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Small Biz Survival has grown. It isn’t just blog posts any more! Here are some other places to connect, and other resources you can use.

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Ebooks and Reports

  • Rural Small Business Trends 
    A free report with 20 of the top trends driving rural small business in 2011.
  • Business Ideas
    A free ebook with 20 Small Business Ideas for Small Towns. Brought to you by Network Solutions.
  • Shop Local
    An inexpensive ebook guiding you to a successful Shop Local campaign in your small town.
  • Writing Tips
    A free compilation of four articles of Writing Tips for Small Business Owners, by guest author Denise McGill.

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Becky started Small Biz Survival in 2006 to share rural business and community building stories and ideas with other small town business people. She and her husband have a small cattle ranch and are lifelong entrepreneurs. Becky is an international speaker on small business and rural topics.
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