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Small town business has known Island Marketing for years
If you’re in business in a small town, you know something valuable. Seth Godin is pointing it out for everyone, in Welcome to island marketing. If you run a business on a small island, every...
View ArticleShare with us in the Brag Basket
It’s Friday, and that means the Brag Basket is open for the weekend. This is where you can share your projects and accomplishments. You can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate,...
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Take time for all things
I’m away on retreat, working with a great group of people. Tweetup at the Swansons’ home: Nancy Swanson, Andrew Swanson, Paul Merrill, Deb Brown, Becky McCray,Glenda Watson Hyatt, and Jon Swanson We’re...
View ArticleWeekly Roundup: What does and does not work marketing online
Matt About Business Weekly Link Roundup Each week, I collect the 10 best posts that I’ve read and share them with you here. These posts focus on small business solutions or resources online (or both!)....
View ArticleOklahoma Governor’s Conference on Small Business 2011
I’m speaking at the Oklahoma Governor’s Conference on Small Business, on October 14, 2011. The conference theme is Igniting Small Business Leaders. Incendiary, but good! My topic is ”The Social...
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Building a habit of helping in your town
My hometown of Alva, Oklahoma, is doing something that most any small town could benefit from: building a habit of helping in our people. People make small donations, conveniently at all the local...
View ArticleThe winner of the HP Folio is…
Congratulations to Shelbie Huff (nominated by Alok Gupta)! She received the HP Folio 13 laptop. Our judge was moved by her story, and by the fact that Alok was kind enough to nominate her. We’re hoping...
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Another Shop Local resource
If you’re running a Shop Local or Buy Local campaign in your small town, you should get your hands on a new resource from AMIBA. AMIBA is the American Independent Business Alliance. They’ve partnered...
View ArticleGetting past the "dreaming" stage – startup resources
Remember that I said it was time to split up “small business”? Well, we’re started. The Dreaming stage startup resources are now live. Share your feedback here! New here? Take the Guided Tour. Like...
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Swing into the Brag Basket with your good news.
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one April 5-7, 2013. What good news will you add to the brag basket? Swing on in to the Brag Basket...
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Our best article from 2008
Joanna Young asked her readers to pick their best post of the year. What was our best small business article from all of 2008? I think it would have to be our Checklists for starting your first...
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Welcome contributor Mark Hayward
I’m excited to announce a new contributor at Small Biz Survival, our friend Mark Hayward. We connected first on Twitter, and I’ve been impressed with his small business smarts. When he wrote the NO...
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Getting NYC kids into small towns
I love the idea of getting kids from big cities out into small towns and rural areas, giving them new experiences. Here’s the press release info from one organization that does just that, The Fresh Air...
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