Articles about AMIBA and Independent Business Alliances

Independent Businesses, Unite! (July/August 2003), In Business Magazine

Homegrown Economics (Fall 2001), Orion Afield Magazine http://www.orionsociety.org/pages/oa/01-4oa/01-4oa_Boulderbiz.html

Declaration of the Independents (Sept. 30, 2001), Inc. Magazine (pdf)

Littering the West with Vacant Superstores (April 17, 2001), Writers On The Range/High Country News
http://www.coalitiontlc.org/empty_superstores.htm

Homegrown Economics (July-August 2002),Utne Reader (pdf)

Public Service Announcements

AMIBA has produced these PSAs to help raise awareness in communities in a broad sweep. Individuals can supply their local radio stations with our PSAs easily. Contact your local stations to find out their requirements (if your station reads PSAs in-house, we can supply you with scripts--just contact us!).

Our PSAs are available both in RealAudio and MP3 files (about 30 seconds in length):

More than Economics
Spending your money with local businesses is more than an economic choice; it’s a way you can have a say in the look and feel of your hometown.
(MP3, voice only) (MP3 with background) (RealAudio)

Multiplier Effect
It’s another form of recycling that benefits your hometown and a good reason to do business locally.
(MP3) (RealAudio)

Policy
Would you like to have a voice in the look and feel of your hometown for future generations? Public input is vital.
(MP3) (RealAudio)

Unique Flavor
Independent businesses are part of what give your hometown its unique flavor—they’re where the locals go.
(MP3) (MP3 with background) (Real Audio)

We also produced a PSA for use by communities with an Independent Business Alliance. The files currently are available to IBAs--contact us if you would like to do a good deed for your local IBA by supplying your local stations with this message that calls attention to it!