This question comes from innocent curiosity, so please don’t read anything into it.
If someone is a proponent of “buy U.S. only,” are they, by extension, against U.S. exports (i.e., people of foreign countries buying our goods instead of their own)?
Just one of those questions that has always had me perplexed.
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A big high five to our friends at WRDW-TV (CBS) in Augusta, Georgia for the terrific piece about The 3/50 Project. It’s nice to see stories popping up about our success, now that the holiday season is behind us and our work continues on.
Thanks to all you wonderful independent brick and mortars who fight the good fight. It’s your passion, determination, and loyalty to the community that makes our cities and towns richer, in a myriad of ways.
Well done!
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This is one time I’m going to let someone else do the ranting about something near and dear to my heart: people ripping off other people’s designs and/or intellectual property. As a free lance designer for more than 30 years, I know all too well how it feels to have my original work show up under someone else’s name. [click to continue…]
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Have you mailed your Valentines to the major media outlets yet? You know…the one reminding them that small businesses have big hearts, and that The 3/50 Project would love, love, love a little airtime on their morning programs.
If you haven’t, scurry right over to The 3/50 Project website asap, and join the Valentine Campaign. All those consumer eyeballs in the morning are hungry for a little small business joy, after all.
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Disclaimer: I’m an Apple junkie. Have been since my first computer (a beloved Apple IIc in the early 80s); probably always will be. Which is why my heart’s torn this morning, between Uncle Steve’s latest invention and booksellers everywhere. [click to continue…]
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Yup. It’s time. The relative peace and quiet (aka: break from the airports) over the holidays has passed, with the show season and speaking engagements in high gear. I’m headed to the Big Apple for a record-speed-race through the New York International Gift Fair, then jet straight to Louisville, Kentucky, where I’ll be addressing members of the ANLA (American Nursery and Landscape Association). With luck, I’ll squeeze a show report in there along the way, anxious to see how attitudes and show specials play, now that we’re getting down to the end of the winter circuit.
To vendors and reps making their way to New York, heads up. There are a few patterns coming into play that you’ll want to be ready for…and open to, if you get my drift: [click to continue…]
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Yesterday morning, Jim Blasingame rolled out the red carpet for The 3/50 Project again, on his nationally syndicated radio program The Small Business Advocate. As always, he’s proven what a true believer he is in independent, locally owned businesses, fully committed to better educating their owners on how to succeed.
If you missed it, no sweat. Jim keeps a copy on his server so you can listen later.
As a bonus, the piece ran on Forbes.com too (yes, I’m dancing around the room as I say that).
Thanks, as always, to Jim for being such a wonderful champion of small business. I suggest everyone take a moment to peruse the other recordings provided on his site, then tune in regularly to this terrific program.
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I’ll be the first to admit frustration with Delta since they took over the Northwest Airlines WorldPerks program, post-merger. Loss of available flights, loss of direct flights, and loss of upgrades have all taken a real toll on my attitude where the “new” airline is concerned.
Imagine my surprise when receiving a letter from the airline apologizing for a weather delay…then giving me SkyMiles points for it. [click to continue…]
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