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Friday means Brag Basket

By Small Biz Survival

Each Friday, I open the Brag Basket for the weekend. It’s designed as a fun place for you to share your projects and accomplishments. But you can also cheer for other people, give shout outs, congratulate, and even give someone a well-deserved pat on the back.

The Brag Basket is open for everyone, whether from a small town, a big city, or anywhere in the world. (But it’s true that I love small town brags!)

Will you put something in the Brag Basket this week? You can brag on a friend, your own project, yourself, others, anything! You don’t need special permission, and you don’t have to be from a small town. Just leave a comment right here. There’s no deadline, so you can brag anytime during the weekend, and I’ll open a fresh Brag Basket each Friday.

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  1. Becky McCray says

    April 3, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    A few friends sent brags to me on Twitter this week.

    First, D. Scott Cooksey, @CookseyConnects, from Tulsa:
    “I’m speaking on 5/19 at the OAE4-HA (OSU Extension/4-H) Conference in Sand Springs. Lunch speech, then 2 hr workshop.Not bad for first paid state conference gig, huh?”
    Scott is actively seeking conference speaking opportunities, so hit him up at http://www.cookseyconnects.com/

    Liz Strauss, @lizstrauss, bragged that she had breakfast and wonderful conversation with Jon and Nancy Swanson, great folks from Indiana. (I’m jealous!)

    Deb from Iowa, @debworks, was excited, too:
    “My chamber director liked what I had to say that he hired me as a consultant and blog writer, cool huh?”

    Way cool! Congrats, you three!

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  2. Sammi Johnson says

    April 3, 2009 at 3:10 pm

    Good morning!!! I am sooo excited and proud to say PriorityMe’s official birthday is April 1st 2009! Our site is up and is doing great – no big hiccups and traffic is high! It is only the beginning of a great adventure!!!
    Becky – I am taking your advice and making a few changes to our Welcome area :) thank you thank you!!!
    If you haven’t seen it yet – go to http://www.priorityme.com! Feedback is greatly appreciated!!!

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  3. Shannon Ehlers says

    April 3, 2009 at 3:57 pm

    My little hometown, Soldier, Iowa, has recently been awarded a federal grant to renovate the lower level of the community center. It will serve as a gathering space for senior citizens as well as kids, a small meeting/conference space, and a pleasant place to “escape” with a recreation room, a fitness center, and a dining facility. I’m proud of all the effort that my friends and neighbors have put into keeping the community center (and the community) active and lively.

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  4. Becky McCray says

    April 3, 2009 at 4:01 pm

    Congrats, Sammi! Very excited for all your progress!

    Shannon, that is terrific. Not only the grant and renovation, but the working together. Excellent!

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  5. Vance Lucas says

    April 3, 2009 at 4:09 pm

    InvoiceMore ( http://www.invoicemore.com ) just got it’s first paid account on March 31. The payment was settled and in my account on April 1. That’s what I call an April fool’s BLESSING.

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  6. Becky McCray says

    April 3, 2009 at 4:13 pm

    Congratulations, Vance! I’m excited to see another Oklahoma startup get going. :)

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  7. Deb Brown says

    April 3, 2009 at 5:11 pm

    It’s me again! I just registered for SOBCon 09. You know what that means? I got 4 sponsors from my local community who are just as excited as I am. Together we will create kick butt blogs that help to strengthen our community! Sa-weet!
    @debworks

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  8. Becky McCray says

    April 3, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    Hey, Deb! Your excitement is contagious! Can hardly wait to meet you soon!

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  9. Linda Sherman says

    April 4, 2009 at 12:53 am

    Small business means an opportunity to create your own work environment. Please send me your photo and a brief blurb and I will link to your small business from my compilation article. Details at

    http://itsdifferent4girls.com/blog/2009/04/03/does-your-view-at-work-enhance-your-life/

    Thanks for creating this space, Becky!

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  10. Invoice Factoring Blog says

    April 4, 2009 at 3:18 pm

    Vance –

    Congrats on your first account. I hope you get many more soon!

    Best,
    Marco

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