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    Most Profitable in 2008

    February 21, 2009August 27, 2014

    According to a Feb. 2, 2009 article by Doug Caverly, staff writer for www.smallbusinessnewz.com the most profitable small business in 2008 was most likely your family DENTIST! He got his information from www.Sageworks.com and Anita Campbell, who listed the top ten profitable types of small business. The top three were those dentists (with a net…

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    Grants for Small Business

    February 18, 2009August 27, 2014

    Not very often can you find actual grants for small business, although there are a few grant contests out there. (Read more about the lack of grants at Do Small Business Startup Grants Exist?) Today, I have an outstanding, legitimate grant contest to share with you, Intuit’s Small Business United contest. You enter by sharing…

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    Contest provides funding for Women in Business

    December 6, 2007August 27, 2014

    Women going into business cite access to funding as one of the major obstacles. Mirassou Winery is offering $50,000 in seed money in a contest open to potential women business owners. Act fast! The deadline is Dec. 15, 2007. (If you miss it, check back to see if they open it again in 2008, as…

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    Win a Nano for your best product sourcing tip

    December 3, 2007August 27, 2014

    Small town businesses have to be creative to find products to sell. Some find local merchandise to resell in a larger market. Some use the internet to find more distant sources of products. Small Biz Survival is teaming with goWholesale to find out more about how you use the internet to source products and services…

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    Wireless printer review: Lexmark 1400

    October 20, 2007August 27, 2014

    The Product: Lexmark 1400 series wireless printer Short and Sweet Review: It works, without wires! Who should use it: Small businesses with existing wireless networks. Mike Phan with Rocket XL sent it to me for a review. I set it up in my home office, where I have a simple wireless network. Setup was as…

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    Sharing the best rural small biz news

    July 3, 2007August 27, 2014

    Each day, I read tons of different sites, looking for interesting small business, economic development and rural community stories. I find far more than I can ever write about. Plus, many of them don’t require any comment; I just want to share them!I’ve taken some inspiration from David Finch and started using Google Reader‘s Shared…

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    Three very different blog carnivals

    June 8, 2007August 27, 2014

    Three new carnivals included my articles, so I want to mention them here. Carnival of Anecdotes Hosted at The Engaging Brand is the Carnival of Anecdotes. Why do we care about Anecdotes? As a leader you need an array of stories and anecdotes to share with people, to improve your communication skills, to help translate…

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    More resources in the Carnivals

    June 4, 2007August 27, 2014

    Carnivals round up some of the best posts and articles from all over, and exhibit them like a midway! Carnival of the Capitalists This week, the Carnival of the Capitalists is at Spooky Action. Covers all sorts of business and capitalistic articles and topics. Some favorites for rural small business are: Pamela Slim at Escape…

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