Online Business
Sunday Update: Hula Hoop
Who knew hula hooping would be such a great workout? I received and FXP hula hoop in the mail, after agreeing to give it a try. (not paid, except for receiving the hula hoop) I mean – how hard could it be? Surprisingly, very hard! The hoop comes in six pieces and a carrying case.…
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 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…
Read MoreBaby Boomers as Entrepreneurs
The Kauffman report was recently released and it talked about Entrepreneurs and the Millennials and Baby Boomers. Jack Schulz from Agracel first shared the news with us. Today we’re reprinting the section on Baby Boomers. What are your thoughts/? Many Boomers (born from 1946–1964) who became entrepreneurs during the information technology revolution in the 1980s…
Read MoreMarshmallow Love
I met Nathan at a Misfit Conference in Fargo. Nathan and his family make marshmallows. Their company is Wondermade. The entire business started because Nathan needed to buy a Christmas gift for his wife. The internet led him to candy which led him to marshmallows. After noticing that all their friends wanted to order marshmallows…
Read MoreChef: A lesson for small businesses
If you have not seen the movie Chef and you own a small business, stop what you are doing and go watch it. I used Netflix to see it. Besides being a feel good movie about a dad and his kid, it’s a better movie about how to use social media for your small business.…
Read More5 Business Travel Apps
Christine Kane is one of our favorite guest bloggers. I love travel and do lots of it for business. You can bet I’ll use this advice! 5 Business Travel Apps that You’ll Actually Use (and LOVE!) If you travel for business, no doubt you’ve got more than one app that was supposed to make…
Read MoreMaslow, Again
Joshua McKenna, Executive Director of the Knoxville, Iowa Chamber wrote an interesting article about addressing your basic needs. He has graciously allowed me to share it! Director’s Desk Maslow’s hierarchy of needs is a concept that I very much have a love-hate relationship with. I love how this concept plays into so many different decisions…
Read MoreImmediacy is not always good
Monday night my community lost one of it’s young, bright people. He was going home after work and had an accident and died. This happened about 9:15 pm. By 11 it was all over social media. Someone driving by saw the accident and told someone who told someone who put it on facebook. (We think…
Read MoreGoogle Analytics for Small Business
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