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Promoting entrepreneurship to keep your town vibrant (AUDIO)

By Small Biz Survival

Big Ideas for Small Town Business Success  I was honored to be a guest on this call with the Orton Family Foundation, and I’m happy to pass along this recording for you to listen in while we talk rural entrepreneurship, filling gaps downtown, and revitalizing your town. From farm-to-table restaurants and food co-ops to craft breweries […]

December 5, 2016 Filed Under: economic development, entrepreneurship, podcast, rural

Donna Maria on wholesaling your products

By Becky McCray

Download file | Duration: 3:20| Size: 3.1M One of the most common questions I hear from small town businesses that make a product is about wholesaling. Should they sell at direct markets? Should they sell to retailers at a discount? If so, how do they ever afford it? So I asked Donna Maria from Indie Biz […]

May 26, 2015 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, marketing, podcast, rural Tagged With: retail

Small Towns Have a Future – 10 trends in our favor

By Becky McCray

If you believe what you read or hear from the media, then all small towns are dying. But that’s not the real story. The real story is much too nuanced for a sound bite or 3 minute story: some small towns are dying, most are surviving, and some are prospering. And any town can choose […]

June 25, 2014 Filed Under: economic development, podcast, rural, trends

Community banking is critical to small towns

By Becky McCray

At the AMIBA national conference, I captured a few of the sessions that I thought you might be interested in. This one is about community bankers and how they get involved in your town. If you haven’t started a relationship with a community bank, now is a great time to get out and meet one. […]

June 4, 2014 Filed Under: community, podcast, rural

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