Many small businesses are in the fight of their lives. Here are 8 practical tips on how to get the right things done on their behalf...and ours.
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Parts of the country are slowly re-opening. Here are eight tips on how to showcase the things that make your town or city great.
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Placemaking is about making your city livelier and better connected. It’s also a powerful economic strategy. And right now is the time get serious about it.
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The importance of experimentation, why leaders need to repeat themselves, and why communities need a “leadership bench”—these and other lessons on how to thrive after COVID-19.
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The four “gears” that drive a strong community in normal times are the same ones that will move towns and cities forward after the COVID-19 crisis.
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Communities are coming together right now in ways most of us have never seen before. And we’re realizing we really need each other. How can local leaders harness this energy to build stronger local communities and economies once the crisis recedes?
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In these challenging times, we’re re-learning how much we need each other. Here are some folks stepping up in a big way.
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Coronavirus may be the crisis of our time. Great leaders past and present demonstrate that one practice in particular can be the difference-maker.
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13 things the smartest small town leaders are doing to create stronger, more vibrant communities.
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Building a Strong Town will require people who can lead with humility, creativity, and intelligence. We needed someone to write a book for these kinds of leaders. Now someone has.
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