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Your good news washes up in the Brag Basket

By Small Biz Survival

 

This washing basket is just waiting for your good news to come in and make it an official Brag Basket. Photo CC by Pru Mitchell on Flickr

 

The Brag Basket is open! This one is for April 20-22, 2018. 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

Want to see some past Brag Baskets and read some past contributions? Here’s the archive.

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 20, 2018 Filed Under: brag basket

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  1. CD in Oklahoma says

    April 21, 2018 at 12:33 pm

    I just found your site and have noticed that the Brag Baskets are not very full. If everyone is going by what the experts are suggesting, why isn’t everyone bragging? The one article that grinds my gears the most is the 2013 “7 Most Common Weaknesses of Local Shops”. Those should be the “7 Best Advantages of Local Shops” in 2018. Any chance you could take another (new) look at those?

    CD in Oklahoma

    • Becky McCray says

      April 21, 2018 at 1:06 pm

      Welcome, CD! Most of the bragging has moved over to our Facebook page, and you’re welcome to join in there as well: https://www.facebook.com/SmallBizSurvival

      We do have a series on the 7 Strengths of Small Town Businesses! Take a look:
      http://smallbizsurvival.com/2014/06/7-strengths-of-small-town-businesses-1-get-to-know-you.html

  2. CD in Oklahoma says

    April 21, 2018 at 2:30 pm

    Oh golly, this is embarrassing. I’m commenting and no one else is here. I didn’t notice anything here about this site being replaced by Facebook. I have to wonder why you still have this page here if you’re not using it? Just for guys like me that aren’t on Facebook, I guess. Sorry for taking your time.

    CD in Oklahoma

    • Becky McCray says

      April 21, 2018 at 2:50 pm

      CD, there are about 10 to 12 thousand visitors here each month. (That’s my Brag for the week.) I’m glad you’re one of them.

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