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Running a Micro, Blog · July 21, 2016

Is the Term “Micro Business” Demeaning?

  The New York Times Small Business section opened a discussion: Is the Term ‘Small Business’ Demeaning? Do you consider yourself …

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Running a Micro, Blog · July 14, 2016

Never Say These Things to Your Customer

  Adapted for teenage micro business owners from: 15 Things Retailers Should Never Say Negative Customer Service Phrases …

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Running a Micro, Blog · June 30, 2016

10 Commandments of Customer Service

Jordan Budd, business owner of OBX Seafood

I love these customer service tips and I have edited them a bit for teenager's running a micro business (that's why there's not 10!). The …

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Starting a Micro, Blog, You Can Do This · June 24, 2016

Why a Business Might Fail (but yours won’t!)

Meredith Curtis discusses why a business might fail. She offers straight talk that some people may not like, but she speaks from more than …

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Starting a Micro, Blog, Podcast · March 28, 2016

Micro business workshops in Cincinnati and St Louis

I'll be speaking about starting a micro business at homeschool conventions on back-to-back weekends, In Cincinnati at Great Homeschool …

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From a parent

Thank you for your e-book on teen micro businesses. Your valuable experience and wealth of knowledge is vast.

Your presentations at Cincinnati homeschool conferences and sharing with us over the years have benefited us well.

I can hardly believe we are at this point in our life-and here he is a young man ready to try his fortune with the world.

-Mandy S

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