From Jack Shultz Boomtown Institute April 21, 2009 Take Charge of Your Community Within the past couple of weeks, we have received two great stories from community leaders telling about the positive things happening in their hometowns. Each involves a powerful Can Do Spirit. Estherville, IA You spoke at our chamber banquet in Estherville, Iowa […]
What I Learned About Tourism Promotion in Hutchinson Kansas
Serving on a tourism board is fun and challenging. Sometimes we get a little set in our ways and need a good jolt to move on to new ideas. My recent trip with fellow bloggers to Hutchinson Kansas was the jolt I needed. These are some of the things I learned while I was having […]
Recovery Act and Small Business
SBA this week is implementing two key provisions laid out in the Recovery Act. Our SBDC offices received information from our District SBA office that is surely good news not only for small business owners, but for our lenders too. On Monday, March 16, President Obama announced that the US Treasury Department will commit up […]
Credit Denial; is it a good thing?
Every once in awhile the futility of a company policy just gets to you. While the following is meant as a joke, it has an unwelcome ring of truth to it. Denied Joke— Sanford P. BlankMy wife received a credit-card application in the mail that she had not requested. She didn’t want it, but I […]
