THE RURBAN FRINGE

Rurban Round Up: Best-Ofs

Jennifer is in Ireland for a spell and is away from all things Internet … in the meantime, please find a compilation of the Top 15 Best/Favourite/Most Popular Rurban Fringe posts-to-date for your reading pleasure - see you soon!
What Teenage Boys Can Teach Us About Leadership (originally published January 6, 2009)
Connecting with Social Networks:  3 Ways Rurban [...]

Live, Interactive Webcasts from 2011 FCM Conference

Join the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) online for three interactive webcasts of sessions presented during their 74th annual conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia to:

watch the presenters
view the presentations
chat with other online participants
post your questions to the floor

Two sessions – Adapting to Climate Change:  Lessons from Medium and Small Communities and How to Use Social [...]

The Importance of Lines & Signs

For community residents and visitors alike, having bright, visible street lines and attractive, easy-to-understand wayfinding signage is vital.
Take a moment to think about a community you visited recently … were the road lines clearly visible?  Did they help direct traffic (e.g. arrows, turning lane indications, etc.)?  Did you see directional signage for local facilities and civic services?
“Kill myself?  [...]

Happy Victoria Day 2011

Marking the ‘unofficial’ beginning to our summer season here in Canada, I wish all my Canadian readers a safe – and celebratory - long weekend … enjoy!

10 Tips To Promote Your Small Business Through Community Involvement

Promoting a small business is tough. 
With owners often too busy handling the day-to-day business demands, many have neither the time nor the resources to plan for and follow-through on marketing activities.  Yet one thing I’ve noticed – in both long-standing successful businesses and strong start-ups – is a direct level of community involvement of the business/business owner. 
This marketing approach [...]

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