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You never know what might be inside the Brag Basket

By Small Biz Survival

Basket trunk. Photo CC by shrinkin'violet https://www.flickr.com/photos/samuir/8151974445/

You never know what you might find inside the Brag Basket. Photo CC by shrinkin’violet 

 

The Brag Basket is open! This one is for April 22-24, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone.

What can you share in the Brag Basket?

  • introduce yourself
  • share some great news from this week
  • celebrate progress, even baby steps
  • congratulate a friend
  • applaud for each other
  • confess your undying love for rural places

How do you join in?

  • Below this post is the comment section. Add your good news there.
  • Reading this in your email? Hit reply.

Don’t like to brag? Just share some good news for someone you’re happy for. It’s a conversation with friends. So jump in. And remember to cheer for each other.

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April 21, 2016 Filed Under: brag basket

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  1. Mark Benner says

    April 22, 2016 at 1:05 pm

    I bought the toolkit “Tour of Empty Buildings.”
    With the encouragement and a terrific visit to our city from Deb Brown, who provided outstanding direction, we are ready to set-up our own “Tour of Empty Buildings.
    We have 10 Empty Buildings & 8 Vacant Lots in a 10 block section of Main Street.
    Our city of Eloy, Arizona has community planner has been a great partner in helping us along the way.
    We are setting up our tour next month, May 13th 8:00 a.m. Not to be meant as a brag, but it is a first step in bringing attention to Downtown Main Street in over 10 years.
    With much appreciation, I wish to thank the Becky & Deb for their ongoing Small Biz Survival Program.

    Mark Benner
    Eloy Chamber of Commerce
    305 N Stuart Blvd.
    Eloy, AZ 85131
    520-466-3411
    Info@EloyChamber.com

    Shop Local > Shop Eloy Chamber Members First

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    • Small Biz Survival says

      April 22, 2016 at 2:14 pm

      Congratulations, Mark and the whole team at Eloy! We can’t tell you how much it means to know our ideas are being useful for you!

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  2. Small Biz Survival says

    April 23, 2016 at 8:39 pm

    Here’s another great story that came in via email:

    “I am Carol Middick a retiree who returned home to Snyder, Ok. We have started a Save Our Town movement with goals of (1) supporting existing businesses and families and (2) to attract new ones. Our informal group has about 60 citizens involved, including high school students. We share leadership roles in our projects and at this time do not have officers but teams and team leaders.”

    Carol, I love this approach! You’re keeping it from becoming a group of old, over-organized, meeting-goers. You’re do-ers!

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