• Survey
  • Book Becky to speak
  • The book: Small Town Rules
  • Shop Local video
  • SaveYour.Town

Small Biz Survival

The small town and rural business resource

A row of small town shops
  • Front Page
  • Latest stories
  • About
  • Guided Tour
  • Subscribe
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • RSS

Be sweet in the Brag Basket

By Small Biz Survival

Every week, I open a new Basket. I call it the Brag Basket, but it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. I started this so you can introduce yourself, share some good news about yourself, or congratulate a friend.

And what better time to share something sweet than Valentine’s weekend? This particular basket is open from Feb. 12-14, 2010.

Speak up and add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. We all cheer, and everyone feels great. It lets you meet each other a bit. Reading each others’ stories brings us a bit closer to being a community. 

How does it work? You write a comment on this post. You tell something great about your week, or you give plaudits to someone who did good stuff this week. Or you celebrate a terrific failure. It’s not an ad; it’s a conversation with friends. So jump in. And remember to cheer for each other!

New to SmallBizSurvival.com? Take the Guided Tour. Like what you see? Get our updates.

February 12, 2010 Filed Under: brag basket

Wondering what is and is not allowed in the comments?
Or how to get a nifty photo beside your name?
Check our commenting policy.
Use your real name, not a business name.


Don't see the comment form?
Comments are automatically closed on older posts, but you can send me your comment via this contact form and I'll add it manually for you. Thanks!

Comments

  1. Blog Oklahoma (Kevin) says

    February 12, 2010 at 3:20 pm

    Just wanted to brag about our fellow Oklahoma Blogger’s this week on how we’re recognizing our peers in this year’s Okie Blog Awards. Also like to congratulate Small Biz Survival on their nominations in the Best Overall Blog and Best Business-Related Blog categories. Keep up the great work. You can view the ballot at oklahomablogawards.blogspot.com.

  2. Tom Egelhoff says

    February 12, 2010 at 5:34 pm

    “Can Tom Egelhoff get a shot on Fox Business News?” That is the quest I am on. Starting Monday, Feb 15th (President’s Day) I will start the process of getting one or more interviews on Fox Business News. I will chronicle my efforts each day on my blog at: http://bit.ly/3gXK6f I believe the small town business owners of the world have been ignored long enough and its time to make our presence known to the big city media. I WILL make this happen. If you have any contacts, phone numbers or any info that you think my help please feel free to email me at: tommail@montana.com or 888-550-6100. Thanks to Becky for a great small town, small business site.

  3. Becky McCray says

    February 12, 2010 at 8:17 pm

    Kevin, thank you so much. And congratulations to your THREE nominations! A big round of applause to @JenX67 for all her work on the Okie Blog Awards this year!

    Tom, you’ve put your mind to it, and I’m sure it will happen! Folks, if you can, help Tom connect with the right people. We’d all love to see him make some noise for the small towns!

  4. Sandra Sims says

    February 12, 2010 at 8:21 pm

    Congrats to all for the award nominations! Very much deserved.

  5. Greg Falken says

    February 12, 2010 at 10:26 pm

    Our local Area 12 Agency on Aging launched a redesigned web site and transitioned the entire office from Exchange/Outlook to Google Apps, all in the same week. Adopting new technology isn’t always easy but the staff took it all in stride. They are doing great work in our communities and have been a pleasure to work with.

  6. Becky McCray says

    February 12, 2010 at 10:33 pm

    Congratulations to your whole crew, Greg! You are doing great stuff!

  7. purchase order financing blog says

    February 12, 2010 at 11:33 pm

    Congrats on the nomination Becky!

  8. Becky McCray says

    February 12, 2010 at 11:39 pm

    Thanks, Marco! Congrats to Maesz, OkieJ, and Jon, also!

  9. Greg Falken says

    February 13, 2010 at 11:45 pm

    Late last year, life-long Sonora, CA resident (and former Mayor) Jim Hildreth decided we need more smiles in our lives. He set himself the goal of collecting one million photographed smiles, locally and worldwide. So far, he has over 8,200 and this afternoon, he collected mine and my son’s in front of The Candy Vault, in downtown Sonora.

    Jim thinks it will take 8-10 years to get to 1 million but I think it could go much faster than that, if we all spread the word. View the entire collection and contribute your own at http://www.flickr.com/groups/onemillionsmiles/.

  10. Becky McCray says

    February 14, 2010 at 6:41 pm

    Greg, thanks for coming back and sharing this positive project.

Howdy!

Glad you dropped in to the rural and small town business blog, established in 2006.

We want you to feel at home, so please take our guided tour.

Meet our authors on the About page.

Have something to say? You can give us a holler on the contact form.

If you would like permission to re-use an article you've read here, please make a Reprint Request.

Want to search our past articles? Catch up with the latest stories? Browse through the categories? All the good stuff is on the Front Page.

Shop Local

Buy local buttonReady to set up a shop local campaign in your small town? You'll need a guide who understands how we're different and what really works: Shop Local Campaigns for Small Towns.

Best of Small Biz Survival

What is holding us back? Why does every project take so long in small towns?

How any business can be part of downtown events by going mobile

Concert-goers talking and enjoying the evening in downtown Webster City, Iowa.

Why do people say there’s nothing to do here then not come to our concerts?

Retailers: Fill all empty space, floor to ceiling

More of the best of Small Biz Survival

Copyright © 2021 Becky McCray
Front Page · Log in