Small town business consultant
Enid, Oklahoma Area
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- Owner at Allen's Retail Liquors
- Publisher at SmallBizSurvival.com
- Consultant at Becky McCray (Self-employed)
- Rancher at McCray Ranch
- Past
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- State and National Volunteer at Business and Professional Women/USA
- Executive Producer at Grasshopper New Media
- Instructor at High Plains Technology Center
- City Administrator at City of Waynoka, Oklahoma
- Workforce System Coordinator at Northwest Oklahoma Workforce Development Council
- News Reporter at Alva Review-Courier/Newsgram
- Nonprofit executive at Girl Scouts-Red Lands Council
- Education
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- Northwestern Oklahoma State University
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Becky McCray’s Summary
Entrepreneur writing about small business and rural issues at the Small Biz Survival blog, based on my own success and failures as a small town retail store owner, rancher, and former antiques dealer.
Consultant helping people translate their thoughts into the right words to sell themselves and their organization through websites, grant applications, and marketing materials.
Becky McCray’s Specialties:
web sites, grant applications, marketing, blogging, podcasting, computer accounting, legislative advocacy, fund-raising, membership, budgeting. Small town and rural issues.
Becky McCray’s Experience
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Owner
Allen's Retail Liquors
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Wine and Spirits industry)
February 2006 — Present (3 years 11 months)
Manage day to day retail operations, including inventory management, public relations, advertising, website, customer service, legal compliance, tax filings, and accounting.
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Publisher
SmallBizSurvival.com
(Online Media industry)
January 2006 — Present (4 years )
Founder and publisher of Small Biz Survival blog and podcast, bringing promising technologies to the small business people of the rural world. A Top 20 Small Business Blog (Invesp BlogRank).
Featured in:
- Entrepreneur Magazine
- The New York Times
- US News
- "What No One Ever Tells You About Blogging and Podcasting" book
- Community Developer magazine
- Niche Magazine
- Alltop Small Business
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Consultant
Becky McCray (Self-employed)
(Self-Employed; Myself Only; Management Consulting industry)
July 2003 — Present (6 years 6 months)
Help small companies and non-profits with websites, web presence, marketing, grant writing, and related services. Especially focused on tourism and local government clients.
July 2007 - Dec 2007 Contracted with Oklahoma Small Business Development Center at Northwestern Oklahoma State University
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Rancher
McCray Ranch
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Ranching industry)
June 1988 — Present (21 years 7 months)
Assist with management of our family-owned cow-calf herd.
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State and National Volunteer
Business and Professional Women/USA
(Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
October 1990 — September 2009 (19 years )
National Committee Chair of Mentoring 2002-2004
National Board of Directors 2001-2002
Oklahoma State President 2001-2002 -
Executive Producer
Grasshopper New Media
(Online Media industry)
August 2006 — December 2006 (5 months)
Produced weekly audio podcast, virtually managing a group of 10 international expert contributors. Produced interview and video segments. Recruited talent and managed website community participation.
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Instructor
High Plains Technology Center
(Higher Education industry)
June 1997 — May 2006 (9 years )
Taught over 500 classroom hours to diverse adult students. Developed custom courses for local employers and Chamber of Commerce. Received consistently positive student evaluations and requests to teach courses repeatedly.
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City Administrator
City of Waynoka, Oklahoma
(Government Agency; 11-50 employees; Government Administration industry)
August 2004 — July 2005 (1 year )
Managed $4.5 million budget, 12 staff members, 20 volunteers, and 4 related trusts; administered grants and grant writing; revived dormant projects; created positive publicity; maintained web site
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Workforce System Coordinator
Northwest Oklahoma Workforce Development Council
(Government Agency; 1-10 employees; Government Relations industry)
October 2001 — June 2003 (1 year 9 months)
Revitalized council of employers and workforce service providers. Marketed workforce services. Coordinated between diverse workforce development agencies. Managed interns and outside contractors.
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News Reporter
Alva Review-Courier/Newsgram
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Newspapers industry)
September 2000 — September 2001 (1 year 1 month)
Collected and wrote news in three-county area. Worked with diverse community members, law enforcement and government agencies.
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Nonprofit executive
Girl Scouts-Red Lands Council
(Non-Profit; 11-50 employees; Non-Profit Organization Management industry)
July 1997 — July 1999 (2 years 1 month)
Titles: Assistant Executive Director; Membership Services Director; Membership/Marketing Specialist
Managed 80 volunteers across seven counties. Maintained positive community relations. Restarted lapsed in-school program, reaching 130% of goal. Assisted in budgeting and strategic planning. Wrote grants on my own and collaboratively. Directly supervised up to 5 staff members and indirectly supervised 1500 volunteers.
Additional Information
Becky McCray’s Websites:
Becky McCray’s Interests:
digital photography, travel
Becky McCray’s Groups:
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Alumni Association
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Travel 2.0: Interactive Travel Industry Professionals -
Tweeple -
The Age of Conversation Authors and Fans -
SOBCon SOBCon2010 -
Winning Workplaces -
Oklahoma Networking Group -
Social Media Club -
Northwestern Oklahoma State University Professionals -
Presenting Women -
16th Annual NASVF Conference 2009 (for attendees only) -
Enterprising and Professional Women - USA -
Oklahoma Chisholm Trail RC&D (Resource Conservation and Development)
Becky McCray’s Honors:
SEMMY nominee, 2008
Volunteer of the Year, Waynoka Chamber of Commerce, 2005
Honorary Lifetime Member, Waynoka Business and Professional Women, 2005
Outstanding Resource Partner, Northwest Oklahoma Region, Small Business Administration, 2003
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