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    October 15 is International Day of Rural Women

    ByBecky McCray October 15, 2012August 27, 2014

    International Day of Rural Women sounds pretty cool. It’s every October 15, as declared by the United Nations. Rural women Primrose and Portia, friends from my South Africa trip.  The problem is the U.N. page talks about “rural women” but they actually mean “rural women in developing countries.” That’s a pet peeve of mine: saying “rural” when…

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    The Brag Basket is best with variety

    BySmall Biz Survival October 12, 2012December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Oct 12-14, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. The Brag Basket is open fora wide variety of topics.(CC) by Ausiegall on Flickr Don’t hold back because of that word,…

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    Why rural people need to get together online and in person (VIDEO)

    ByBecky McCray October 11, 2012August 27, 2014

    Last year at the Small Town 140 Conference, I shared a bit of a rant about how outside people see small towns and why that matters to us getting together online and in person. If you can’t see the video, please click through to Small Biz Survival.  Here’s what I said: Last week I opened…

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    Small Town Rules on the Radio

    BySmall Town Rules October 11, 2012August 11, 2022

    We’ve been hitting the airwaves with Small Town Rules. Here are a couple of recent radio shows.   Author and small business expert Barbara Weltman featured Becky on Build Your Business Radio (WSRadio.com): Build Your Business Radio Interview   Brian Sullivan and Pat Madden featured Becky on The Entrepreneurial Moment radio show (KCTE in the Kansas…

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  • Longshoremen and the loss of geographic advantage
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    Longshoremen and the loss of geographic advantage

    BySmall Town Rules October 11, 2012August 11, 2022

    The rise of containerized shipping and intermodals has completely remade the shipping industry, and it serves as a model for the change in the entire economy. The New York Times profiled the changes to jobs at New York area ports, in On the Waterfront, the Rise of the Machines. The old way of distributing work…

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    9 Outsourcing Options You Should Not Ignore

    ByBecky McCray October 8, 2012May 31, 2025

    This article comes from my friend Stephanie Ward. She’s originally from Oklahoma, but currently lives in The Netherlands. She wants to help you become a more meaningful entrepreneur, making a difference in the world.  While this article isn’t specifically written for rural entrepreneurs, I think outsourcing is a small town issue. Outsourcing doesn’t just mean…

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    You don’t have to be perfect to be in the Brag Basket

    BySmall Biz Survival October 5, 2012December 15, 2014

    The Brag Basket is our tradition of sharing. The basket is always free and open all weekend, this one Oct 5-7, 2012. Have some good news this week? Put it in the Brag Basket. This week’s basket (cc) by Southernpixel Don’t hold back because of that word, “brag.” When you hold back, you hide your…

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    Build your local connections (video)

    ByBecky McCray October 4, 2012August 27, 2014

    Since our book Small Town Rules was released by Que Publishing this year, Barry Moltz and I have been sharing lots of videos, interviews, and guest posts all over the web. So I’m offering this series to share some of these ideas here. Even if you aren’t interested in the book itself, you can learn…

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