What are the first ten steps a small town should take to become Idea Friendly?
Sometimes, officials ask us, “What should we do first?” or “What are the 10 things we should do?” It’s not just officials, either. All kinds of people and…
Sometimes, officials ask us, “What should we do first?” or “What are the 10 things we should do?” It’s not just officials, either. All kinds of people and…
Becky and I have been fortunate to help make many stories come to life through our Three-day Community Engagements, Core Group Boosts, correspondence from you, and visits to…
Porterdale, Georgia had a huge community center and gymnasium that was 12,000 square feet. It was built in 1939, and designed by Ellamae Ellis League That’s right, a…
Are you waiting for a savior company or do you want to save your own town? You have everything you need to save your own town. You bring…
To find out what rural people felt were their biggest challenges, SaveYour.Town and SmallBizSurvival.com surveyed 315 rural people from the US, Canada and Australia between November 2022 and…
Tionesta, Pennsylvania, picopolitan: population 300, had a big empty lot that they tried for years to get a developer to rebuild. Finally, they gave up on that and…
Many small towns are working on growing their local food business ecosystems, and fresh food and produce markets are a common goal. Markets can be the center of…
Rural communities were not immune to the chaos of 2020, but remained more concerned with ongoing challenges. To find out what rural people felt were their biggest challenges,…
Not every second story housing project is made possible by a bank loaning someone the money to build or rehab.
Painting murals using the paint by numbers method is a great way to bring people together and rally your community. In Webster City, Iowa, four groups–government, business, education…
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