May 6, 2025 – A long-awaited addition to Uptown Marysville’s event scene has arrived with the opening of the Luminary Event Space, a premier venue designed for memorable gatherings and celebrations. Located at 129 N. Main Street, the Luminary is situated in the lower level of BUILD Cowork + Space Marysville, […]
April 24, 2025 – Jason Duff, Founder and CEO of Small Nation, will serve as the keynote speaker at the upcoming New York State City/County Management Association (NYSCMA) Annual Conference, taking place April 30 through May 2 at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown, New York. The keynote will be on Thursday, […]
March 21, 2025 – Small Nation Founder and CEO Jason Duff has recently been appointed to the Board of Directors for the Entrepreneurs’ Center (EC), a Dayton-based venture development organization dedicated to accelerating the growth of entrepreneurial businesses. In this role, Duff will bring his […]
Smoothie Life Owner Julie Casiano
October 2, 2024 – Smoothie Life, a locally-owned smoothie and healthy food business, is excited to announce the opening of its second location in Piqua Station, a new redevelopment project in downtown Piqua. Piqua Station is a collaborative effort between Small Nation and Winans Coffee & […]
Piqua Station Property Overhead at 113 E. High St.
August 28, 2024 – Small Nation, a Bellefontaine-based real estate developer, and Piqua’s Winans Coffee & Chocolate will be joining forces on the collaboration of a new project in downtown Piqua, Ohio. The property, named “Piqua Station” and located at 113 E. High St., […]
April 15, 2024 – BUILD Marysville recently opened its doors as Bellefontaine-based real estate development company Small Nation is expanding its coworking facility, BUILD Cowork + Space, to a second location in the Uptown. The flagship location opened in Downtown Bellefontaine in March 2021 and expanded into the Historic Opera […]
The Small Nation team with Karen Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council.
June 16, 2023 – Members of the Small Nation team took a trip to our nation’s capital this week to meet with business organizations and Congressional offices, advocating on behalf of small businesses in Bellefontaine, Ohio, […]
Leadership Ohio, the state’s first and most prestigious statewide leadership program, will be in Downtown Bellefontaine on Friday, July 22, to celebrate its 30th anniversary with a signature event focused on the revitalization of small-town Ohio. Small Nation will host Leadership Ohio Fellows and alumni from across the state for a full day […]
Last Wednesday, Jason Duff and the Small Nation team visited Marshalltown, Iowa, for a full day tour of the downtown and keynote presentation at the Marshalltown Area Chamber of Commerce annual banquet. Marshalltown is located 50 miles northwest of Iowa’s capital city Des Moines. A city of almost 28,000 residents, the town is […]
Last week, Small Nation hosted dozens of realtors from around the country for a downtown revitalization mastermind workshop in Downtown Bellefontaine. Members and clients of Platform Marketing, a real estate marketing consulting agency, visited Bellefontaine for a multi-day workshop focused on real estate investment ideas, redevelopment, and local marketing models specifically for […]