Nebraska MarketPlaceJoy Marshall, event planner for the Center for Rural Affairs, reminded me that it’s almost time for the Nebraska MarketPlace, held Feb. 23-24, 2010, during National Entrepreneurship Week. Oklahoma Entrepreneurship ConferenceShelli Todd, director of OKStartup.com for Oklahoma’s Department of Commerce, sent details on the 2010 Entrepreneur’s Conference, also Feb. 23-24, 2010. The conference has […]
Archives for January 2010
Should we call it the Sharing Basket
Every week, I open a new Brag Basket. It’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. I started this so you can introduce yourself or share some good news about yourself or a friend. Speak up and add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. We all cheer, and everyone feels great. It lets […]
How to write an interesting town history
What makes for an interesting town history? It’s not names and dates. It’s stories. You’re trying to attract visitors, and the best way to do that is pull them into the story. We don’t care about a list of names of prominent town founders. We do care about the story of the woman who won […]
Kim Tinkham makes a difference in Decatur
We love to share small town success stories. Deborah Reynolds sent us this one after our most recent newsletter. (If you missed our newsletter, you can read it here.) I want to share a story with you about one woman who is making a difference in our small town of Decatur, Texas, actually in our […]