by Amy Klein | Blog, Industry News Feed
Even the most beloved independent businesses were blindsided by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ZingTrain was no exception — despite being the part of the Zingerman’s family of businesses that teaches people nationwide how to provide exceptional customer service and...
by Amy Klein | Uncategorized
Few conferences start with a poem. But for AMIBA’s first-ever Virtual Conference (and the first in the Local Economy Movement to focus on racial equity), Executive Director Derek Peebles’ reading of Oriah Mountain Dreamer’s “The Invitation” set a bold new tone and...
by Amy Klein | Uncategorized
AMIBA’s first-ever virtual conference, and the first conference in the Local Economy Movement to focus on racial equity, featured a keynote from Segun Idowu, the Executive Director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts. Called a “Man of the Moment” by the...
by Amy Klein | Blog, Industry News Feed
For Local Economy leaders from more than 26 states, AMIBA’s first-ever Virtual Conference broke extensive new ground, both in content and in experience. The first conference in the Local Economy Movement to treat racial equity as a centrally important issue, and the...