Small Business Blog

We all know the old saying about familiarity, but I have been thinking about it differently based on a conversation I had last week. I...

We hear every day how busy everyone is. We’re busy, our friends our busy, our family members are busy, and on it goes. Guess what? No...

As a Small Business Development Center Director for Southwest Iowa, I tell ALL of the businesses and start-ups that I work with that they...

Three times in the past week, I’ve been at meetings where I wanted to hand out my business cards. Three times in the past week, I’ve...

For the last nine years, my business purchased a spot on a search engine-type Website to help potential customers find us. In the first...

It may be  a stretch to say that President Elect Barack Obama’s Web 2.0 tactics during his campaign was the single factor in his win, but...

Digital marketing gives small businesses an opportunity to engage  customers in a one on one conversational and interactive experience. ...

Okay, choir, heads up. The sermon is about to begin. A marketing plan is more than an advertising campaign. All together now, a marketing...

I love everything that is marketing and am eager to get ideas and usually will spend time learning everything I can from anyones’...

My immediate advice is to FOCUS ON CURRENT CUSTOMERS! They know you, are comfortable with you and will feel comfortable referring you to...