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Like a home office, but with wheels

By Becky McCray

  As homes have gotten smaller and sprouted wheels in the tiny house movement, what of the home office? When does it get its wheels? A couple of years ago, a European company started creating and renting out “wilderness offices” in tiny yet upscale trailers placed in relaxing rural settings. They were “off the grid” […]

November 6, 2017 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, ideas, rural, trends Tagged With: remote work, rural sourcing, zoom towns

Rural business idea: renting wilderness offices

By Becky McCray

  Working where you have a view of nature makes you more productive. There’s a business idea in that. One company is creating and renting out tiny offices in natural settings. They’re all decked out with wifi and their own solar power. So far, it’s only in Europe. Sounds like a winner for a small […]

February 27, 2017 Filed Under: entrepreneurship, ideas, rural, trends Tagged With: remote work, rural sourcing, zoom towns

4 Reasons for small towns to setup downtown wifi areas

By Becky McCray

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“Becky….we are looking at installing a downtown wifi area. What are your thoughts on that? I think it is awesome but I know I am going to get….’oh, sure…now the development corp is going to supply free wifi to people! They can pay for their own!’” Angie Schmidt Benz Moffit, North Dakota Here are four […]

June 27, 2016 Filed Under: economic development, entrepreneurship, rural, tourism Tagged With: remote work, rural sourcing, zoom towns

Sorry I didn’t read your “rural is dying” article

By Becky McCray

…but I was busy serving the people who are innovating in rural places today.   That’s not actually true. I did read your article. And I shook my head through the whole thing. And I set aside being busy long enough to write down a few thoughts in response. You went with the “this town […]

January 19, 2016 Filed Under: POV, rural Tagged With: remote work, rural sourcing, zoom towns

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