What fun was the class!! If you go to my web page or my facebook you can see the results of this event. The men made 4 courses and had a local winemaker come in to explain the process of makeing wine.
The men learned technqiues of how fish is done, ...
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What fun was the class!! If you go to my web page or my facebook you can see the results of this event. The men made 4 courses and had a local winemaker come in to explain the process of makeing wine.
The men learned technqiues of how fish is done, ...
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The winners up to six place are now out and online for the Arkansas Writers’ Conference contests at Little Rock, Arkansas.
I placed second in contest 25. Look What The Cat Dragged In. Title of my short story was The Unexpected Visitor. Guidelines fo ...
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ABI is the largest and oldest business network in the state. We were formed as the Iowa Manufacturers Association in 1903. Today we represent almost 1400 businesses of all kinds which employ over 300,000 employees. However, contrary to popular bel ...
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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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If you like cozy, clean mysteries like the Amazing Gracie Mystery Series I write, I’ve found a site on an Amazon mystery discussion group. There are many books to choose from at http://www.cozy-mystery.com The site had an email contact for the host s ...
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Rex L. Troute
Business Editor
The Burlington Hawk Eye
Argueta's successful endeavor marks its 10th an ...
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As a business incubation professional, I am constantly describing what it is I do to people that feel I must work with chickens/eggs and that sort of thing. I'm not complaining as it gives me the open door to tell them about just how beneficial incu ...
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Small businesses are the heart of Iowa’s economy. Iowa has an estimated total of 261,800 small businesses. Keeping them vital is important to Iowa Farm Bureau’s Renew Rural Iowa program.
Recognizing the importance of small business’ contribution to ...
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It is a saddening fact that entrepreneurship is declining in America. While the myentre.net community continues to thrive and promote entrepreneurship, the nationwide trend has been showing less and less entrepreneurs. It is time that we as Americans, however, stand up for what we believe in and support small business around the country.
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With technology so ubiquitous now in our everyday life, it is sometimes hard to be surprised by what it can do. My latest experience with Amazon's Video on Demand service pleasantly surprised me with what is possible in terms of better customer serv ...
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Nov. 8, 2010, the Belle Plaine, Iowa Athena Club has invited me to speak about my Civil War book - Ella Mayfield’s Pawpaw Militia - A Civil War Saga In Vernon County Missouri. ISBN 1438235461. Sold on Amazon, ebay and http://www.booksbyfaybookstore.w ...
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July's contest has come to a close and Bob Varner of Ida Grove, Iowa took home this month's $1,000 contest prize. His business, DualSoft USA, is based around a patented invention he put together to make water softeners more efficient. His product h ...
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The modern educational structure is not set up for practicality and execution. It is structured for factual regurgitation and loquacious nonsense. Many employers will agree that college does not prepare the workforce for their future jobs, and that it is simply a means for obtaining a base level of over-arching knowledge. Why then, does generation after generation start their adult life in debt simply for a piece of paper? Is that much really learned in college? And if so, is it even useful down the line?
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A couple of weeks ago, I sprained my ankle. While this did put a major dent in my weekend activities, I still managed to go out to eat and do a little shopping. I’m glad I decided to go out, because it really helped me find a new appreciatio ...
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In a continued effort by the State of Iowa to help jumpstart entrepreneurship and small business, the state is now running a pretty cool new loan program called the Iowa Small Business Loan Program. For those of you having trouble getting ...
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I’ve received another $55 check from the Postal Service. That brings the total repayment to $110. I’m going to stop with that amount though I’m still owed another $25. I feel lucky to have gotten this much back. For future reference if I ever lose so ...
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The other day Dan Beenken shared with me a link to Forbs Magazine’s interactive county migration map for 2008. What an incredible tool! I only wish that you could look through years 2009 and as much as 2010 as possible to really begin to see longer ...
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The initial decisions made in starting up a business can have a significant impact as your business grows. Starting from a proper base can allow you to customize and expand your business structure as the business expands, whereas a “quick and dirty” ...
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Did you know that over 900 listings of funding opportunities are all in an easy to search directory on MyEntre.Net? You can find most, if not all, of the local grants, loans, and city financial incentive programs for start-up or existing business o ...
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Rarely do my main interests and reasons for writing, Small Biz and the Twins come together so perfectly. But that is what Bruce Schoenfield, who recently penned a great story on the two for Entrepreneur Magazine. I know most of you probably could c ...
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In a previous post I wrote about a review I requested from Charlie Courtland for A Promise Is A Promise from my Nurse Hal series. Charlie is the author of Dandelions In The Garden and has a book review website http://www.bitsybling.wordpress.com. I a ...
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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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