WichitaSmallBusiness.com is a place for local small business owners and
aspiring entrepreneurs to find information and advice to help them grow their business in Wichita, Kansas
through the use of the Internet and other resources. We have partnered with
top-class companies and service providers to bring you some of the best
opportunities and offers for necessary tools and services.
This site offers a full list of web-based and offline services that any growing
business can benefit from easily. We also offer fresh articles, updated daily,
and business news from sources around the city and across the web. Other special
sections include spotlights from the highly respected Wichita Business Journal,
as well as a yellow page powered
business finder, and a resource center loaded
with links that will help you understand your business better. These resources
can also be helpful when making important decisions for your business and staff,
so make this site your homepage and visit us often. Starting your day at
WichitaSmallBusiness.com is one of the smartest and easiest decisions any
serious business owner can make. If you are ready, just click the following link:
Thanks for stopping by and we hope you enjoy everything we have to offer.
Small Business Brief
Short Term Thinking Can Harm Your Business
The problem with project thinking is it leads you into the trap of continually needing new customers to have a healthy business. It can also mean that you get swamped with work for a time and then nothing, so you need to attract more customers. Sure there will be times when customers just want you do a one off project. However if you change the way you think about your services and how you offer them you could be surprised at the additional solutions you can actually offer your customers.
Why Marketing Tactics Can Harm Your Business The one thing to understand is not all marketing tactics are equal. It doesn’t matter how much they are talked or written about, some will just not be right for...
Customer Loyalty Programs Bring Long-Term Sales What's a loyal customer worth to you in a year? How about two years, or five, or even longer? Nearly 80 percent of marketers are committed to maintaining or growing...
I Really Do Not Want You as a Customer A lot is written about building customer profiles of those who you want as customers. This of course is an essential part of small business marketing, especially if you want...
Machinist union members at Cessna Aircraft picketed near the company's plant in southwest Wichita on Thursday to protest jobs being sent outside the city.
Members fought strong, gusty afternoon winds and carried signs that read "Keep it Made in Wichita," "Outsourcing is Treason" and "We built the Air Capital," as they picketed at K-42 and Hoover. Some carried American flags.
"We've got to protect our jobs here in Wichita," said Dean Crabb, an avionics flight line lead, who's worked at Cessna 15 years. "We've already sent enough down there (to Mexico) ... We're definitely worried about them moving more out of
here."