All links for my Sunday post

Happy Sunday!

Rather than give you one or two thoughts, I’ve gone through the  newsletter folder of my inbox and have a link-a-palooza for this beautiful Sunday in Northeastern Wisconsin:

• I bookmarked this article a few months ago and forgot to post it!  It is from Insight magazine and talks about our wind sector here in the Fox Valley.  I was reminded of it when I  was in Madison a few  weeks ago at the Wisconsin Business Council’s Economic Symposium.
• Because some new ideas are always good, Sales Tips for a Tough Economy
• From The Wall Street Journal Online, So You Want to be an Entrepreneur
• If after reading the above article, you think you still want to be a business owner, but aren’t sure what the business should BE – you can go to this website and sign up for a e-update of THIS WEEKS MOST CREATIVE NEW BUSINESS IDEAS.
• And, if you are curious as to local economic activity -  YourEconomy.org is an interactive resource center that allows users to explore economic activity in their own communities — and across the country. YourEconomy provides detailed information about the performance of businesses from a national to a local perspective.
• An article reminding us that Business Opportunities Abound, Even in Bad Times
• A different way of looking at economic development:  The Wise Economy from Della Rucker’s blog
• American Express’ Open site has an interesting article reinforcing the need for a business plan.  How and Why a Business Plan Can Make a Difference
• Job loss is difficult to say the list; which makes this survey’s results of 4 of 10 Americans saying that losing their job was a blessing!
• And, more in the vein of responding to being laid off:  Reinventing Yourself: The Ultimate Balancing Act
• We can almost all use this article, unless self-employed of course!  How to Manage Your Boss
• As we get ready for next year as the beginning of the Highway 41 expansion project from Scheuring Road in De Pere to Lineville Road in Howard/Suamico (with a side helping of the construction of a 2-lane roundabout at 8th and Ashland), this article on the importance of dollars invested into infrastructure projects will hopefully remind us why the pain will be worth it!!
• Another reminder of why blood is thicker than water, or Resilient in Hard Times – The Family Business
• Do you have a contingency plan for your business?  Here at the Michigan Main Street Center’s site is an article Contingency Planning: It’s Not Just For Other People

Have a great Sunday!!