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Privacy and Tracking
Consider this our “no BS” approach to disclosure. (Yes, that’s my bull, Homegrown.)
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Affiliate Links and Reviews
- In the past, we have reviewed books, computers, and other small-business related products. Almost all of them were provided at no cost to us for review, and we were usually allowed to keep them. In each review, the source of the product and the details are clearly explained.
- Any articles or content that are part of a business relationship are clearly labeled. We extremely rarely have accepted ads or paid editorial content, and in each case they are clearly labeled.
- Any Amazon affiliate links benefit our contributor Jon Swanson’s not-for-profit projects. Any other affiliate links that benefit any other person clearly labeled.
Other Business Relationships
- Becky is a professional speaker for a wide variety of clients. When a client is mentioned in any story, they are labeled as a client.
- Becky’s other businesses have included SaveYour.Town (a joint operation with Deb Brown), Allen’s Retail Liquors, Tourism Currents (a joint operation with Sheila Scarborough and Leslie McLellan), and a cattle ranch.
Tell Your Story:
- If you are a small town or rural business person, you are welcome to write your own story: how you were founded, a community project you help with, or how your town is doing something positive through business.
Press Release and PR Preferences:
- We are interested in small business stories from small towns and rural areas only, and even then, we’d prefer you tell us the story than send a press release.
