Welcome to the 17th episode of The Small Nation Podcast!    

This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. If navigating building codes, rules, and regulations seems intimidating or frustrating, this is the perfect episode for you. Owner and Principle architect from Revival Design Collective, Cally Lange shares how their partnership with Small Nation has saved numerous old, historic buildings and transformed them into award-winning projects! Current projects such as Bellefontaine's Rainbow Row and the Historic Opera Block are also big topics of conversation for this episode.   

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Welcome to episode 15 of The Small Nation Podcast!   

This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Jesse Lear is a true entrepreneur and is no stranger to Small Nation. Listen as he shares his journey of starting a business around trash and recycling and how it led to the real estate work that he does today with Epicurean Properties. Themes of partnerships, selling a business, real estate arbitrage, and the effect of short-term rentals on small-town revitalization are sprinkled throughout this episode. As a bonus, you will hear the story about how the Luxurious Loft Above came to be in existence!  

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This is the fourteenth episode of The Small Nation Podcast!   

This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Nate Strum, the Director of Economic Development in Gahanna, Ohio shares his journey into the work that he does and shares some of the common themes and trends he sees in vibrant communities. His passion for economic development is contagious and highlights the significance of getting out of your bubble to experience another community. Small-town revitalization is not boring! Being so close to the action, we also had to touch on the impact of Intel moving into his backyard. We hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did.   

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Gahanna Economic Development: https://www.gahanna.gov/growwithus/  

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Welcome to episode thirteen of The Small Nation Podcast!  

This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. After serving on various boards and a creating a successful investment firm, Robert (Bob) Smith is the current chairman of the board for Jobs Ohio, a position appointed by the governor of the state of Ohio. Topics around the current trends for Ohio's economic development, communication while serving a board, and principles of investment are all included in this week's episode. This episode pulls back the curtain for listeners to hear how Ohio's economic development organization is set up, and it may surprise you. There are also some great tips for the leaders and entrepreneurs that are being called on to give back and serve on boards for various organizations. 

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This is episode twelve of The Small Nation Podcast!  This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. John Hall is the President and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce in Marshalltown, Iowa.  Many smaller communities across the nation face similar challenges. Listen in as John and Jason share the impact that catastrophic storms had on both Marshalltown, Iowa and Bellefontaine, Ohio. In this episode, we dive into the discussion of how to rebuild the community after catastrophic events, how community development impacts economic development, driving economic development without a large college, and more. 

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Welcome to episode eleven of The Small Nation Podcast!  This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. Hometown Opportunity is a tool that Small Nation has developed to ensure that everyone in a local community is aware of the jobs and careers available in the area. Our local companies are in need of our local talent, who all too often do not realize the great opportunity right here in our own backyard. The guest for this episode, Jared Ebbing, has been the overseer of this tool being implemented in Mercer County, Ohio. Check out the link in the show notes to learn more or how this tool can be used in YOUR community!  

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Small Nation's Hometown Opportunity

Hometown Opportunity

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Mercer County Connect 

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Welcome to the tenth episode of The Small Nation Podcast (Previously The Friday Small Talk Podcast)!

This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing in real estate, and economic development. This episode of The Small Nation Podcast gives insight into what economic traditional development looks like in one the fastest growing counties in Ohio, Union County. How do major manufacturing plants such as Honda impact the local area? What is the correlation between a local chamber of commerce and economic development? What impact does large markets such as Columbus play on smaller communities? These questions and more are addressed in this episode!

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Eric Phillips

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Welcome to episode nine of The Small Nation Podcast (Previously The Friday Small Talk Podcast)!  

This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing, and economic development. In this episode of the Small Nation Podcast, the president of Richwood Bank, Chad Hoffman, outlines his approach on community banking and clears some common misconceptions about financing business ventures. Maintaining a good relationship with you bank is very important in this line of work. Richwood Bank is a trusted partner of Small Nation, not only because of the services they provide to us as a client, but also because of the support they show in our communities.

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This is episode eight of The Small Nation Podcast (Previously The Friday Small Talk Podcast)!  

This podcast is created for anyone interested in entrepreneurship, investing, and economic development. Terri Flood is the Vice President of Business Development for Wayne Healthcare. The conversation in this episode was centered around loving your small town through mentorship, giving back, and through diversity and inclusion. Sometimes these themes can get lost in small towns, but this episode is meant to set the tone for smaller communities approaching these topics.

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