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A brag can be a gift

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 November 19-21, 2010. It’s National Entrepreneur Day in the US, and Global Entrepreneur Week. Why not give yourself or someone else the gift of a brag about their entrepreneurial projects?

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.

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November 19, 2010 Filed Under: brag basket

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Comments

  1. Glenda Watson Hyatt says

    November 20, 2010 at 8:33 pm

    I would like to thank my mentors – Becky, Liz, Pam, Chris, John and others – who so freely share your expertise, wisdom and insights. You all have helped me to get where I’m going. Thank you!

  2. Becky McCray says

    November 20, 2010 at 10:35 pm

    Glenda, you have accomplished so much. And I learn from you all the time. Congratulations!

  3. Patrysha says

    November 21, 2010 at 7:57 pm

    I’m a semi-pro marketing geek from a small town in Northern Alberta and I had two high points this week – one I finally finished up custom tabs and profile graphic for my Facebook profile (been doing it for clients for months but never got around to doing my own) and then I networked my way up to the 25 likes I needed to customize the URL. And two I finally finished the editing of a client video down from 70 minutes of filming to under 20 minutes. I still want to work it more and polish it up, but it’s a huge accomplishment already.

  4. Becky McCray says

    November 21, 2010 at 8:10 pm

    Patrysha, we can all understand doing things for clients that we never seem to get around to for ourselves! Congrats, on the editing, too.

  5. Ray says

    November 22, 2010 at 3:23 am

    This is probably the best gift anyone could ask for. Word of mouth is still the most powerful marketing plan ever.

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