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  • Pick some good news for the Brag Basket
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    Pick some good news for the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival April 7, 2017March 22, 2017

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for April 7-9, 2017. 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…

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  • My Local Newspaper Wouldn’t Hire Me, So I Started My Own–Online
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    My Local Newspaper Wouldn’t Hire Me, So I Started My Own–Online

    BySmall Biz Survival April 3, 2017March 3, 2022

    Guest Post by Micah Choquette Owner, Editor and Author of the Sapulpa Times, Sapulpa, Oklahoma, population 20,000 Angrily, I hit “Send” on the message, certain that I was burning a bridge by doing so, but at this point, I didn’t care. It was 2015 and I had just spent far too long chasing a deal with…

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  • Good news takes flight in the Brag Basket
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    Good news takes flight in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival March 31, 2017March 22, 2017

        The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 31-April 2, 2017. 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…

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    Our resources for rural service-based businesses

    BySmall Biz Survival March 27, 2017March 26, 2017

    A reader asked where to find our articles about service businesses in small towns. Here’s a direct link to our archive of rural service business articles. Service businesses are vital in small towns. Small downtowns that struggle to fill empty buildings often see more service businesses move in. Service gaps send people out of town…

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    A blue Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival March 24, 2017December 9, 2018

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 24-26, 2017. 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…

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  • Plant your good news in the Brag Basket
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    Plant your good news in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival March 17, 2017March 12, 2017

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 17-19, 2017. 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…

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  • Sharing good news in the Brag Basket is healthy
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    Sharing good news in the Brag Basket is healthy

    BySmall Biz Survival March 10, 2017February 27, 2017

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 10-12, 2017. 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…

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    Fishing for good news in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival March 3, 2017February 26, 2017

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for March 3-5, 2017. 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…

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