Rural Small Business

Small Business Owners Move Home and Save Rent

July 30, 2009

Some small business owners are choosing to save money and in some cases save their businesses by moving their offices home, according to this article in the Dallas Morning News. “We’re seeing probably twice as many businesses doing that compared to a year ago,” says George Cloutier, founder and chief executive officer of American Management [...]

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Rural Small Business Weekly News – March 21, 2009

March 21, 2009

Here are a few interesting blogs and online articles published this week that relate to Rural Small Business, ending March 21, 2009: According to agricultural executives, the U.S. rural economy is coping with the global recession better than other sectors and this is due to “steady demand for agricultural products, stable land prices and healthy [...]

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Rural Business Weekly News – March 14, 2009

March 14, 2009

Here are a few interesting blogs and online articles published this week that relate to Rural Small Business, ending March 14, 2009: With all the talk about tough times these days, it’s interesting to note what products are doing well, and what some small rural towns and business owners are doing to keep things going. [...]

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Rural Business Weekly News – March 7, 2009

March 7, 2009

Here are a few interesting blogs and online articles published this week that relate to Rural Small Business, ending March 7, 2009: I’m struck by the theme I see among so many of this week’s news stories. They seem to all be about – Values Clarification. Our economic worries are prompting many of us to [...]

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Rural Business Weekly News – February 28, 2009

February 28, 2009

Here are a few interesting blogs and online articles published this week that relate to Rural Small Business, ending February 28, 2009: The statistics this week describe huge job losses in rural America. From December 2007 through November 2008, rural counties throughout the country lost a total of 15,000 jobs. But in December 2008 alone, [...]

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What Is Your Reality?

February 26, 2009

Whatever you believe with your emotions, becomes your Reality. You always act in a manner consistent with your innermost beliefs and convictions. Brian Tracy

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Rural Business Weekly News – February 21, 2009

February 21, 2009

Here are a few interesting blogs and online articles published this week that relate to Rural Small Business, ending February 21, 2009: President Obama signed the stimulus package this week, with much discussion on the funds allocated for rural America in installing rural broadband. In Stimulus Stirs Debate Over Rural Broadband Access, you can get [...]

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Rural Business Weekly News – February 14, 2009

February 14, 2009

There will be lots of articles in the coming weeks that try to tell us exactly what was in the stimulus package that just passed and what it all really means, but here’s the coverage from the Associated Press published today. Supposedly the 7 billion in grants for rural broadband are intended for small town [...]

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Where The Competition Is

February 11, 2009

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. Indira Gandhi

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New Agritourism Resource Available on LinkedIn

February 9, 2009

Operators of vineyards, farmers’ markets, roadside stands, u-pick-it farms and anyone else involved in the agritourism industry now have a new online tool to exchange ideas, ask questions and learn from others. A discussion group specific to “agritourism” has been created on www.LinkedIn.com. LinkedIn is a social networking site. The purpose of LinkedIn is to [...]