SmallBizSummit

Image by niclindh via Flickr There’s a lot of people out in the blogosphere talking about listening. Chris Brogan, over at Open Forum Business said  “Listening gives you something to do. You can listen for complaints and problems and try to fix them.” I am one of the main players at the Small Business Social…

Have you attended a conference and wondered why they chose the speakers they did? Yeah, me too.  That’s why Grant and I were very intentional on our choices of who to invite to speak to small businesses in rural America at www.smallbizsocialmediasummit.com. We chose our speakers because we know them. One of the basic tenants…

Image via Wikipedia Have you got a small business? It could be a brick and mortar or a home business.  Do you know how to use social media to promote your business? Most people don’t.  Most listen to a friend who tells them to go to facebook.  They don’t tell them what to do when…

In June I’ll be speaking at SmallBizSocialMediaSummit – and today I’m going to share with you three tools you can use today in your small business. 1. Google Profile Have you set up your own Google profile?  Visit www.google.com/profiles and set it up.  If you’re a business, include your physical address, contact info, lots of…

Debworks and G2 Web Media announce the Small Business Social Media Summit to occur June 5 and June 6, 2010 in Hutchinson, Kansas.  This summit is designed specifically for small businesses to identify social media avenues (like Facebook, twitter, blogging), how to use them and walk away with a plan for their business.  Hutchinson Kansas…

It’s an exciting time for a geeky girl to be in small town America – things are changing. People are curious, they want to know things.