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    Ed Morrison Gets It

    January 15, 2006August 27, 2014

    Ed Morrison, publisher of the EDPro Weblog, frequently covers Small Biz Survival issues, as well as a whole range of economic development issues. In a post on Saturday, he boiled it down to this: “…a major timebomb: an aging workforce, a brain drain of bright college graduates and in-migration of too few workers….” He was…

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    Can you build a growing small business in a declining small town?

    January 14, 2006January 14, 2026

    It may be possible to build a growing small business in the midst of a declining small town. If so, it will be because we worked together. The defining characteristics are: A small business, In a rural or small town setting, In a flat or shrinking economy and population. The challenges include: Pressure from competitors…

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