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You want to open a place to eat in your small town. Maybe a coffee shop, a little cafe, a bakery. You’ve been thinking about it for months, maybe years.
But you’re not sure if enough people will come. You don’t know what they’ll actually order. You’re not certain you can handle running it day after day.
Here’s how to find out before you spend serious money: borr...
Paula Jensen
In small rural communities, leadership matters. But are we unintentionally shrinking our own leadership pool?
We care deeply about who leads. We trust the people who show up, pitch in, and carry history with them. But over time, we’ve...
I walked into a new local retail shop in Alva, Oklahoma, population 4,000. It’s called Bates & Co., and they are best known for their handcrafted hairbows for infants and kids.
Bates & Co used to be Bates & Bows, known for these amazing hairbows. Photo by Becky McCray
But when I walked into their s...