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The Brag Basket is full of bright news

By Small Biz Survival

Magical baskets from Tepoztlan, Mexico. Photo by Christopher William Adach on Flickr

Bright baskets like these from Tepoztlan, Mexico, just invite your good news to share. Photo (CC) by Christopher William Adach on Flickr.

 

The Brag Basket is open! This one is for August 26-28, 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.

August 26, 2016 Filed Under: brag basket

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Comments

  1. Scott Kearns says

    August 27, 2016 at 9:31 am

    On September 17th, 2017 – Kipling, Saskatchewan, Canada is holding Trade Day in celebration of the 10th Anniversary of One Red Paperclip (.com). Main Street will be blocked off and all businesses in the are have been invited to “show their stuff”, including business sidewalk sales, entertainment and vendors from home-based businesses in the area. Restaurants are having food specials. Great Saskatchewan Bacon Festival is having a bacon scavenger hunt with bacon prizes of course!

    • Becky McCray says

      August 28, 2016 at 12:03 pm

      Howdy, Scott! Great to hear from you again! I was so glad we met at RuralX. This is a terrific idea to keep the trading going! And OF COURSE you got bacon in there! Cheers!

  2. Katy says

    August 27, 2016 at 10:37 am

    Went on a little rural road trip to some towns, making a 200 mile circle… What did I learn?? That Hurdsfield (pop 83) may appear to have nothing, but actually has a bitty strip mall tucked away that has a ‘general store’, a hair stylist and gift shop. and a Dairy King! Ann, the Chamber director in Harvey has organized a city wide Explore Harvey (1500+)day in Sept, complete with BBQ brisket on Main street, sidewalk sales, museums and more.
    And I addressed Mercer (pop 97) city meeting on the positive economic impacts rural water can have on their future.
    So- Yeah! Lot’s of fun and exciting things going on in our rural areas!

    • Becky McCray says

      August 28, 2016 at 12:04 pm

      Howdy, Katy! Always great to hear the latest. You’re finding great things in those tiny, tiny towns!

  3. Cheyenne says

    August 29, 2016 at 9:22 am

    Good morning! My name is Cheyenne from Wall, SD and after watching the “Changing Small Town Attitudes Toward Entrepreneurship” webinar, we held a “Coffee and Calendars” event. The event was a success! About ten community members joined the meeting, shared their calendar and enjoyed coffee and conversation. We have since created an online community calendar! This was a community need that is now filled. We look forward to more “Coffee and Calendar” events and continued community collaboration.

    • Becky McCray says

      August 29, 2016 at 2:20 pm

      Howdy again, Cheyenne! I can’t tell you how excited I am to hear about this! I always love to hear that an idea from us has been put into action, and Coffee and Calendars is one of my favorites. Yay!

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