5 Tips That Made Me A Consistent Content Creator

In this article, Jeremiah Ajayi shares five tips for improving consistency as a content creator. Since the first blog post was published and the first YouTube video was posted, content creation has evolved rapidly. It’s now treated as a legitimate business, with real earning potential for anyone with a smartphone and a willingness to share … Read more

Entrepreneur week advice for small towns: 3 practical steps for economic developers and chambers of commerce

Part of our Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration Nov 13-19, 2023. Last year during entrepreneurship week, I saw lots of articles about what big cities can do to support entrepreneurship. Advice for small towns got left out. Again. So I wrote this entrepreneur week advice for small town economic developers and chambers of commerce, whether you … Read more

Pop Up in An Empty Lot

Part of our Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration Nov 13-19, 2023. Starting a business the old way is hard On an Idea Friendly visit to Jackson County, Kentucky, I visited with a group of artists/entrepreneurs. This group had created a loose organization called the Jackson County KY Creative Community. They wanted to start businesses, but were … Read more

Innovative Rural Business Models: video

Part of our Global Entrepreneurship Week celebration Nov 13-19, 2023. Rural business people are trying a variety of different business models today, including pop-ups, shared buildings, businesses inside of other businesses and more. Entrepreneurs are using these smaller-scale experiments and tests to learn what works before making a huge investments. Learn how these Innovative Rural … Read more

Shop Indie Local Week and Holiday Season, it’s way more than Shop Small Saturday

Guest post by Jen Risley, AMIBA Thank you for your commitment to building the local economy movement! Wishing you an inspiring Shop Indie Local Week with the entire community. My cat Shamu (above) can’t wait for Plaid Friday! One practical step: #ShopIndieLocal It doesn’t have to be overwhelming. Any local business or group can start by sharing social … Read more