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Hanging Out with the Pork Queen
Last night I got to hang out with the Pork Queen and the kids from the FFA. It’s just one of the many reasons I love living in a small town. For the cost of $5 here’s what I received: A pork burger with bacon, chips and a drink great conversation with local FFA boys…
Read MoreIt’s Never About You
Building Relationships vs. Networking Networking is important, we all know that. We need to meet people to advance whatever agenda we are working on. Networking is the buzzword of this century. You hear it everywhere. It means to interact with each other to exchange information and develop contacts. You’ve been to networking events. Usually there’s…
Read MoreRural X Summit
Rural X A Summit for Small Towns #ruralX stands for Rural Experience; a “come as you are” convergence of thinkers and doers with a desire to share creative energy, positive motivation and compelling new ways to “ruralize their potential” in the places they call home. The lively, inspirational summit will inspire critical conversations, connect people…
Read More5 Stories Session 8
This was a fun week! Becky McCray and I share 5 stories relevant to small towns and discuss them on blab. Here are the links along with my short commentaries. You can also watch the blab video below. The state of South Carolina is using official road signs to help rural businesses thrive: http://buff.ly/1qIOZF5 TODS Tourism Oriented Directional…
Read MoreFive Stories: Session Seven
Once a week Becky McCray and I of saveyour.town blab about 5 stories we’ve read online and I share links here. Normally I share the video too – however, there was a glitch with blab this week. We are working to rectify it, but it’s not fixed yet! Once it is, I’ll come back and…
Read MoreBlab with Becky: Session Six, Five Stories
Just about every Sunday Becky McCray and I discuss five stories about small towns on the platform Blab. Here are the stories with comments and the blab video is below. Oh boy – this is just a fun idea that worked in Canada, What a hoot! I love the little paper and his persistence. http://calgaryherald.com/life/swerve/the-nanton-experiment-starting-a-mini-newspaper-in-a-small-town-is-a-big-idea…
Read MoreBlab 5 Stories – Session 5
Blab Session 5 of SaveYour.Town of our Weekly 5 Stories happened tonight – we snuck it in early this week! Next week might be early too – so keep your eyes posted on our Facebook page, we will announce it there. I’m traveling next weekend and it looks like we will be blabbing on Saturday.…
Read More8 Innovative Rural Business Models – Happening Tomorrow!
Wednesday, March 16 at 6 pm Becky McCray and I will host a webinar discussing 8 innovative rural business models. Entrepreneurs are using these smaller scale experiments and tests to learn what works before making a huge investment. That’s tomorrow night, and you can tune in from the comfort of your home while eating…
Read MoreSave Your Town – Session Four of 5 Stories
Each week Becky McCray and I review 5 stories and make comments about them over at blab.im. Here are the five links to the stories (italicized comments are mind) and the video is posted below. Small Business Owner Sandy Higgins’ Old-Fashioned (they mean small town) Methods Yield Modern-Day Success http://buff.ly/1LVNZa1 Hat tip to Miss Dazey for the…
Read MoreSaveYour.Town 5 Stories Session 2
Sunday afternoons Becky McCray and I, as part of our SaveYour.Town project, are talking about 5 stories found on the internet during the week. Here are the links to the stories we covered this week and the 10 minute video discussion. Agritourism Toolkit – Oregon Tourism Commission http://buff.ly/1RnaZNZ Focus on business fundamentals first, then…
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