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The Biggest Store East of Skiyou

By Becky McCray

Cascade Supply, Inc., in Concrete, Washington, is the “You name it – We got it” store. They aren’t kidding. There is more packed into this downtown store than you could ever imagine. If you love a good hardware store or lumber yard, this place is a piece of heaven. Cascade Supply Lumber and Builders Supply. […]

October 19, 2011 Filed Under: big company, entrepreneurship, POV, rural, survivors

How To Start A Coworking Space in Your Small Town

By Small Biz Survival

[Reader Joel Bennett got really excited over last week’s post on, Is it time to rent office space? That’s because he is a big force behind a co-working space in a small town, called Veel Hoeden. I asked him to share some of what he has learned chasing that dream. -Becky] Guest Post by Joel […]

March 9, 2011 Filed Under: Best of, big company, economic development, entrepreneurship, ideas, POV Tagged With: guest post, remote work, rural sourcing, service businesses, zoom towns

Small town wedding planner dreams big

By Becky McCray

[Continuing our series of small town business profiles, I’d like you to meet Shayna Walker, from Williamsburg, Virginia. I got to know her in the Third Tribe Marketing forums, where I am a proud affiliate. I think you’ll enjoy her small town business story. -Becky] By Shayna Walker Photo courtesy of   Brad Howe Photography. […]

October 13, 2010 Filed Under: big company, entrepreneurship, POV, rural

5 Things I Learned When I Moved My Business to an Island

By Becky McCray

I met Judy Dunn when we both guest posted for The Marketing Guy Jay Ehret. We’ve been Twitter friends ever since, and I’m so excited she finally shares her small town business story. On Rural Small Biz Success: 5 Things I Learned When I Moved My Business to an Island There are small towns. There […]

December 23, 2009 Filed Under: big company, POV, rural, success Tagged With: service businesses

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