Any Local Business Can Be an Art Gallery (Easier Than You Think)

Any Local Business Can Be an Art Gallery (Easier Than You Think)

I just sat down to eat my sandwich at The Old Creamery Cooperative in Cummington, Massachusetts, when I spotted it: a few shelves right across from the tables, offering pottery, local books, handmade jewelry, and art prints for sale. A simple sign read “the little gallery.” I’m always looking for these tiny businesses inside another…

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Entrepreneur week advice for small towns: 3 practical steps for economic developers and chambers of commerce

Last year during entrepreneurship week, I saw lots of articles about what big cities can do to support entrepreneurship. Advice for small towns got left out. Again. So I wrote this entrepreneur week advice for small town economic developers and chambers of commerce, whether you serve 5,000 or 500 in your local population. 1. Create…