July 8, 2026 — Small Nation founder and CEO Jason Duff will serve as a keynote speaker at the 2026 Ohio Conference on Travel, taking place October 7-9 at Roberts Centre in Wilmington, Ohio. The Ohio Conference on Travel is the state’s premier gathering of tourism professionals, bringing together destination marketing organizations, […]
June 8, 2026 – Small Nation is proud to co-host the National Rural Economic Developers Association (NREDA) Regional Event on June 16-17, 2026, welcoming rural economic development professionals from across the country to Union and Logan counties for two days of learning, collaboration, and […]
Small Nation Founder Jason Duff with Teska’s Eric Cigliano and Andrew Dunham
October 10, 2025 – The City of Mount Sterling’s Long Range Strategic Plan was honored with the “Make No Little Plans Award” at the 2025 Illinois Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA-IL) Project Awards, presented Wednesday during the APA-IL State […]
September 10, 2025 – Small Nation Founder and CEO Jason Duff will serve as a keynote speaker at the Ohio Community Development Corporation Association (OCDCA) Annual Conference, taking place September 17–19 at the historic Dayton Arcade in downtown Dayton.
This year’s conference theme, GEM: Grow, Empower, Mobilize, invites participants to think like entrepreneurs […]
August 22, 2025 – Small Nation Founder and CEO Jason Duff will be a featured presenter at Marketing Unleashed: Sharing Your Story and Measuring What Matters, a one-day marketing conference designed for small business owners across Southern Illinois. The event, hosted by the Illinois Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at […]
August 22, 2025 – In a surprise ceremony this week, Bellefontaine Mayor David Crissman presented Small Nation Founder and CEO Jason Duff with the key to the city, recognizing his leadership in transforming Downtown Bellefontaine into a thriving destination for residents, businesses, and visitors.
Mayor Crissman stopped by the Small Nation […]
June 18, 2025 – Small Nation Founder & CEO Jason Duff and team member Ann Donnelly Hamilton will travel to Great Falls, Montana, next week to attend the 2025 Rural Retreat: Rural Recharged, hosted by the International Economic Development Council (IEDC).
The three-day gathering, held in the city known as the […]
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 […]