible Car and Truck Expenses What qualifies? Traveling from one work location to another within the taxpayer’s tax home area. (Generally, the tax home is the entire city or general area where the…

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    IRS Announces 2007 Standard Mileage Rates

    ByMaesz November 4, 2006August 27, 2014

    IR-2006-168, Nov. 1, 2006 WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued the 2007 optional standard mileage rates used to calculate the deductible costs of operating an automobile for business, charitable, medical or moving purposes. Beginning Jan. 1, 2007, the standard mileage rates for the use of a car (including vans, pickups or panel trucks)…

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    Brag Basket – Are you in?

    BySmall Biz Survival November 3, 2006December 15, 2014

    UPDATE: NEW BRAGS! Are you in? I mean, are you in the Brag Basket? Why not? It’s simple. You tell us something great, we all applaud, and you can even have a banana. Thanks to our friend BJ who donated the graphic. By the way, the Brag Basket is always open! We may start on…

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  • tools

    Intuit and Google partner up for small businesses

    ByBecky McCray October 31, 2006August 27, 2014

    This fall, Intuit will integrate several Google services into QuickBooks 2007. While this made quite a splash in the business blogs, I’m not sure users are very aware of this yet. So, now that the dust has settled from the original announcement, let’s review. The Google marketing-related services that will be integrated in QB are:…

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