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  • Becky McCray and Deb Brown present Refilling the Business Pipeline
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    Refilling the rural business pipeline

    ByBecky McCray July 7, 2020July 6, 2020

    This is a short sample from the SaveYour.Town video “Refilling Your Business Pipeline” featuring Deb Brown and me. Small towns and rural communities will need new business startups to revitalize their local economies, but not many people have the resources today to do a startup the way it’s traditionally been done. Part of what holds…

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  • Central Europe startups follow the Small Town Rules
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    Central Europe startups follow the Small Town Rules

    BySmall Town Rules March 11, 2012August 11, 2022

    The tech startups in Central Europe are following the Small Town Rules to achieve successes in a different way than Silicon Valley. Oliver Holle at The Next Web Europe explains how in Hail the hidden champions: Why fringe markets may beat Silicon Valley (at least for investors). While Silicon Valley startups are always shooting to…

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