• Survey of Rural Challenges
  • Small Town Speaker Becky McCray
  • Shop Local video
  • SaveYour.Town

Small Biz Survival

The small town and rural business resource

A row of small town shops
  • Front Page
  • Latest stories
  • About
  • Guided Tour
  • Subscribe
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • RSS

Time to share the good news

By Small Biz Survival

Even though I call this the Brag Basket, 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 August 6-8, 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 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.

New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.

  • About the Author
  • Latest by this Author
Small Biz Survival

The rural small business blog. We talk about small town business, with how-to articles, especially on social media marketing and making your community a better place. We use this “author” for announcements and other things you’ll want to know.

www.smallbizsurvival.com
  • Hands-on and experience-based businesses boost local economies
  • Young Americans Returning to Rural for More than Just Holiday Dinners
  • Rural marketing tip: the name is the claim

August 6, 2010 Filed Under: brag basket

Wondering what is and is not allowed in the comments?
Or how to get a nifty photo beside your name?
Check our commenting policy.
Use your real name, not a business name.


Don't see the comment form?
Comments are automatically closed on older posts, but you can send me your comment via this contact form and I'll add it manually for you. Thanks!

Comments

  1. Shashi Bellamkonda says

    August 6, 2010 at 3:39 pm

    Proud of my offspring Mitali’s 1st blog post on business blog @kikscore “Greetings from the Summer Planet! http://bit.ly/cGKUvo“

    She is not on Twitter though although she probably does not realize that it could be the fastest way to get in touch with her dad :)

    Loading...
  2. Becky McCray says

    August 6, 2010 at 6:43 pm

    A round of applause for Mitali!

    Loading...
  3. CateTV says

    August 6, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    Today is my/many folks friends birthday http://Twitter.com/ikrissi – She’s done work American Association of Kidney Patients (she’s been a donor recipient) as well as in the field of adoption – read more here http://www.iKrissi.com/me/ -she’s also a geek who gives great hugs! Krissi is a true giver of herself and her time and I’m proud to call her friend :)

    Loading...
  4. Becky McCray says

    August 6, 2010 at 8:25 pm

    Cheers to Krissi! She sounds like a very giving person, much like you, Cate.

    Loading...
  5. Adele McAlear says

    August 6, 2010 at 8:50 pm

    After more than 3 years on Twitter, my latest blog post about Twitter recommending dead friends in their new “who to follow” feature has gotten their attention. Twitter staff are notorious for not mixing with the unwashed masses, so to have one of them respond to me positively AND pass my post on to the team dealing with the topic, well…it just made my day. #TwitterFanGirl #Dork

    Loading...
  6. Becky McCray says

    August 6, 2010 at 9:02 pm

    Congratulations, Adele! You made a difference, and that’s not easy.

    Loading...
  7. Rick Wolff says

    August 6, 2010 at 9:59 pm

    Half-brag, half-heads-up for you, Becky & Sheila. I’m resuming (for keeps this time!) my niche website about the 17th-century Dutch colony in North America and its repercussions on the modern day. (I can’t get it out of my bloodstream, and the only way out of it is through it!) An aspect of this will be helping build tourism among historical sites in east NY, west CT, NJ, DE, east PA. Some time soon, once I know what kind of questions to ask, I may pick your brains.

    Loading...
  8. Becky McCray says

    August 6, 2010 at 11:40 pm

    Rick, good for you! I love to see people work with their passions! You know where to find us. :)

    Loading...

Howdy!

Glad you dropped in to the rural and small town business blog, established in 2006.

We want you to feel at home, so please take our guided tour.

Meet our authors on the About page.

Have something to say? You can give us a holler on the contact form.

If you would like permission to re-use an article you've read here, please make a Reprint Request.

Want to search our past articles? Catch up with the latest stories? Browse through the categories? All the good stuff is on the Front Page.

Partners

We partner with campaigns and organizations that we think best benefit rural small businesses. Logo with "Shop Indie Local"Move Your Money, bank local, invest localMulticolor logo with text that says "Global Entrepreneurship Week"Save Your Town logotype

Best of Small Biz Survival

A few people shopping in an attractive retail store in refurbished downtown building.

TREND 2025: Retail’s Big Split: what small town retailers can do now

99% of the best things you can do for your town don’t require anyone’s permission

Three kids in a canoe

Get started as an outdoor outfitter without breaking the bank

A shopkeeper and a customer share a laugh in a small store packed full of interesting home wares.

How to get customers in the door of small town and rural retail stores

Rural Tourism Trend: electric vehicle chargers can drive visitors

Wide view of a prairie landscape with a walk-through gate in a fence

Tourism: Make the most of scant remains and “not much to see” sites with a look-through sign

More of the best of Small Biz Survival

Copyright © 2025 Becky McCray
Front Page · Log in
%d