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    Stick to your knitting

    March 4, 2006August 27, 2014

    As a small town entrepreneur, you can get sucked into trying to do it all. But here’s a reminder to keep your eyes on your income producing activities. From The Front Lines of Life: Yuck… Accounting by J. Lake: After a meeting with my CPA Friday, I realized something that I’ve know for a while,…

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  • workforce

    Small Businesses Stepping Up Recruiting Efforts

    March 3, 2006August 27, 2014

    Small Businesses Stepping Up Recruiting Effortsby Stephen Parezo Smart Brief Every business should have a system in place to recruit the best possible candidates for job openings. Recruiting is on the rise across the country as more of the work force is retiring. Many job seekers are looking for a work-life balance that includes flexible…

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  • marketing

    Communicate: Ask Better Questions

    March 3, 2006September 27, 2016

    And while I’m stealing, ummmmm collaborating, with Chris Brogan, he has a new post on Communicate: Use THEIR Words. Yet another reason why I should work in the field of communication was experienced twice this week. It’s amazing how companies send in these armies of sales and technical folk who talk directly from THEIR perspective,…

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    A community of Six

    March 3, 2006August 27, 2014

    Thanks, Chris Brogan for dropping by to comment on “Not Free Agents. Guild Members!” This is great! It’s exciting to see the conversation carry on. I’m interested in the number six part of the discussion. I can’t disagree, but am wondering why that number works. I happened to read Chris’ original post and one over…

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    Origami – a new handheld

    March 3, 2006August 27, 2014

    from Kristen Osolind: Microsoft is scheduled to launch Origami, a new handheld device reportedly designed to appeal to women, on March 9th. It’s billed as “an easy-to-use flexible device that folds and unfolds to perform 8 consumer electronics functions.” The rumored 8 functions: digital camera, video camcorder, smartphone, MP3 player, PDA, Internet access and Internet…

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    Blogging For Beginners And 10 Blog Traffic Tips

    March 3, 2006August 27, 2014

    Yaro Starak has put together a great post on Blogging for Beginners and blog traffic. If you blog, or are considering it, this is an excellent read!

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    Rural Don’t Get No Respect

    March 2, 2006August 27, 2014

    The research behind some recent posts reminded me of what we already know. Rural and small town small biz get no respect. You can find all the info in the world for entrepreneurs and small businesses with up to 500 employees. You and I both know that in our world, 500 employees qualifies you as…

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  • trends

    Five Ways to Spot Business Trends

    March 1, 2006August 27, 2014

    By Anita Campbell, author of Small Business Trends So how do I follow business trends? Many many ways, but I will describe fiveof them. First, I subscribe to magazines. Second, I read multiple newspapers. Third, I use many of the RSS feedmonitoring tools and specialty search engines that have hit the market at adizzying pace…

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