Vol. I · No. 1November 2026Free
Small Town Success
Issue One · The Interview

Trials and Trailers

Rodney Rance was told his idea would never work. He built an aluminum trailer company from $850,000 in debt, then sold it to Berkshire Hathaway. Read how he did it.

Issue One also has a piece on waiting for the fat pitch, money basics on temperament, practical advice from Joe Bullock, this month in history, and a page of cartoons.

Read Issue One (PDF)

Front page of Small Town Success, Issue One, with the interview Trials and Trailers

What this is

Small Town Success is a free monthly newspaper by Landon Schumer, a senior at New Mexico State University learning to manage an investment portfolio. Each issue covers the fundamentals of investing and the story of a local businessperson.

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