January 2009

The Ordinary Qualities of Rural Life

January 11, 2009

The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means and the exercise of ordinary qualities. These may for the most part be summed in these two: common-sense and perseverance.  Owen Feltham

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Rural Business Weekly News 01/10/09

January 10, 2009

Here are a few interesting blogs and online articles published this week that relate to Rural Business, ending January 10, 2009: Who isn’t interested in figuring out ways to cut costs this year? How about 100 resources for cost cutting ideas? Here’s a list of 100 blogs that help small businesses examine their annual expenses [...]

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Seasonal Business Rent and Space?

January 9, 2009

In July of 2008, a visitor to CNN’s Small Business Forum asked a very basic question any seasonal business owner would have an interest in seeing answered: How should a seasonal business rent retail space for only a few months? Believe it or not, there has never been a single comment or answer to that [...]

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For Every Tourist Business There is a Season

January 8, 2009

I guess all businesses have a seasonal ‘ebb and flow’ to their year, some kind of fluctuation in sales or activity that can be tied to the different times and seasons of the year. For those of us with tourism-based rural businesses located along the Blue Ridge Parkway, Winter is generally our ‘down time’, our [...]

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The Solitude of Imagination

January 7, 2009

Solitude is as needful to the imagination as society is wholesome for the character.  James Russell Lowell

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California Rural Business Development

January 6, 2009

Online resources for California Rural Business Development.

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Arkansas Rural Business Development

January 6, 2009

List of Arkansas Rural Business Development resources

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Arizona Rural Business Development

January 6, 2009

List of Arizona Rural Business Development resources

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Alaska Rural Business Resources

January 6, 2009

List of Alaska Rural Business Development resources

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Rural Business Marketing for Farmers

January 6, 2009

The North American Famers’ Direct Marketing Association will be having their 2009 convention right down the road from me in Historic Savannah, Georgia February 1 – 7! Click here to visit the 2009 Convention website. North American Farmers’ Direct Marketing Association (NAFDMA) is a trade association dedicated to nurturing the farm direct marketing industry. Its actions [...]