SmallBizSurvival.com and SaveYour.Town joined forces to conduct an international rural survey of 250 rural people during 2017. Some of the results don’t match up with the usual stories we hear about rural. A few surprising results: More people mentioned a lack of workers than mentioned a lack of jobs More people were interested in […]
Our resources for rural service-based businesses
A reader asked where to find our articles about service businesses in small towns. Here’s a direct link to our archive of rural service business articles. Service businesses are vital in small towns. Small downtowns that struggle to fill empty buildings often see more service businesses move in. Service gaps send people out of town […]
Share your challenges in our survey
Every small town has its own set of assets, issues and opportunities, but many of us share common challenges. We created the Survey of Rural Challenges so you could share your own view of rural, and we could better help you. The first results were released in 2015, and we’d like your help to get […]
My trends reports and more guest articles on other sites
In addition to my articles here, I write a weekly newsletter called A Positive View of Rural. There’s no cost, if you’d like to sign up. Occasionally, I also write guest articles for other sites, and I want to be sure you get a chance to catch those as well. These are some of my recent […]
