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  1. I agree with John. You could list a place on your publication to owners that are expanding or have expanded. Bet you’d get enough prospects that would love to talk about their endeavors/

  2. SLE may be a “small business” by the federal government, but in rural Maxwell it’s a big business with three dozen employees in a town of several hundred people.

    1. Understood it has a big impact and yet is still a small business. My comment was welcoming articles about businesses on the smaller end. The stories about Lilly, Anthem, AES (insert well-known Indiana company) get old.

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