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  • Your good news brings color to the Brag Basket
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    Your good news brings color to the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival May 12, 2017May 10, 2017

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for May 12-14, 2017. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying…

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    Should Small-business Owners Trust Their Judgment?

    ByGlenn Muske May 10, 2017May 11, 2017

    How often aren’t we told to “trust our gut?” You see this comment made often for people starting a small business or when small-business owners need to make an important decision. Yet a recent article from Entrepreneur challenged this and indicated that this idea may be a myth. So who do you believe? Which view…

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  • Where to find local entrepreneurs online
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    Where to find local entrepreneurs online

    ByBecky McCray May 8, 2017January 9, 2025

      Last week, we talked about where to find potential entrepreneurs locally. Then I saw a Tweet from my friend Jon Swanson, saying he’d just opened a tiny storefront online. That’s when I realized I forgot to list the online places to look for local entrepreneurs. Right now, rural people from all over are making…

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  • The 05-05 Brag Basket
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    The 05-05 Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival May 5, 2017April 29, 2017

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for May 5-7, 2017. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your undying…

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    Who Are the Small-business Owners?

    ByGlenn Muske May 3, 2017April 29, 2017

    We are right in the middle of SMALL BUSINESS WEEK! Two of the owners of such endeavors are: I’m a small-business owner. Becky McCray is a small-business owner (here at Small Biz Survival, Allen’s Retail, and a cattle ranch). In the last week, I have needed several small-business owners. For example, I: Got coffee several…

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  • Where do you find potential entrepreneurs?
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    Where do you find potential entrepreneurs?

    ByBecky McCray May 1, 2017September 24, 2021

      You and I talk a lot about encouraging more entrepreneurs in your community. Maybe you’re wondering about where to find those potential entrepreneurs. A couple of people have asked that question lately, so let’s look into it. The more you cut down barriers to entry, the more people will be able to try different…

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  • Big and small baskets.
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    Big or small, good news goes in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival April 28, 2017April 16, 2017

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for April 28-30, 2017. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What can you share in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week celebrate progress, even baby steps congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess your…

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    Celebrate Small Business Week

    ByGlenn Muske April 26, 2017April 20, 2017

    Get out the noise makers. Put on your party hats. Order a cake. It’s time to celebrate the backbone of our economy, the small business. Small Business Week 2017, April 30 through May 6, is a celebration of small businesses across the country. Small businesses mean jobs, dollars and economic growth. Across the U.S., more…

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