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You have a right to brag.

March 23, 2012 by Auntie Kate of Too Good to be Threw

Your shop does good. So tell your community that.Don’t forget, I told you that

you have a right to brag.

I know. It’s hard .

to be proud. NOT.

  • (Here’s what I said.)
  • (And here’s more motivation, if your parents taught you to be ashamed of tooting your own horn.)
  • (And just in case you secretly think you have no right to brag.)

Convinced? Here’s an example of a press release from a shop which took my advice. (Alas, they didn’t take my advice about apostrophes. LOL)

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Posted in economics of resale, Not-for-Profit Resale, Shopkeeping talk | Tagged perceived value, resale shopkeeping, small business | 1 Comment

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  1. on August 9, 2017 at 2:51 pm Unknown's avatar Too shy to send out press releases? | Auntie Kate The Resale Expert

    […] bring themselves to brag on their businesses. (Drives me gaga, but it’s a fact of life.) I’ve tried to encourage these reticent entrepreneurs. Even given them reasons to put themselves forth. Yet still […]



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