When your small town has to start with nothing
Sometimes, when someone is telling me about their town, they’ll say it. “We have nothing here! Nothing!” It bothers me. Surely you have something to work with? Des…
Sometimes, when someone is telling me about their town, they’ll say it. “We have nothing here! Nothing!” It bothers me. Surely you have something to work with? Des…
It’s so easy to become entrenched in our day to day activities. We get up, go into our morning routine, go to work, come home and then our…
How are you marketing your retail business? Small town retailers often fit into two marketing categories: old school way and idea friendly way. Old school way is doing…
Do you even know who the newcomers are in your town? One way to find out is to ask your realtors, they’ve sold them houses or condos. That…
“Every one of your Innovative Rural Business Models is illegal!” That was what the code enforcement guy said to me, and to the whole audience, when he spoke after…
When we talk about doing things the Idea Friendly way, you might think I’m asking you to do a lot of new things. I’m not. You’re doing…
I’m so tired of getting asked to serve on a committee. I don’t have time to attend once a month, let alone once a week. I don’t even…
Delmont, South Dakota (pop 234), was struck by a tornado in 2015. Several people were injured, and the whole town was evacuated for safety. You could forgive the…
First, location doesn’t matter. More and more people are working remotely and/or creating their own entrepreneurial businesses. Is your town ready for new people? Have you got cool…
Someone has to be first. It takes a brave person, or group of persons to step up to the plate and say “We’ll go first. We believe in…
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