by Jen Risley | Shop Black-Owned, Shop Indie Local
Here are some ideas and resources to help you promote your Black-owned business during Choose Black-Owned Month: Add an image of you and a bit about you on your homepage. Help your community get to know you! Add our Choose Black-Owned Logo to your website and social...
by Jen Risley | Shop Indie Local, Shop Indie Local Season
Celebrate Cider Monday That’s not a typo! Instead of Cyber Monday, a day when online merchants offer special deals, we invite you to a new tradition, CIDER MONDAY. Willard Williams co-founder of the Toadstool Bookshops in Keene and Peterborough, NH dreamed up this...
by Jen Risley | Blog, Shop Indie Local, Shop Indie Local Season
We invite all artists to join Artists Sunday, a national marketing campaign and event encouraging shoppers to purchase from artists and artisans the Sunday after Thanksgiving. It follows Plaid Friday and Small Business Saturday, the day before Cider/Cyber Monday, the...
by Jen Risley | Front Page Highlight, Shop Indie Local, Shop Indie Local Season
Plaid Friday celebrates the diversity and creativity of local and independent businesses. It’s a fun and enjoyable alternative to the big box store “Black Friday” consumer frenzy. Also, it’s a way to show your support for your local economy and commitment to the...
