Local Leaders Roundtable: Local Hive 5/13/21
It’s time to talk about what coming out of the pandemic might look like. Plus, this has been hard, we could all use a bit of a therapy session.
Introducing the AMIBA Community Fund
We are excited to announce a new program for members, communities and supporters—the AMIBA Community Fund. The Fund works in partnership with members to help grow our local communities, the IBAs and the Local Economy Movement by awarding grants from the Fund to member...
Local Leaders Roundtable explores online marketplaces
It seems everyone is interested in creating an online marketplace for IBA members and several of our members have done just that. But just like local business and our IBAs, there were no cookie cutters here. Each IBA approached it a little differently. Take your time and explore the varied options these IBAs have created.
The Big Deal of Antitrust Laws for Small Business
In general, extreme market concentration is not beneficial to anyone in society except the owners and top officials of the large corporations. Squeezing out small businesses increases the cost of…