SaveYour.Town
Too often, planning starts from what we lack. Try a strengths assessment instead. 6 questions to kick off your thinking.
Local entrepreneurs can make a big difference in rural prosperity. And crafters are a plentiful source for potential entrepreneurs in rural places.
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…
Art matters to a vibrant community. Who are your artists and how can you showcase them using the Idea Friendly Method?
Many programs for small towns have a list prerequisites that starts with “shared vision.” Consensus seems to always be on the list of qualities you need to succeed…
SaveYour.Town co-founder Becky McCray explains how she came up with the Idea Friendly Method. Since the 1990s, I’ve brought new technology into organizations that were pretty stuck in…
SaveYour.Town creates a lasting legacy for rural people. That’s our informal mission statement. (If you know us, you know why we don’t have a formal mission statement!) At…
You just have to be open to new ideas Our Idea Friendly Method is backed by research, but refreshingly simple and practical. Iowa State University studied 99 small…
A sample idea from our new Cheap Downtown Placemaking Ideas video with Becky McCray and Deb Brown. Make sheet murals. Get cheap torn or stained sheets from the…
Tiny business startups are our best bet for revitalizing rural areas, small towns and distressed economies. To help these small entrepreneurs to be more successful, put them into…
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