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    What small town stores can do on slow days

    ByBecky McCray May 2, 2016April 24, 2016

      Every retail store in a small town has slow days, times when you know you just won’t have many customers. One of your fellow readers wrote in with this tip for slow days in retail stores: I run a clothes shop in a small town in Oviedo in the north of Spain. I never…

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    Brag Basket is open for good news

    BySmall Biz Survival April 29, 2016April 24, 2016

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for April 29-May 1, 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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    Celebrate Small Business Week – May 1 – 7

    ByGlenn Muske April 27, 2016April 19, 2016

    Get out the noise makers. Put on your party hats. Order a cake. It’s time to celebrate the backbone of our economy, the small business. Small Business Week 2016, May 1 through May 7, is a celebration of small businesses across the country. Small businesses mean jobs, dollars and economic growth. According to the U.S….

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  • Beauty Salons as Business Incubators
    economic development | entrepreneurship | rural | trends

    Beauty Salons as Business Incubators

    ByBecky McCray April 25, 2016April 24, 2016

      Beauty salons. Even really small towns probably have one. But when was the last time an economic developer considered them as important business development tools? I was speaking to the Northwest Oklahoma Workforce Board about the 8 Innovative Rural Business Models. When I got to the Business Inside a Business model, my own local…

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  • You never know what might be inside the Brag Basket
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    You never know what might be inside the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival April 21, 2016April 17, 2016

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for April 22-24, 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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    Choose Full Disclosure When Pricing

    ByGlenn Muske April 20, 2016April 13, 2016

    Have you ever bought something only to find out that the final prices is more, and sometimes a great deal more, than what you read or were told? How did it make you feel? That feeling is the same one your customer gets if you aren’t being transparent in your pricing. When I have discussed…

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  • I love everything about business fairs except where they are held
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    I love everything about business fairs except where they are held

    ByBecky McCray April 18, 2016April 17, 2016

        I’m a fan of business fairs, business expos and all kinds of business showcases. These are the kind of event where different businesses come together in one place and set up booths or displays. Good fairs bring together business people with new customers and with each other. It’s good for everyone. In my…

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  • Get a new view on your old town in the Brag Basket
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    Get a new view on your old town in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival April 14, 2016April 8, 2016

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for April 15-17, 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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