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  • Brag Basket helps us build community
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    Brag Basket helps us build community

    BySmall Biz Survival December 6, 2013December 15, 2014

    Welcome to the Brag Basket, our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one December 6-8, 2013. What good news will you add to the brag basket? Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might inspire others….

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    Bundling Increases Sales, or “Do you want fries with that?”

    ByGlenn Muske December 5, 2013August 27, 2014

    Business owners always are looking for ways to increase sales. I have yet to talk to a business owner who is not interested in increasing his or her revenue stream by selling more to customers. Business owners always are interested in how they can get customers to include one more item in their bag. Marketing…

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  • What makes a good small town website?
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    What makes a good small town website?

    ByBecky McCray December 3, 2013October 22, 2025

    Because we rural people like to stay connected, local community websites are common projects. But how do you make a good one? That’s what your fellow reader S. wants to know: I am looking into creating a web site for our small town. My goal is to have a central place to highlight the local…

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  • Small Business Saturday and #ShopSmall in the UK Dec 7
    entrepreneurship | global | marketing | shop local

    Small Business Saturday and #ShopSmall in the UK Dec 7

    ByBecky McCray December 2, 2013August 27, 2014

    For the first time, Shop Small Saturday is promoting local small businesses in the UK on December 7, 2013. The dedicated UK Small Business Saturday website offers an easy and quick download of digital marketing tools, like posters, logos, and suggested social media posts. There’s also a kit of printed posters, stands and badges you…

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  • Dress up and celebrate in the Brag Basket Nov 29
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    Dress up and celebrate in the Brag Basket Nov 29

    BySmall Biz Survival November 29, 2013December 15, 2014

    Welcome to the Brag Basket, our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one November 29-December 1, 2013. What good news will you add to the brag basket? Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide your good news and accomplishments that might inspire…

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    International Bonus: Building a business from a cabin in the woods

    ByBecky McCray November 28, 2013March 3, 2022

    A bonus for you in Canada and around the globe, while the US is busy with family and Thanksgiving: an interview with Canadian entrepreneur Gregg McLachlan.  MP3 download: Gregg McLachlan mini interview Gregg McLachlan built a nation-wide resource site in Canada from his cabin in the woods using dial-up internet access. He told me how in this…

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  • AUDIO: Deb Brown part 2: new ideas in Webster City
    economic development | podcast | rural | survivors

    AUDIO: Deb Brown part 2: new ideas in Webster City

    ByBecky McCray November 27, 2013August 27, 2014

    MP3 download: Deb Brown interview part 2 Small towns have a future. Despite all the negative press, I have a positive view of rural, and I talk to others who share it. Small towns play a key role in our world. Everyone else better get used to us, because we aren’t going away! Deb Brown…

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  • Career fair, small town style
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    Career fair, small town style

    ByBecky McCray November 26, 2013June 2, 2022

      Remember the Blue Collar Career Fair? Another Texas town wrote in to share their version of introducing rural kids to high-paying careers available in small towns. –Becky  By Jimi Coplen, Knox County Visioning Group, Benjamin, Texas We also host a Career Day for area high school students. Much like Tony from San Saba’s Blue Collar Day,…

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