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    Tool: Get legal signatures at a distance with EchoSign

    May 23, 2006August 27, 2014

    Tim Norton, Decisive Flow blog, has done such a great job describing this tool, echosign – sign agreements accross the world – easy, that I don’t think I could improve on it: This morning I arrived to find an email from someone interested in involving us in a project in New York, which is brilliant,…

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  • economic development | rural | tourism | workforce

    What does a small town need to grow?

    May 22, 2006October 2, 2020

    Ed Morrison writes a weekly roundup of stories and commentary. Three items came together for me today. I’ll try to tie them together to share with you. What does your small town need to grow? Entrepreneurs need mentors and networks of support. Education is economic development, especially early education. Tourism is a traded business just…

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  • entrepreneurship

    What happened to small biz in 2005?

    May 22, 2006August 27, 2014

    From Entrepreneur.com, at MSNBC. “I would argue 2004 was a great year to be an entrepreneur,” says Michael Alter, president of SurePayroll. “In 2005, everything just stopped.” Last year saw rising interest rates, energy prices and inflation that forced firms to absorb sizable cost increases without raising prices. And health-care costs continued to rise at…

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  • marketing

    Sell More by Layering

    May 22, 2006July 8, 2017

    Do you have complicated or expensive items to sell? Layering can help you to make more sales. The ProcessLayering is the process of giving info in small chunks. Rather than overwhelm a prospect with the whole story and every detail, break it into bite size pieces. Offer just what they want to know right now….

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    This blog is standing over a divide

    May 21, 2006August 27, 2014

    While writing about rural broadband, and the lack thereof, I decided to also share a bit about this blog. When I talk to small business people of all ages, I find myself explaining what blogs are. This type of technology still hasn’t penetrated to our target market: the small business owners and entrepreneurs of rural…

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  • rural

    Immigration Stories

    May 21, 2006August 27, 2014

    I thought you might be interested in this site, with stories of real people who have immigrated to the United States. Statistics do not tell the story of immigration. People do. Since its inception, this nation has been continually infused with the energy of newcomers. Yet their assimilation has seldom been smooth. The challenges we…

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  • rural

    Podcast: Business is relationship building

    May 20, 2006July 8, 2017

    First, treat your customers as guests or as friends, but not as workers. Don’t expect them to do your part of the business. Second, let people know what you offer, repeatedly. Customers don’t study your business like you do, so you’ll have to tell them over and over. Take time to review your week, and…

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  • rural

    A car show for blogs

    May 20, 2006August 27, 2014

    Liz at Successful Blog is holding a car show for blogs, the Link Leak Blog-to Show. Take your pick of 12 up and coming interesting blogs to look over, kick the tires, and argue about. Of course, I mention this because we are featured. If you blog or want to start, add Liz to your…

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