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This is inspiring. Also thought provoking.

But my business is a blog so 'the local area' is the topic I blog on and other blogs on the same topic I guess. (It's a topical blog not a news or personal blog).

You've provoked me to think about how this could apply to blogging. Thanks

I'm so happy to hear this, more so from a health rather than a business perspective, but either way I think it's great. :)

Interesting point Evan. I guess with blogging it's also about appealing to and knowing our audience.

JoLynn
I hadn't thought of the health perspective, but that's an interesting angle too.

Fantastic story! It's about time McDonald's got whipped somewhere in the world. I look forward to the time when a local store puts a Wal-Mart under. Not to mention that small bakery saved the town from sure cardiovascular disease.

If you haven't seen the movie "Supersize Me" you might want to. It's about the health problems McDonald's food can cause. Granted it was made by a vegan vegetarian who suddenly switched to eating McDonald's three meals a day for a month. He suffered a lot more than an average non-vegetarian would have. But it still demonstrates the importance of eating a healthy diet.

With over 97% of all jobs in the U.S. provided by small businesses of 99 employees or less, why is it that the McDonalds and Wal-Marts are still so prominent? I guess the American mindset is still mostly corporate. I look for that to change over the next decade as the reality of the small business mindset returns.

This story highlights 3 important points of business-
1. There is no such thing as guaranteed success, even for big, proven franchise like McD.
2. Opportunities are there for niche markets that caters to local needs
3. Businesses have to be sensitive to changing consumer trends, in this case, greater health vs price and speed.

This story should inspire the mom and pop business that they still have a place in society

Hi Sherri
I do hope you're right about small businesses coming back into their own.

It does need people to support local independent businesses, though, and to be aware that if they don't support small businesses, they will no longer exist.

Personal Money - Well said and great insights.

By the way, March 29th is National Mom and Pop Business Day.

Very nice. And as was mentioned, McDonald's food is just not that healthy. My big problem with McDonald's is the murdering of all those animals to make their food. (I'm probably in the minority.) But it's also inspiring to read about these townspeople who simply liked what they liked and could not be "bought" or "marketed to."