The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Nov 22-25, 2012. It’s Thanksgiving week in the U.S., so this is a great time to share some thankfulness. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. Basket photo (CC) by Janet […]
Archives for November 2012
2 Business Intelligence Sources
Reader Micah Choquette asked on Twitter: @beckymccray any tips on finding business info and demographics for my town? Do ppl keep records like biz’s that opened/closed ths yr?— Micah Choquette (@meetmicah) November 14, 2012 This is a tough question, because most small towns lack this kind of basic economic data. Two online resources can help, […]
The small town take on Small Business Saturday
Small Business Saturday is focusing more people’s attention on small businesses for holiday shopping. That’s good. But what does it mean? How can small town businesses benefit? What do we need to do? The bottom sticker is for SmallBusiness Saturday from 2011.Seen in Portland, Maine. Small Business Saturday is the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Nov 24, 2012. […]
Keep working in the Brag Basket
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Nov 16-18, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. The basket maker keeps working. Photo (CC) by PhotosByDavid. Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, […]