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Small business ideas for small towns ebook

By Becky McCray

Small Town Business Ideas booklet coverNeed ideas for a small town small business? We have an ebook for you.

20 Small Business Ideas for Small Towns is a short ebook detailing 20 different ways you can make a successful business in a small town. It also covers seven ways to generate your own ideas, so you can dream up the small biz idea that best fits you.

To save it on your computer, right click on this link: 20 Small Business Ideas for Small Towns  and choose Save Target As. For Firefox or Chrome users, choose Save Link As.

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Becky McCray

Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.

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May 9, 2008 Filed Under: ideas, resources, rural

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  1. Connie Reece says

    May 10, 2008 at 12:53 am

    Congrats on your ebook, Becky. About to give it a look-see.

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  2. Becky McCray says

    May 10, 2008 at 12:55 am

    Thank you, Connie! This was a fun project, and one I hope will help other aspiring small biz people.

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  3. Shashi Bellamkonda says

    May 10, 2008 at 1:34 am

    Becky,

    The book is awesome. I hope more people take advantage and download the book.

    Shashi

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  4. Becky McCray says

    May 10, 2008 at 1:39 am

    Shashi, thank you for taking the lead in connecting Network Solutions in bringing this book to more small business people all over.

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  5. Ken Burgin says

    May 10, 2008 at 6:49 am

    Nice work – thanks.

    Using Google’s free MyMaps feature is a great way to set up a map to show off local facilities, attractions etc. It now shows off photos of the area that are in Picasa Albums.

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  6. Becky McCray says

    May 10, 2008 at 12:37 pm

    Thanks, Ken, for sharing that great idea! I’ll tuck that away for a future post I’m working on.

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  7. Joe Small says

    December 10, 2008 at 4:15 am

    There are tons of ways and ideas to start a profitable home business. but for the beginner, its tough to know where to start. This looks like a great book to either find an idea or spark an idea that might linger in the mind of an aspiring entrepreneur. good stuff.

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