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Need funding for the next step in your business?

By Becky McCray

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  If you need outside funding to get to the next step in your rural small business, your next step is too big. Before you bet big on your business idea, test it with small steps. Make some sales from your front yard, then try a booth, then a trailer, then think about moving up […]

July 17, 2019 Filed Under: economic development, entrepreneurship, finance, management, rural Tagged With: alternative finance, business finance, entrepreneurship, idea friendly, rural business, Small Town Rules, take small steps

How a small town pastor uses Small Town Rules to go global

By Small Town Rules

As we celebrate the one year anniversary of Small Town Rules and winning a 2013 Small Business Book Award, we’ve asked a few friends to share the rules that are a part of their business every day. Today, Jon Swanson explains how he uses these rules as a pastor. Jon’s church is in a small […]

May 11, 2013 Filed Under: SmallTownRules Tagged With: Small Town Rules

Andy Hayes uses Small Town Rules to build a sophisticated business

By Small Town Rules

As we celebrate the one year anniversary of Small Town Rules and winning a 2013 Small Business Book Award, we’ve asked a few friends to share the rules that are a part of their business every day. Andy Hayes used this idea to talk about the difference between a complex business and a sophisticated business, […]

May 11, 2013 Filed Under: SmallTownRules Tagged With: Small Town Rules

Heidi Thorne uses two Small Town Rules

By Small Town Rules

As we celebrate the one year anniversary of Small Town Rules and winning a 2013 Small Business Book Award, we’ve asked a few friends to share the rules that are a part of their business every day. Today, Heidi Thorne shares two examples from her business: “The most important Small Town Rules for me have […]

April 11, 2013 Filed Under: SmallTownRules Tagged With: Small Town Rules

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