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Mike Knutson helps to reimagine what rural is | SmallBizSurvival.com

Mike Knutson helps to reimagine what rural is

Posted: 29 Oct 2013 11:31 PM PDT

Small towns have a future. Despite all the negative press, I have a positive view of rural, and I talk to others who share it. Small towns play a key role in our world. Everyone else better get used to us, because we aren’t going away!

Mike Knutson and I met online, and we share a positive view of rural. Photo by Becky McCray.

Mike Kuntson

I met Mike Knutson when he was writing a blog called Reimagine Rural. I couldn’t resist! I loved his writings on third places, on youth and on our shared future in rural. These days, he’s focusing on housing in rural places. Follow Mike on Twitter.

Why this podcast exists

If you’re “just a business owner” or “just” someone in a small town, you often feel like you’re the only one. Either the only one with a positive outlook or the only one who is trying to create change. The whole point of this podcast is to bring all of us together. You are not alone.

That’s why I’ve started interviewing people who share my positive view of rural. After Mike, I have two more already recorded:

Scott Meyer, a young startup guy with such a soft spot for rural that his blog is called Digital Homesteading
Caleb Pollard, a rural leader turned brewer with a strong sense of creating a legacy

To keep this going, I need to know who you think I should talk to. Who else shares a positive view of rural? You? A friend? Someone you know? Give me your suggestions in the comments.

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