What comes to mind when you read this sentence: “Sometimes the idea for a small business comes from a bad experience, such as paying too much for something and thinking there must be a better way to get the product or service.”

This is the ninth year that Rural Lifestyle Dealer has compiled and shared the most comprehensive look at equipment trends in the rural lifestyle market. We summarized the findings from our 2015 Business Trends & Outlook Report in our winter issue — sharing that nearly 84% of the responding dealers expect revenues to be as good as or better than last year.

The same Tractor Supply that opened 107 locations in 2014 alone faced the business reality of closing a store this past week.

Doug Nord has been using Facebook since about 2007 and says he has always been interested in new technologies to reach customers.

Small is good, big is bad and your customers want small to win. That's the takeaway from a recent study, titled "Positioning Brands Against Large Competitors to Increase Sales."