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  • Deliveries. Feed and Grain.
    entrepreneurship | management | rural

    Small town business secrets for coping with limited suppliers

    ByBecky McCray July 5, 2016July 4, 2016

      One of the limits we deal with as small town businesses is our suppliers. Rural retail businesses depend on wholesale suppliers for inventory, manufacturers need raw materials and restaurants need food to cook. Then we all have basics, like cash register tape, circuit breakers, and those 8′ long light bulbs you can’t seem to…

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  • Brag Basket for your good news
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    Brag Basket for your good news

    BySmall Biz Survival July 1, 2016June 26, 2016

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for July 1-3, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying love…

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  • rural | shop local | Small Biz 100

    Small Businesses Carry Big Role in Communities

    ByGlenn Muske June 29, 2016June 24, 2016

    Small businesses are the cornerstone of most local economies. This statement is often said and it is worth remembering. Small, locally-owned businesses put about 68 cents of every dollar spent right back into the local system. On average, a chain store keeps about 43 cents in the local economy. And of course money spent outside…

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  • Free wifi sign
    economic development | entrepreneurship | rural | tourism

    4 Reasons for small towns to setup downtown wifi areas

    ByBecky McCray June 27, 2016May 26, 2022

    “Becky….we are looking at installing a downtown wifi area. What are your thoughts on that? I think it is awesome but I know I am going to get….’oh, sure…now the development corp is going to supply free wifi to people! They can pay for their own!’” Angie Schmidt Benz Moffit, North Dakota Here are four…

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  • Baskets of snacks. Photo CC by Paul Hayday on Flickr.
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    Snack on good news in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival June 24, 2016June 26, 2016

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for June 24-26, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying…

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  • marketing | rural | Small Biz 100

    Marketing is NOT a Numbers Game

    ByGlenn Muske June 22, 2016June 21, 2016

    How many hits did you get? Or how many people saw your ad? If you have read many articles on marketing, especially those talking about social media marketing, you may come away with the idea that marketing is a numbers game. The more people who “like” your page or respond to your advertisement, the better…

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  • Business isn’t problems, business is change
    entrepreneurship

    Business isn’t problems, business is change

    ByBecky McCray June 20, 2016June 19, 2016

      What is being in business all about? I got my first answer from Paul Hawken, in his book Growing a Business. He said he kept working for the time when he’d get his business running like it should, and there wouldn’t be any problems. He wanted that magic state with the business running smoothly…

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  • rural | Small Biz 100 | success

    Information Helps Your Small-Business Startup Succeed

    ByGlenn Muske June 15, 2016June 13, 2016

    Starting a business is a risky adventure. One in five will not make it through the first year and less than 40 percent, and some studies show less than 20%, will still be in business five years later. So why do people try? Because being your own boss and running your own business for many…

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