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    economic development | entrepreneurship | rural

    Entrepreneurs or Small Business Owners: Does a Community Care?

    ByGlenn Muske August 7, 2014August 7, 2014

    If you look back through various writings, these two terms, entrepreneur and small business owner, were once considered the same thing. Yet today business schools and economic/community developers often view them differently. More often the focus is on entrepreneurial development with fewer programs having “small business” in the title. Yet one often wonders are they…

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  • Rural America is winning. We have the Brain Gain.
    community | economic development | rural | trends

    Rural America is winning. We have the Brain Gain.

    BySmall Biz Survival August 5, 2014January 2, 2018

    Guest post by Rick Skorupski   Population migration – a net loss or a net gain for the The Plains States? Thanks to Grow Spink Inc. (an economic development non profit in north eastern South Dakota), I had the opportunity to go the Symposium on Small Towns at the University of Minnesota – Morris in June…

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  • 7 best strengths of small town stores
    community | entrepreneurship | rural | success

    7 Strengths of Small Town Businesses #7: Benefiting the Local Community

    ByBecky McCray August 4, 2014August 8, 2014

    7 Biggest Strengths of Local Shops And how you can build on them. Remember the 7 Weaknesses of Local Shops? They were crazy popular because they touched a nerve. I acknowledged that some of our local businesses really need to step up to earn business today. This series is the flip side of that idea. Small…

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  • Redesign your downtown without breaking the budget
    economic development | rural | youth

    Redesign your downtown without breaking the budget

    ByBecky McCray July 29, 2014July 28, 2014

    Most small town downtowns could use some sprucing up. Different businesses have different styles from a bunch of different decades. None of the signs or facades match. Clashing is probably a better description than coordinating. What can you do to get updated designs without spending a ton on the project? Webster City, Iowa, is one…

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  • 7 best strengths of small town stores
    entrepreneurship | rural | success

    7 Strengths of Small Town Businesses #6: Innovative

    ByBecky McCray July 28, 2014August 8, 2014

    7 Biggest Strengths of Local Shops And how you can build on them. Remember the 7 Weaknesses of Local Shops? They were crazy popular because they touched a nerve. I acknowledged that some of our local businesses really need to step up to earn business today. This series is the flip side of that idea. Small…

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    You Just Gotta Ask!

    ByGlenn Muske July 24, 2014July 14, 2014

    Anyone in business or thinking about going into business has a million questions. At least that was my experience and continue to hear it repeatedly from business owners. There are so many things that have to be done and so little time to do them. Plus you didn’t start your business to understand the complexities…

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  • 7 best strengths of small town stores
    entrepreneurship | rural

    7 Strengths of Small Town Businesses #5: More knowledgeable

    ByBecky McCray July 21, 2014August 8, 2014

    7 Biggest Strengths of Local Shops And how you can build on them. Remember the 7 Weaknesses of Local Shops? They were crazy popular because they touched a nerve. I acknowledged that some of our local businesses really need to step up to earn business today. This series is the flip side of that idea. Small…

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    The Little Things Can Derail Your Marketing

    ByGlenn Muske July 17, 2014July 7, 2014

    When you think of marketing for your small business, have you thought about the little things that might undo your major efforts? It may seem a little crazy or even funny that small things might make a major advertising campaign ineffective. Yet think about how you react to what some might call the little things….

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