Rural Business Network

Can Your Facebook Identity be Hi-Jacked?

pnagle — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 18:55:29 +0000

It’s happening in Huron County... Have you ever seen a featured news story appear in your Facebook news feed which endorses a particular commercial product? If you endorsed the product and wanted to share it with your friends, your name will be prominently displayed.

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Search for Talent – Big Brothers Big Sisters of North Huron

pnagle — Sun, 24 Feb 2013 16:01:17 +0000

No doubt about it, Huron County has “got talent! So it is only fitting that youths between the ages of 14 and 19 now have a venue to show their musical talents and win valuable rewards. Skyline Studios and the Rural Business Network have organized a joint effort to stage a talent search for young [...]

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Online Sales Growing

pnagle — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:54:10 +0000

Christmas sales results are coming in, showing a remarkable growth in North American online merchandise sales, which now represents ten percent of all sales. Online sales is shaking up how business is done. In addition to growing sales volumes, it is now the accepted shopping norm to compare product price and features before making a [...]

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Social Media and Small Business, Does it work?

pnagle — Thu, 04 Oct 2012 17:52:55 +0000

(part one) It doesn’t matter where you turn these days, everywhere you hear about the value of social media for small business. It’s the flavour of the day for government economic development officers. As long as you consider your time has no value, social media is promoted as a “free” marketing tool. Get into social [...]

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