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    brag basket

    We have lots of room in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival April 11, 2014December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for April 11-13, 2014 What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying love for rural places How do you join in? Below this post is the comment section….

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  • Live Your Dreams
    economic development | entrepreneurship | rural | success

    Business: A Way of Life or a Way to Make a Living?

    ByGlenn Muske April 10, 2014August 27, 2014

    How do you view your business? Is it a way to make a living or a way to live your life? That is a question business owners commonly ask themselves or are asked by researchers. People start businesses for a variety of reasons. However, many of the reasons fall into one of these two categories….

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    rural | social media

    Don’t miss out on these important sources of small town news

    ByBecky McCray April 7, 2014August 27, 2014

      Every week, I look for small town and rural business stories to share with you. I look for stories about shop local and the local movement, planning and development as relates to rural, rural news, community involvement, and ideas you can try in your town. Some of them end up as stories I share…

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  • Brag Basket for Maesz
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    Brag Basket for Maesz

    BySmall Biz Survival April 4, 2014December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for April 4-6, 2014. Now, April 4 happens to be our own Glenna Mae “Maesz”‘s birthday. Happy birthday, Mom! What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying love…

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  • Sign for Santa Fe Cafe
    entrepreneurship | marketing | rural

    Make Your Business Visible

    ByGlenn Muske April 3, 2014August 27, 2014

    The visibility of your business may seem insignificant, but it is a key factor to the success of many enterprises. Being visible comes in many ways. Today we hear a great deal about your online visibility. Plus, you have visibility, in a sense, when people know your name and that you exist. Yet the visibility…

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  • Small town tourism is in the details
    rural | tourism

    Small town tourism is in the details

    ByBecky McCray April 1, 2014February 10, 2022

      In general, towns are more or less the same. Streets, houses, trees. It’s the details that make one different. Sitting down for a meal in the restored Harvey House in Waynoka, Oklahoma. Watching the white-haired men lawn bowling at the seaside on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. Enjoying a scoop of juneberry ice cream in…

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  • Use TalkWalker alerts to keep up online
    social media | tools

    Use TalkWalker alerts to keep up online

    ByBecky McCray March 31, 2014August 27, 2014

    How do you keep up with the tons of new content created everyday online? How do you know who is mentioning you in blog posts, who is talking about competitors, and what news stories affect your business? You don’t. Instead, you have an assistant perform daily searches, then present you with the most relevant items….

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  • The small, but fulfilling Brag Basket
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    The small, but fulfilling Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival March 28, 2014December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 28-30, 2014. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying love for rural places How do you join in? Below this post is the comment section….

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