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    Podcast: One Universal Truth of Small Business

    July 18, 2006July 8, 2017

    Just another day at the office for Vaughan Fulton, owner of Classic Safaris. small biz rural entrepreneurship attitude podcast audio New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.

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    Resource: Avoiding new business stumbling blocks

    July 18, 2006August 27, 2014

    A new business is exhilirating, but can also be frightening. So many wonderful possibilities, and yet so many potential stumbling blocks! Plus, being in a small town or rural area seems to magnify everything. If you could know about some of the common stumbling blocks before you hit them, you could either take action to…

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    Insurance and the Homebased business

    July 17, 2006August 27, 2014

    If you’re starting a homebased business, don’t assume your homeowners (or renters) coverage is sufficient to cover any mishaps. Insuring your homebased business is crucial to protecting both your business, your home and any other assets you might have. A homebased business needs all the same insurance as a retail space, a commercial office, a…

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    A few choice links for small business

    July 17, 2006August 27, 2014

    Here’s a selection of some of my more useful sites for US businesses — The IRS page specifically for small/self-employed businesses. A good general page to start any search of US Government resources available on the web. This one is just fun in a dorky sort of way–For those of you befuddled by all that…

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    Brag Basket: Promote yourself

    July 15, 2006December 15, 2014

    It’s time for the weekly Brag Basket. This is your chance to promote yourself, your small business, your successes and your beautiful failures. What’s the point? To remind you that every single week you should take time to evaluate your performance, to learn some lessons, and to plan for improvement. So go ahead; brag a…

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    Quote: Failure is healthy and inevitable

    July 12, 2006August 27, 2014

    The person interested in success has to learn to view failure as a healthy, inevitable part of the process of getting to the top. Dr. Joyce Brothers Found at the Business Opportunities Blog small biz rural entrepreneurship success failure New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Subscribe.

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    *Attention small business owners

    July 11, 2006August 27, 2014

    The following is part of a weekly newsletter I get from the Business & Professional Women’s National Headquarters: This week you have the opportunity to weigh in on the proposed Small Business Administration regulations for the implementation of the women’s federal procurement program. Comments can be received by July 17, 2006.After 5 ½ years, the…

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    Thank you, Maesz!

    July 11, 2006August 27, 2014

    Everyone join me in giving a huge and public thank you to Maesz for all the work while I was gone. She logged in and posted all those entries for me over the last three weeks, and I really appreciate it! small biz rural entrepreneurship New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you…

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