Is small scale manufacturing a thing for small towns?

By Deb Brown | November 14, 2018
worker using sewing machine

Just what is small scale manufacturing?  It’s the artisan makers, the prototyping to small scale, it’s the production at scale, the makerspaces and the shared commercial kitchens and workshops. You’d be looking for craft brewers, artisan businesses, contract manufacturing, commercial kitchens, farmers market organizers, and the ‘connectors’. Let’s play a short game of who do…

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Running on Fumes

By Deb Brown | November 8, 2018

I get it. Everything is coming at you at once. Trying to prioritize becomes an exercise in futility. You’ve lost your grip on being in control. Stop.  Breathe. Realize that you don’t have to be in charge. In fact, being in charge and in control is a demon of the past, part of the old…

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Artisan Pop Up

By Deb Brown | September 12, 2017

Every year Sidney, Iowa hosts a rodeo. People come from all over to attend and enjoy SW Iowa. It’s a big deal. Sidney is a pretty small town, about 1,100 people. Professional cowboys come to this rodeo to compete in this four day event. There’s carnival rides, bucking broncos and lots of cowboys! This year…

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