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Who Are the Small-business Owners?

By Glenn Muske

We are right in the middle of SMALL BUSINESS WEEK! Two of the owners of such endeavors are: I’m a small-business owner. Becky McCray is a small-business owner (here at Small Biz Survival, Allen’s Retail, and a cattle ranch). In the last week, I have needed several small-business owners. For example, I: Got coffee several […]

May 3, 2017 Filed Under: rural, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: economic development, rural communities, small business, small business week

Celebrate Small Business Week

By Glenn Muske

Get out the noise makers. Put on your party hats. Order a cake. It’s time to celebrate the backbone of our economy, the small business. Small Business Week 2017, April 30 through May 6, is a celebration of small businesses across the country. Small businesses mean jobs, dollars and economic growth. Across the U.S., more […]

April 26, 2017 Filed Under: rural, Small Biz 100 Tagged With: dream, economic development, economic growth, small business, small business week, success

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