Sunday Update: Persist
How many times have you thought “I can’t do this. Why am I even trying? What’s the point? It’s too hard. I’m not seeing results quick enough.” You don’t get better overnight. You don’t lose weight overnight. You don’t learn to eat the right way overnight. Those who don’t succeed have not tried enough times.…
Should Small Businesses Blog?
The short answer: yes. Google “small businesses that blog”. The answers you get back with blogs that are actually from small businesses and not marketers is woefully small. What a great opportunity to establish yourself as an expert, answer your customer’s questions and have some fun! I gave a presentation to the Social Media Breakfast…
Google Good Stuff
Looking for good flights? Check out www.google.com/flights Super easy to use and your can save your searches. I am going to Tucson on January, and currently I’ve got a round trip flight saved for $385. Now I can monitor it and see when it drops! Also, it’s a good idea to book on a Tuesday…
Webster City’s got Ag!
Imagine, if you will, an Iowa rural community Chamber of Commerce without an Ag Committee! I started my job as Chamber Director in 2013 and one of my first goals was to start a working Ag Committee. I began in March and it was not the best month to try to bring farmers to the…
Sunday Update: Stress
It’s been a full month, and we’re only 10 days in! We’re had an major announcement – RVTV is coming to Webster City. It involves a lot of planning, and it’s a month away. I was out two days this past week or Ag Urban Institute. I’m active as a volunteer at the movie theater…
Ag Urban: Eulogy
I graduated from the Ag Urban Institute yesterday. I spent a couple of days every other month with a group of ag and urban folks from around the state. Hosted by the Iowa Soybean Association, we met under the tutelage of Gus Gustafson and explored what it means to be a great leader. Exposed to…
Blog Action Day: Inequality
I was interviewed Tuesday and asked “What do women entrepreneurs need?” My response was “why don’t you just ask me what entrepreneurs need?” It got me to thinking … what inequalities are left for women entrepreneurs? I now have a post to write for Blog Action Day! What is Blog Action Day? Founded in…
1 Million Cups in Brookings Review
Imagine inviting local business people to have coffee every Wednesday at nine am and there is one or two speakers that spend six minutes presenting a premise, talking about and then a conversation between the speakers an audience occurs for 20 minutes. You’ve just imagined what 1 Million Cups is like. The Children’s Museum in…
Sunday Update: Moving Forward
Last week I had the opportunity to climb up on a sky jack and be raised three stories in the air to look at the Webster Theater marquee. I was afraid I couldn’t get on the sky jack. I had to climb up three steps and swing myself up and on my knees and then…
Mailing List for Building Possibility
I write a weekly business newsletter for the Chamber. On it I share articles that are relevant to owning, working in and supporting small businesses. It’s for Chamber members and members of the community. I’d like to be able to share that information with my larger list of contacts that don’t live in Webster City!…