What small town people see as their biggest challenges

And what topics they most want help with

Update: See analysis of all four rounds of the Survey of Rural Challenges

When you ask small town people what challenges they want help with, the responses provide an interesting insight into rural areas today.

SmallBizSurvival.com conducted a survey among subscribers and visitors to the site during 2015, receiving over 200 individual responses.

Survey of rural challenges 2015 from Becky McCray

The Numbers

A total of 227 responses were collected online between 4/12/2015 and 5/11/2015 from subscribers and visitors to SmallBizSurvival.com. Respondents identified themselves as rural. 175 identified themselves as business owners by responding to the business challenges question. Participants included 206 from the USA, 11 from Canada and 10 from other international locations.
You can also download a PDF report with more details on the survey results.

Media Coverage

EntreWorks – Challenges for Rural Retail
Agurban – What rural people say they need
Tourism Currents – Small town tourism challenges? Survey says…
Small Biz Survival – What rural people say they need: the Survey of Rural Challenges
NeedALittleAdvice – SaveYour.Town update

About Small Biz Survival

SmallBizSurvival.com is focused on rural small business. It was founded January 14, 2006 by Becky McCray from a small town in Oklahoma. It has been ranked in the top 30 small business blogs worldwide by Invesp BlogRank and BizHumm. McCray has been named one of the Power Players in Technology Business Media in 2013 and a Small Business Influencer Journalist in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014. She own a retail business in a small town and a cattle ranch together with her husband. She provides practical steps you can put into action right away to shape the future of your town.