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Good news is like chocolate in the Brag Basket

By Small Biz Survival

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The Brag Basket is open! This one is for October 12-14, 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.

Some weeks you’ll find even more comments on our Facebook Page.

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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  1. Small Biz Survival says

    October 12, 2018 at 1:42 pm

    Emily Newman-Edwards sent this great news via email:

    “I would like to brag about the Town of Grantsville, MD. Local non-profit, Garrett Trails, was awarded $50,000 from our US Congressman to do a feasibility study on a trail to connect our town of 842 people into the Great Allegheny Passage, which with the C&O Canal Towpath is one of the longest contiguous trail systems in the country. The trail would also be part of the Eastern Continental Divide Loop, a 150-mile trail in our county and add a whole new dimension to our tourism industry.

    We have been having a small renaissance of sort the last decade and getting this trail system will ensure that continues.”

    I love all the action we’re seeing on trails connections! Congratulations!

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  2. Small Biz Survival says

    October 12, 2018 at 1:50 pm

    Also, big congrats to our friend Marc A. Pitman, who is celebrating the 3 year anniversary of his #FollowUpFriday series. Every week, he sends an email to remind people to follow up on something important before the week is over. It’s a small thing, but makes a big difference. Cheers, Marc!

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    • Marc A. Pitman says

      October 12, 2018 at 10:27 pm

      Thank you!!!!!! It’s so interesting how some “whims” end up enduring!!

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  3. Becky McCray says

    October 16, 2018 at 8:07 am

    My friend Katy Kassian sent this story via email:

    “Hi Becky-
    Big Win! We finally got the state agencies to take notice of little bitty Regan- pop 44. We hosted our own Main Street summit and gathered our crowd. 20+ people came plus the state folks- six agencies in all! We had a tour of our town, a listening session and tossed good ideas around. Looks like a small athletic center will be in the works. We also asked the state to provide hard copies of the resources available to businesses and towns through the state- absolutely necessary since the mayor is 79 and not online at all! So now the few business owners know where they can find help.

    Katy”

    Woohoo! It pays to bring people to your place and ask them for exactly what you need.

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