Local Leaders Learn What’s New At AMIBA.net
The Local Leaders Roundtable met on January 14 for a session entitled What’s New at AMIBA: A Tour of Our New Website. The redesigned and upgraded AMIBA.net is designed to engage users, showcase members and highlight AMIBA. One of several new features allows...
New Round of Payroll Protection Program includes second round offers favoring CDFIs, low income communities and smaller businesses
Revisions to the Payroll Protection Program were included in the recent COVID-19 Economic Relief Bill, signed into law on December 27. Over $284 million was allocated to the forgivable loan program, with new provisions for fund allocations and the opportunity for...
Local Leaders Roundtable: Local Hive
Please join us for the next Local Leaders Roundtable where we come together to share, inspire, learn and get to know one another every second Thursday, 1pm ET. You have a whole community here to help—Join Us!

This giving season, invest in the resilience of America’s communities.
It’s a new day at AMIBA – 20 years ago the local movement took root in America. Today, locally owned business is a community value and more essential than ever. Learn more about our holiday fundraiser.

AMIBA kicks off first-ever Virtual Conference with invite to a new direction
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