Last week, two local tours caught my eye. No, not local as in “my town,” local as in “taking your local people to see what’s local.” Hamilton County, Indiana, was taking their tourism staff out for a tour: Some of our staff is touring the county today to get acquainted w/ Hamilton Co.’s history! What […]
Archives for June 2013
Tie-in to Independents Week and Small Business Week
Two special weeks honoring small business are coming up: Small Business Week and Independents Week. Both are basically U.S. celebrations. Either one could be a good tie-in for your small town business. (If you know of special small business celebrations in other countries, I’d love to hear about them in the comments.) June 17-21, 2013, will be […]
Let’s have a picnic in the Brag Basket
The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one June 7-9, 2013. Bring your good news and we’ll have a picnic. What good news will you add to the brag basket? Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide […]
Connecting on commonalities: small business and ag
Guest post by Michele Payn-Knoper Sensationalism sells. Civility lacks sex appeal. Besides, do those ‘city folk’ even care about rural businesses? So why even make an effort to build bridges when contentious issues arise? Simple. It’s called interdependence. Let’s look at bridging the gap from an agricultural viewpoint. People require food. Businesses depend on people for […]