Tag Archives: small business

Book Review: Small Town Rules

I am extremely proud to announce the release of a brand new book, Small Town Rules, co-authored by my good friend and fellow Oklahoman, Becky McCray. Small Town Rules: How Big Brands and Small Businesses Can Prosper in a Connected Economy. I absolutely love reading business books but so many fall short in theory and application. Small [...]

Raising Your Prices in Business

I want to share a very enlightening truth with entrepreneurs that could rock their world. Are you ready? YOU ARE IN BUSINESS TO MAKE MONEY. Yep, I know. It’s an amazing concept that for some reason only a small percentage of people understand. I mean, it’s not that I don’t enjoy working for free and [...]

Focus on One Thing.

I really like the insights that Jonathan Fields shares at his blog. What I like more is that he went against the status quo and decided to bring the topics he is most passionate about to one place, instead of fragmenting it out on different websites. But that’s a whole other post topic. Jonathan’s latest [...]

Will Groupon Kill Local Businesses and their Brand?

We all love a good deal right?  Who doesn’t appreciate receiving a 50% discount (or more) on products or services? But I wonder if Groupon or other sites like it will kill local businesses and their brands. The philosophy behind Groupon and other discount type programs like Living Social, Daily Deals, Urban Delight, OKCoupon, is that if you [...]