Building Possibility
Gnome Homes
In Iowa the ash trees have been hit by the emerald ash borer, and many of them are being cut down. Some of these trees have been around a long time and will be sorely missed. At our retail meeting yesterday, Steve from Home Appliance suggested we figure out how to make the stumps into…
Read MoreFemale Entrepreneurs
They exist in rural Iowa. In fact, they are right here in Webster City. Take six minutes and listen to their stories.
Read MoreState of Digital Marketing 2015 Report
I got an email from Smart Insights that included their report The State of Digital Marketing in 2015 and this infographic and a few statistics that stood out to me were: One half (50%) of businesses surveyed do not have a defined digital plan or strategy, although they are active in digital marketing. The…
Read MoreIt’s all about relationships
Every Sunday Chris Brogan emails me. Most of the time it’s just to chat, share a few business ideas and maybe tell me about an upcoming thing he has going on. Yesterday he said this: If you’re not finding ways to nurture a community, if you’re not thinking of ways to build a relationship beyond…
Read MoreEbook Now Available
You never see what goes on behind the scenes. An author writes the book and publishes it. I’m no different. My ebook The Tour of Empty Buildings: Told Using the 7 Principles for Building Possibility has been completed and is now for sale on Amazon (just click on the title above). We held the Tour…
Read MoreGot Micro? Most of us do!
VISTAPRINT SHINES A LIGHT ON MICRO BUSINESSES ACROSS THE COUNTRY Vistaprint is encouraging Americans to support their favorite local micro business, as part of Magnify Micro Business, which launches today. Micro businesses – businesses with 10 or fewer employees – are the back bone of America. They are the friendly faces who deliver the many types of…
Read MoreThinking of Writing A Book?
I’ve written two ebooks and am working a full fledged book called Building Possibilities: 7 Principles. Corrin Foster is with Greenleaf Book Group and she offers the following advice. Frankly, this advice also works for any small business too! Building Online Presence – a Guide for Authors By Corrin Foster, Greenleaf Book Group Nearly 1.47…
Read MoreSmall Business Optimism
Alex Della Rocca with American Express Forum shared this information with us. Encouraging! Small business owners are more confident than they were a year ago and their top priority is “keeping/maintaining their current business and sources of revenue,” according to the 2015 American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor. The survey found 67 percent of small…
Read MoreNo Foolin’ – Google Places for Your Business
Chamber Nation handles our CRM at the Webster City Area Chamber. In their newsletter this week they shared exactly how to put your business on Google places. If you haven’t done so .. time to get with it! It will allow you to show up on Google map results, on Google search results TWO…
Read MoreA Guide for Authors: Building Online Presence
Every so often we have guest bloggers join us, today is one of those days. I’m working on my book, Building Possibilities: 7 Principles, and I found this information very useful. Not only for promoting a book, but much of this information can be used for small businesses too! Building Online Presence – a…
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