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The Top Rural Small Business Challenges

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Learn about the biggest rural small business challenges along with solutions.

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We discuss how to help shape a better future for your town on The BIGG Succees Show, and we are joined by the creators of the 2019 Rural Challenges Survey. Here’s a summary of that discussion.

We’re coming off Small Business Saturday – where the message is to shop small this holiday season to support small business and your local community.

Our guests today are 2 BIGG advocates for rural small business. They’ll share the results of their national survey on the unique challenges these businesses face.

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Become a Celebrity CEO and Watch Your Business Grow

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As a small business owner, you can become a celebrity CEO to gain an advantage over your competition. As your personal brand grows, so will your business. Made possible by FinancialFreedomTool.com

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We’re BIGG fans of small business, so we’re happy to be celebrating #SmallBusinessWeek. To kick it off, we talk with Ramon Ray on The BIGG Success Show today.

He writes for Entrepreneur, Inc., Small Business Trends, Business Insider, and more. He joins us today to talk about his latest book, Celebrity CEO: How Entrepreneurs Can Thrive by Building a Community and a Strong Personal Brand*. Here’s a summary of our conversation.

What is a celebrity CEO?

Ramon says that small business owners have the ability to go very narrow and serve a niche market. Few of us are going to be Oprah Winfrey or LeBron James.

But we can all have a narrow lane where we are well known. That’s a celebrity CEO. It’s Ramon’s story. He’s not known to the whole world, but he’s well known in his little market, in his little world, in his small lane

Want to hear what Ramon’s wife said when she learned that the title of his new book was Celebrity CEO? Listen to the show. Simply click on the PLAY button above.

Why does branding even matter?

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Holiday Marketing Tips for Your Business to Ring Up Sales

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Holiday Marketing Tips SBAchat

Here are some holiday marketing tips you can implement for Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and the entire holiday season.

These ideas come from some of the best organizations that serve small business. We were invited to participate in a Twitter Chat hosted by the U.S. Small Business Administration, along with AMEX Shop Small, SCORE, Google Small Business, Square, Ebay, Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council (SBE Council), and more.

In this post, we’ve compiled some holiday marketing tips that you can implement in your business right away. You’ll also find direct links to valuable free resources for your business.  See all of the tips and resources offered during the chat by searching the #SBAchat hashtag on Twitter.

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44 Resources for Women Entrepreneurs

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SBAchat participants and resources for women entrepreneurs

In honor of Women’s Small Business Month, the U.S. Small Business Administration hosted a Twitter chat to share tips and resources for women entrepreneurs.

We were honored to be among the organizations and individuals invited to participate in the #SBAchat, who are dedicated to helping small businesses succeed. Below are some highlights from the chat, plus some great resources for women entrepreneurs.

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Why are Small Business Owners So Optimistic?

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Small Business Owners Optimistic - American Express OPEN

Small business owners are optimistic according to an American Express OPEN report. Click PLAY to the discussion about the findings on The BIGG Success Show podcast.

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It’s Small Business Week here in the U.S. and we were thrilled to have one of the foremost authorities on small business with us on The BIGG Success Show.

Alice Bredin is the Founder and President of Bredin, a leading B2B marketing agency, an author, and she’s also the small business advisor to American Express OPEN.

We talked with Alice about the 2016 American Express OPEN Small Business Monitor, the leading barometer of how small business owners feel about the future.

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