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    What are your challenges? Add your voice here

    ByBecky McCray June 17, 2019November 8, 2022

      Every small town has its own set of assets, issues and opportunities, but many of us share common challenges. We created the Survey of Rural Challenges so you could share your own view of rural, and we could better help you. A total of 479 people answered our previous surveys, and we’d like your…

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    Check this list? Did I get your topic on there?

    ByBecky McCray April 9, 2018November 8, 2022

    Deb Brown and I were in the same place last week, and she twisted my arm until we planned out our SaveYour.Town webinar topics for all the way through 2019. Here’s the list along with tentative dates for the recorded lessons: April 6: Rural Jobs Creation Strategies (open for registration now through April 25 only) May…

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    Survey of Rural Challenges 2017: What Small Town People See as Their Biggest Challenges and What Topics They Most Want Help With

    ByBecky McCray December 18, 2017November 8, 2022

      By Becky McCray When you ask small town people what challenges they want help with, the responses provide an interesting insight into rural areas today. SaveYour.Town and SmallBizSurvival.com conducted a survey among subscribers and visitors to their sites during 2017, receiving 250 individual responses. Participants included 215 from the USA, 25 from Canada, and…

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  • Surprising results in the Survey of Rural Challenges 2017
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    Surprising results in the Survey of Rural Challenges 2017

    ByBecky McCray May 15, 2017November 8, 2022

      SmallBizSurvival.com and SaveYour.Town joined forces to conduct an international rural survey of 250 rural people during 2017. Some of the results don’t match up with the usual stories we hear about rural. A few surprising results: More people mentioned a lack of workers than mentioned a lack of jobs More people were interested in…

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  • Survey Crew Ahead. Photo by RustyClark on Flickr
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    Share your challenges in our survey

    BySmall Biz Survival February 20, 2017November 8, 2022

    Every small town has its own set of assets, issues and opportunities, but many of us share common challenges. We created the Survey of Rural Challenges so you could share your own view of rural, and we could better help you. The first results were released in 2015, and we’d like your help to get…

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  • What rural people say they need: the Survey of Rural Challenges
    community | economic development | rural

    What rural people say they need: the Survey of Rural Challenges

    ByBecky McCray December 9, 2015November 8, 2022

    We all know what rural towns need, right? They need jobs, and to recruit some manufacturing, and they have a huge poverty problem. Right? Well, no. At least that’s not what rural people told me. Earlier this year, I ran a survey of subscribers and visitors here on SmallBizSurvival.com. Over 200 people who identified themselves as…

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  • Survey Crew Ahead. Photo by RustyClark on Flickr
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    What’s challenging you? Take the 4 question survey

    BySmall Biz Survival April 8, 2015November 8, 2022

    I’ve been thinking about a long list of challenges for small town businesses and for people who care about shaping the future of their towns. Rather than me deciding which ones are most important for you, I’ve decided to ask you directly. So I have a four-question survey. I’d love to hear about your challenges….

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    Survey says: Shopping at small businesses makes people feel good

    ByBecky McCray December 10, 2014March 22, 2021

      Tidbits from the Small Business Saturday Consumer Insights Survey, and what they mean for small town retail businesses: Nearly all (94%) U.S. consumers say that shopping at small businesses makes them “feel good.” That’s good news for small town retail businesses. It’s up to us to reinforce the good feelings by making the shopping experience…

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