101 series
Who’s your friend?
Facebook does some pretty cool things. One of those things includes showing you some folks you might like to be friends with. I use this feature often and like to meet new people. Most of them are friends of friends. So if you get a request from someone you don’t know, consider that Facebook may…
Read MoreGot Money?
I do a good amount of fund raising. I live in a county where people are generous and willing to give. Our churches cook a lot of food and raise funds for many things; roofs, operating expenses, mission trips and such. They have a method – they’ve been doing it a long time. Tell the…
Read MoreNeed a little advice?
Here’s what I know. Surround yourself with things you absolutely love. It creates an atmosphere ready for accomplishment. I just moved, and gave away everything I didn’t absolutely love. If I had to think about it, it was gone. I’ve unpacked and when I look around, I only see the things I love. Books, art,…
Read MoreYou Teach People How to Treat You
Today’s post is by guest blogger Christine Kane — as usual, she will make you think. Teach People How to Treat You by Christine Kane There I was in Web Guy’s office. He was overwhelmed and angry. He complained that clients were calling on weekends and late at night. No one was honoring his schedule.…
Read MoreThe Power of Social Media
Let’s talk about social media and what it can do for a small business. One day about two months ago I was on twitter and listening to what other businesses were doing. I found out that Intuit was awarding grants to small businesses. I began following @lovealocalbusiness right away. That led me to the site…
Read MoreTell A Story
I’ve got a car to sell. I could run a short ad in the local paper and hope someone gets past the age of the car and calls me. Or I could list it on Craiglist and make flyers and put around town. I know I need to tell a story and give this car…
Read MoreHappy Mother’s Day
I’m one of the luckiest daughters in the world. I have a phenomenal mother. She worked for over 40 years as a school teacher. It was okay for single women to teach in the 50’s. But when they got married they were expected to stay at home and take care of their husband and raise…
Read More5 Reasons to Volunteer
Oh boy – someone else asking me to do something for free. I bet that’s what you are thinking. Yes, we can use some volunteers at the Franklin County Historical Society. We need people to help create tours and lead them, to clip newspaper articles and obituaries, to file things, to work in the museum,…
Read MoreSelling the family farm
My dad is in the hospital. Has been for almost a month now. He’s got diabetes, heart disease, arthritis, and Alzheimer’s. In the past 4 days his mental state has rapidly deteriorated and his blood sugar is low. The nurse tells me the low blood sugar or perhaps a urinary tract infection can cause the…
Read MoreDreaming in Real Life
Image by nickwheeleroz via Flickr We have two flower shops in our community. One is closing. The two shops share orders from their wholesalers – because individually they can’t afford it. So with shop number 1 going out of business, it may very well put enough pressure on shop number 2 to go out of …
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