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Is Your Business Student Friendly?
Making your business more "student" friendly With back to school right around the corner, here are some tips you might want to think about Growing enrollments at Flint Hills...
ADA Compliance
ADA- The Americans with Disabilities Act What it means for building owners and businesses, from a meeting with an ADA official. It is the responsibility...
Get Noticed
Get Noticed (in a positive way) Businesses never ask "how can I blend in so no one notices me". Businesses want to stand out, get noticed,...
Does Pinterest Spark Your Interest?
Does spark your interest? A new type of social media is generating marketing buzz for savvy small businesses... Product heavy and full of testimonials, Pinterest lets people "pin" their "interests" within...
Mobility in Card Processing
Mobility in Card Processing Flexible Payment Solutions Help Small Businesses Thrive Most of us are beyond the debate of "if" we need credit card...
Power Ups
Power Ups To build a better Emporia, lets start asking the people that want to be here... Most businesses will tell you that when they want...
Situational Advertising
Situational Advertising Create brand awareness by responding to the world around you. It was the biggest football game of the year, (a game that can't be named...
Organic Leadership
Organic Leadership It's the choice for a new generation In a recent meeting of Flint Hills Region professionals that were in their 20's and 30's a curious...
An Environment for Growth
An Environment for Growth How can we push the community into a more positive (and sustainable) trajectory? "I'm pro-growth", "we need to grow", "the only...
Does your Business Shine?
Does your business shine? Implementing lighting strategies can help attract customers, promote services and highlight products. We have all been to a theatrical performance where...
Avoiding Decision Making Paralysis
Avoiding Decision Making Paralysis Improving your organization starts with direction. We often are asked if we record feedback from Entrepreneurs starting or expanding a business,...
Stress Management for Businesses
Stress Management for Businesses Because stress happens... Stress is a topic on most people's mind, but it is still considered a taboo subject for many. ...
Bringing it all Together: The 4 Point Approach
Bringing it all Together Different points provide better results Every business or organization has to ask themselves a series of tough questions to achieve success. ...
New Development in Crowd Sourcing
New Development in Crowd Sourcing Growing Communities are Investing in Their Businesses Businesses typically need a few things to achieve success. They need a...
Experience Based Interaction Leads to Profits
Experience Based Interaction Leads to Profits No matter your business type, when you can connect with your customers in a unique way, you win. ...
How Well Do you Actually Know Emporia?
How Well do you Actually Know Emporia? A little E-Town Trivia for your Tuesday... Town Crier Bookstore celebrated National Historic Preservation Month in May by putting together a...
Working to Make Things Better
Working to Make Things Better A Design Team Project and a Business Enhancement Program work to improve Emporia! Successful and positive changes are generally achieved in...
Social Media Time Savers
Social Media Time Savers Because no one has time to check everything... There are a ton of social media sites on-line. I think everyone is aware of...
What is your 4th Quarter Plan?
What is your 4th Quarter Plan? Yes, it's summer, but remember past years when you were overwhelmed? Once we hit mid-August, it seems like...
Do You Want a More Successful Business?
Hit them where they aren't! The basis of entrepreneurism is fairly simple: find a market demand and provide the market a supply. However, we know that...
Growing a Business through Celebrity
Growing a Business through Celebrity Is it right for your concept? We live in a society obsessed with celebrity. Reality TV shows are numerous, and...
How to Boost Sales 10%+
One simple thing that can boost your sales by 10% or more... Train yourself and your staff to stand out in the...
You Need Positive Exposure for your Business, but Where do you Start?
During a recent Kansas Main Street, Inc. Quarterly Training, the subject of business exposure was talked about extensively. Why? With mass media the amount of exposure a business needs...
