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Turn over your good news to the Brag Basket

By Small Biz Survival

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The Brag Basket is open! This one is for August 31-Sept 2, 2018. Bring your good news, big or small, to share with everyone.

What can you share in the Brag Basket?

  • introduce yourself
  • share some great news from this week
  • celebrate progress, even baby steps
  • congratulate a friend
  • applaud for each other
  • confess your undying love for rural places

Want to see some past Brag Baskets and read some past contributions? Here’s the archive.

How do you join in?

Below this post is the comment section. Add your good news there.

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Some weeks you’ll find even more comments on our Facebook Page.

Don’t like to brag? Just share some good news for someone you’re happy for. It’s a conversation with friends. So jump in. And remember to cheer for each other.

August 31, 2018 Filed Under: brag basket

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Comments

  1. Minneapolis Area Chamber of Commerce says

    September 4, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    I am Sharon Foust, the new Executive Director of the Minneapolis Area Chamber of Commerce, in the other Minneapolis, in KS. We sponsor a City-Wide Garage Sale each September on the Saturday after Labor Day. We are a small town of 2000. We have 20 sales that we will be advertising for our sale hosts on Saturday. A nice amount with good variety of things.

    • Becky McCray says

      September 4, 2018 at 5:56 pm

      Welcome, Sharon! Twenty sales is a lot for a town of 2,000. I hope you have great turn out!

  2. Karen S. Kimbrel says

    September 10, 2018 at 10:38 am

    I am from Colquitt, GA (pop. 2000) 6000 in Miller Co. In the early 90’s we were dying now we are thriving. In 1992 we launched a storytelling play called Swamp Gravy – Georgia’s Folk Life Play. I was a founding member. Since that time we have had $27 M of private investment in our town and we have a $7M economic impact from tourism. We have a conference every year the last Thur, Fri, Sat and Sun in Jan. Building Creative Communities. The arts can rebuild a community – we have consultants that can help you. Email me for more information. Swamp Gravy, will be 26 years old in October 2018. Come witness the magic of a community working together. We’ve all got a Story to Tell!

    • Becky McCray says

      September 12, 2018 at 2:02 pm

      Karen, that is such a great success. Starting with just a story and people, you’ve created something terrific!

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