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    Hang around with bright folks in the Brag basket

    BySmall Biz Survival February 19, 2016January 29, 2016

    Come hang around with the bright folks in the Brag Basket. The Brag Basket is open! This one is for February 19-21, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What good news will you share? It’s perfectly OK to pause where ever you are in the process and celebrate what…

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    Peace and Love in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival February 12, 2016January 29, 2016

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for February 12-14, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What good news will you share? Seems appropriate to focus on peace and love this weekend. What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this…

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    Put your good work in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival February 5, 2016January 29, 2016

    The Brag Basket is open! This one is for February 5-7, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What good news will you share? Do you have some good work you’re proud of? What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week…

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  • Baskets without handles. Photo by Alma Gamil on Flickr.
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    Pause to celebrate where you are in the process, in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival January 29, 2016January 24, 2016

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for January 29-31, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What good news will you share? It’s perfectly OK to pause where ever you are in the process and celebrate what has gone well so far. What can you do in…

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  • All kinds of good news welcome in the Brag Basket
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    All kinds of good news welcome in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival January 22, 2016January 17, 2016

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for January 22-24, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What good news will you share? What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess…

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  • Small Biz Survival turns 10
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    Small Biz Survival turns 10

    ByBecky McCray January 15, 2016January 14, 2026

    Today is the 10th birthday of Small Biz Survival. My first article was Can you build a growing small business in a declining small town? on January 15, 2006. Over the past ten years together, we’ve created 2,448 posts. That includes 482 Brag Baskets, 1667 posts by me, and at least 299 contributor posts. (It’s possible…

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

    BySmall Biz Survival January 8, 2016January 3, 2016

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for January 8-11, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What good news will you share? What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a friend applaud for each other confess…

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    Good news to kick off 2016 in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival January 1, 2016December 27, 2015

      The Brag Basket is open! This one is for January 1-3, 2016. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone. What good news will you share to kick off the new year? What can you do in the Brag Basket? introduce yourself share some great news from this week congratulate a…

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