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Do The Math
How much revenue could be generated in your town just by setting out a couple of tables in front of restaurants in the summer? Joe shares some numbers with us.
Read MoreWorkshop: Filling Empty Buildings
Tuesday, August 16, at 6 pm CST join Becky McCray and I as we present our next workshop: Filling Empty Buildings. You want to fill up those empty buildings downtown, but all the economic development strategies you find sound like they were written for big cities. You want help that works for a…
Read MorePainting the Streets
Last weekend we painted the streets. And we weren’t the only ones. There were lots of us! Arts R Alive, a local group that formed to bring sculptures to West Twin Park back in 2011 and are continuing to do so, got together last year and thought it might be fun to paint the streets…
Read More#UseEmptyLots
Last night Becky and I hosted our 4th webinar, Empty Lots and Roofless Buildings, what to do with them. One of the items on the program was #BuildHereNow. It’s a hashtag program started by the Strong Towns people that emphasize empty lots. Granted, they are emphasizing lots in larger cities like New Orleans and Baltimore.…
Read MoreTourism as Economic Development
It makes sense. Get people from outside of your community to come visit your natural resources, your events, your community. Have them shop in town, eat at the restaurants, get gas in town, stay overnight in your hotels and that will stimulate your economy. We can all see that picture pretty clearly. Some of the…
Read More5 Reasons to Join the Chamber
Becky McCray and I co-hosted a webinar on June 8 and it went so well. We had a lot of questions that we answered and I was really excited about the progress of our webinars and the direction we are going with SaveYour.Town. Well, there was one thing that did bother me about the webinar.…
Read MoreSunday Blab is Back!
SaveYour.Town Sunday Blab is back! Becky and I will be blabbing tomorrow, Sunday June 5, at 6 pm CST. May was a busy month for both of us and we’re happy to be back blabbing with you tomorrow.
Read MoreRule Breaker Award
I’ve been nominated for the Rule Breaker Award! That’s pretty exciting stuff. Just what is the Rule Breaker Award? It’s awards that are given to entrepreneurs who do things differently, who don’t exactly follow the rules as we know them. The website says it best: We think entrepreneurs should be celebrated for the things they…
Read MoreA Long Way from Home
My mom loved looking at Becky’s iPad. That’s because whenever Becky visited she showed her pictures of animals in Africa. I believe that we are given a chance to share the world with each other. Some of us travel just a few miles away from home, yet can share the stories of our farms, the…
Read MoreCommunity Support
Pamela Slim, author of Body of Work and developer of the Indispensable Community Tour shares these 35 ways to seed and support your community. 35 Ways to seed and support your community Generated by the Sunnyvale Community Tour group 1. Facilitate a LinkedIn introduction for a community member 2. Create a YouTube video with helpful content 3. Follow…
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