The Ruralpreneur

Empowering small town and rural entrepreneurs to grow their businesses utilizing digital tools and ecommerce.

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Back To The Basics - Small Town Business Guide To Expanding Online

Expanding your business online can seem overwhelming, but you've got to get started somewhere.

Tance Hughes5 hours ago

More Views Than Your Town's Population

Youtube videos can help your small town business reach the world.

Tance Hughes5 hours ago

Did You Forget To Take Your Medicine?

I've got a fever, and the only prescription is more marketing.

Tance Hughes5 hours ago

The Ruralpreneur #8 - Have No Fear, AI is Here

Empowering small town entrepreneurs to expand their businesses using digital tools and ecommerce

Tance Hughes3 days ago

Thinking Creatively to Expand Your Reach

Let's think outside the box so we can ship more boxes.

Tance Hughes3 days ago

The Chip and Joanna Gaines Success Story

Using the right platforms to scale a decor and design business into an empire.

Tance Hughes3 days ago

Leveraging AI to Compete: How Small Town Entrepreneurs Can Use Artificial Intelligence to Punch Above Their Weight

Don't miss the AI wave, jump in and become familiar with artificial intelligence

Tance Hughes3 days ago

The Ruralpreneur #7 - Time to Optimize

Empowering small town entrepreneurs to expand their businesses using digital tools and ecommerce

Tance Hughes7 days ago

Finding Harmony Between the Old and the New in Rural Business

Keep the great things about your business in tact while modernizing processes and logistics

Tance Hughes7 days ago

Rural SEO: What it is and why it's important

Give yourself a chance to be found.

Tance Hughes7 days ago

The Ruralpreneur #6 - Flamethrowers and Facebook Ads

Empowering small town entrepreneurs to expand their businesses using digital tools and ecommerce

Tance Hughes10 days ago

What Flamethrowers and Facebook Ads Taught Me About Marketing

As the saying goes: "You can't be everything to everyone."

Tance Hughes10 days ago

The Ruralpreneur #5 - Red Ocean, Blue Ocean

Empowering small town entrepreneurs to expand their businesses using digital tools and ecommerce

Tance Hughes14 days ago

E-Myth for Small Town Entrepreneurs

Work ON your business, not IN your business

Tance Hughes14 days ago

The Shark Tank Method - How to Filter Ideas

Prepare For The Shark Attack

Tance Hughes15 days ago

The Rural Take on the Blue Ocean Strategy

Find that untapped market

Tance Hughes15 days ago

The Ruralpreneur #4 - Poop, Death, and Brand Success

Empowering small town entrepreneurs to expand their businesses using digital tools and ecommerce

Tance Hughes17 days ago

Targeted Taglines: A Small Town Entrepreneur's Guide to Niching Down for Success

Be specific.

Tance Hughes18 days ago

The Power of Unconventional Branding: Poop, Death, and Brand Success

Gross, but true.

Tance Hughes20 days ago

The Ruralpreneur #3 - Ducks = Bucks

Empowering small town entrepreneurs to expand their businesses using digital tools and ecommerce

Tance Hughes21 days ago

Digital Expansion for Small-Town Entrepreneurs: People Are Still People

Don't let the screen become an excuse. Get to know your customers.

Tance Hughes21 days ago

The Ruralpreneur #2 - $12 million a year selling plants

Empowering small town entrepreneurs to expand their businesses using digital tools and ecommerce

Tance Hughes24 days ago

The Allure of Authenticity

Rural stories can give your product a leg up

Tance Hughes25 days ago

The Ruralpreneur #1 - Inaugural Edition

Tance Hughesa month ago

Solve Your Customer's Pain Point

Tance Hughesa month ago