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Meet each other in the Basket

By Small Biz Survival

Every week, I open a new Basket. I call it the Brag Basket, but it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. I started this so you can introduce yourself, share some good news, or congratulate a friend.

The basket is open all weekend, from March 26-28, 2010. 

Speak up and add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. We all cheer, and everyone feels great. It lets you meet each other a bit. Reading each others’ stories brings us a bit closer to being a community. 

How does it work? You write a comment on this post, email me, tweet me, or comment on this note on Facebook. You tell something great about your week, or you give applause to someone who did good stuff this week. Or you celebrate something wonderful that you tried that failed.

This is not an ad. (I delete the ads.) It’s a conversation with friends. So jump in. And remember to cheer for each other.

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March 26, 2010 Filed Under: brag basket

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  1. Benjamin says

    March 26, 2010 at 1:30 pm

    Successfully finished my new marketing company’s first major web project!

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  2. Becky McCray says

    March 26, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    Congratulations, Benjamin!

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  3. Neal Rohrbach says

    March 26, 2010 at 2:23 pm

    Pretty excited here at the office. I brokered a deal to partner our company, Outdoor Channel Outfitters, with GunBroker.com to sponsor the #23 Dodge in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, press release went out today!

    http://www.ssracingonline.com/Content.asp?ActionID=9&ItemID=735

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  4. Andrew Power says

    March 26, 2010 at 2:49 pm

    Two new projects for clients – all the while not pushing over much, and generally enjoying the sudden summer weather!

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  5. Becky McCray says

    March 26, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    @flourandsun (Flour and Sun Bakery) tweeted me their brag:
    Stoked this week about coverage of my small biz on CNN.com. We were chosen as 1 of 5 bakeries. http://tinyurl.com/ya6lz3w

    Congratulations Neal, Andrew, and Flour and Sun!

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  6. Dr. Benny says

    March 26, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    After 5 and a half months and more than 20,000 miles. I´ve ridden my motorcycle from the USA to the southern most city in the world, Ushuaia, Argentina!!!

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  7. Becky McCray says

    March 26, 2010 at 5:48 pm

    I’m astounded! Congratulations, Dr. Benny!

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  8. Lauri Rottmayer says

    March 26, 2010 at 5:53 pm

    Lots of great stuff, folks. Way to go! :-)

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  9. Paul Merrill says

    March 26, 2010 at 9:12 pm

    I’m bragging on family. I’ve been to visit my brother and one of my sisters this week. I am blessed to have them in my life. It has also been great for my wife & kids to be around them, since they are not part of our “normal” lives as much, due to physical distance.

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  10. Becky McCray says

    March 26, 2010 at 9:52 pm

    Paul, congratulations to your great family.

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  11. infosmak says

    March 26, 2010 at 10:44 pm

    On March 31 it will be one year since I was told I was being let go. On the same date it will be 10 months since I was last on the payroll of my previous employer. Four days ago I submitted my articles of organization. Three days ago I became the owner of a small business (as in very small) called “Infosmak Ventures”. I’ve never been an entrepreneur before. I am a strange kind of happy and scared at the same time.

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  12. Becky McCray says

    March 26, 2010 at 11:26 pm

    Yay! I’m so glad you came to brag. Scared is a very normal reaction. We all wish you great success.

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