Ep. 117 Addressing Mental Health in Small Towns
Mental health in small our small towns is one of the issues that is top of mind here at Growing Small Towns, and we know that is true for...
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- May 22
- 2 min
Ep. 116 Virtual Assisting in Small Towns
This week’s episode is a special sort of follow-up to last week’s episode about remote work in our small towns, and it’s special because...
- May 8
- 2 min
Ep. 115 How Remote Work Can Change the Face of Small Towns
Remote work is, to use a buzzy buzzword, a game-changer for small communities. One of the only good things to come out of the pandemic,...
- Apr 24
- 2 min
Ep. 114 Reframing Either/Or Mentalities in Small Towns
If you have listened to our show for any length of time or follow us on social media, you know that here at Growing Small Towns the...
- Mar 6
- 2 min
Ep. 113 Supporting Rural Startups
Startup Colorado is a 501(c)(3) that works with rural entrepreneurs and ecosystem builders throughout the state to cultivate successful...
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Ep. 112 The Rural Rebound
What does it look like to write your own rural narrative, and how can you actively incorporate that idea into convincing people to move...
- Feb 1
- 4 min
Mental Health Resources For All Small Towns
This week in Oakes at Growing Small Towns, we hosted Monica McConkey, licensed mental health counselor and founder of Eyes on the Horizon...
- Jan 9
- 2 min
Ep. 111 6 Things to Try in 2023
Happy New Year! We’re so excited to be back, although we’re not quite sure how we got here because whew the end of 2022 flew by. Because...
- Jan 4
- 2 min
The Future is Bright—How Small Towns Can Benefit from the Power of AI
There are times when new things hit our radar here at GST and we get super excited. Today is one of those days. Our founder, Rebecca,...
- Dec 13, 2022
- 7 min
5 Ways Small Towns Benefit from Collaborating with Their Neighbors—The Case for Regionalization
Do we really want our neighbors to win? Because we're all "good" people, we'd never say that we want the towns around us to lose, right?...
- Dec 5, 2022
- 1 min
Ep. 110 5 Things Holding Small Towns Back
Happy December! Today we’ve got a solocast and it’s all about what holds small towns back. There are five things, and Rebecca is here to...
- Nov 28, 2022
- 9 min
103 (no kidding!!!) Ideas to Make Your Town More Welcoming and Inclusive
Earlier this year, we hosted our annual bus tour which was designed to give business leaders in the Fargo, ND area a glance into what...
- Nov 21, 2022
- 2 min
Ep. 109 Raising More Money in Small Town Nonprofits
We are so excited for another(crossover!) episode with one of our most favorite people: small-town nonprofit expert and fun-haver,...
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Ep. 108 Embracing Diversity in a Small Town
You may have heard about Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion(DEI) since it’s a hot topic for many companies today, but how can we apply...
- Oct 28, 2022
- 10 min
Small Towns: An Unexpected Home for Young Entrepreneurs
For those of us in Rural America, we're used to hearing (and often believing, unfortunately) the narrative that our best and brightest...
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
Ep. 107 Creative Community Development
Melissa Nelson is a woman after our own hearts here at Growing Small Towns. She is a lifelong small-town girl and rural champion who uses...
- Oct 10, 2022
- 1 min
Ep. 106 Storytelling for Small Towns (Part 2)
This is the second part of our two-part series with Phil Eich about storytelling. The first episode was the why, and here is the how!...
- Sep 26, 2022
- 1 min
Ep. 105 Storytelling for Small Towns (Part 1)
Storytelling is kind of having a moment: everywhere we go, we hear about “sharing your story.” The thing is that it’s really excellent...
- Aug 29, 2022
- 2 min
Ep. 104 Why Locals Need Our Love
Welcome back to the new season of the Growing Small Towns Podcast! Oh man, we are so excited to be back with a routine and a schedule and...
- Jul 18, 2022
- 2 min
Ep. 103 Keeping Your Fire Lit in Your Small Town
Rebecca is flying solo today with a podcast version of a recent blog post that took on a life of its own, and talking about how to keep...
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