Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous things in your life
After reading Chris Brogan's blog entry on Aug 12, titled My Twitter Presence, I realized that there were better tools for keeping track of Twitter and other Social Media than what I was currently using.
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After spending half a year in England, I was excited to move up to Cedar Falls for the summer. Exploring the town for the first time in months, I was hugely disappointed. The reason for my disappointment? The Cedar Falls Taco Bell on University Avenue was closed.
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There are a ton of tools out there to help small business owners stay organized, communicate better, and be more efficient. Here are two of my favorites I think everyone should check out.
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For those of you in need of computer technical support but don't have the need for an on staff professional, I have a solution.Joe's Computer Consulting Service is available to provide on-site technical support for home or business under contract for ...
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Good piece from Scott Allen on passive income, every entrepreneur's best friend.
Looking for ways to write a blog that's twice the drivvel that I have here? It won't be tough, but if you need a little help- Tim Berry has some great ideas - http://timberry.bplans.com/2010/07/10-blogging-tips-my-1000th-post-on-this-blog.html
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I want to let everyone that has been encouraging my and cheering me on that I have finally finished my bridal consultant program. I took my final exam and even though I didn't ace it, I did finish with a solid "A". I now if my degree in floral design ...
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The folks at Kauffman (yes, of the Royals ballpark vintage) always seem to have the latest on entrepreneurial stats. This one doesnt suprise me in the least, and actually encourages me that entrepreneurship is alive and very well.
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Those of you who have been following my blog postings know that I am fond of writing about tips for disaster preparedness, so this post shouldn’t come as any surprise to you. The SBA just sent out a press release (PDF) concerning a ne ...
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Pretty much every other blog I try to read has some sort of friday link-o-mania. Some are pretty entertaining, others I find a bit drab. I'm hoping to aim for a little more of the former and a little less of the later. With that as a back drop, here are a few thoughts on the week that was - in terms of small business news and notes, sure, plus a fewstray cats thrown in as well.
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Just wanted to let you all know about two upcoming classes for next week. Both are called "How to Start an Internet Business" and one is being held on Thu/Fri of next week and the other on Sat/Sun of next week. The class is designed to teach ...
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I was recently on a website for a retail shop that couldn't answer the following questions… At least not without combing the entire site, front to back, and top to bottom.
What does the business do or sell?
Where is the business loc ...
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Do you know if your website is up and running? Most people just assume their site is working. Unfortunately, that is not always a safe assumption.
I recently worked with a client who forgot to pay his yearly web hosting ...
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Of course the guy who is interested in market research wants you to fill out your form and send it in. No surprise there. However, I thought I would take a moment to write about why the census is so important. According to the Census Bureau itself ...
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