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Collaborative Marketing with Artistic Flair

February 15, 2009

The artwork pictured here to the left is ‘Marsha’s View,’ an original pastel painting by artist Kay Gordon of Marshall, North Carolina. In recent weeks I’ve featured collaborative marketing partnerships among those in crafts. In Collaborative Marketing for Rural Small Business I introduced the idea of increasing your power to pull visitors to out-of-the-way rural [...]

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Podcasts for Creative Small Businesses

February 8, 2009

Here’s a link for artists, writers, photographers, and all other creative folk on the back roads. Prosperous Artists – Outrageous Ideas for Creative Business is a blog with frequent podcasts for creative small businesses. Prosperous Artists is a blog designed to support you in building the career, business and creative life you desire. Dean La [...]

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What’s In YOUR Press Kit?

February 2, 2009

Many small business owners believe they don’t need a press kit – that because of their small size or rural location, they won’t be asked to provide facts about themselves and their business. You always have a choice. You can write the story of your business and describe your products yourself, the way you would [...]

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Welcome to the Backroads Business Blog

January 1, 2009

Welcome to Backroads Business where we explore the challenges of creating and growing rural businesses located on the backroads of small town America. Our areas of discussion will include home business, small business, rural business, seasonal business, mom and pop businesses, arts and craft businesses, artists, farms (agritourism) and tourism.