by Jen Risley | Blog, Front Page Highlight, News, Shop Indie Local, Shop Indie Local Season
Actor Kevin Bacon supported our Shift Your Shopping for Good promotion in 2013. Thanks to the work of our core organizing team, we garnered amazing media attention through this hilarious video starring Melvin Macon.
by Jen Risley | Blog, News, Shop Indie Local
By Roman Mukendi, AMIBA Resilient Local Economies Intern When we Choose Indie Local, we contribute immensely to resiliency and security in our local supply chain, which forms the backbone of our local economies. Over time many U.S. companies established their...
by Jen Risley | Blog, News
Each month, Michael Shuman (a.k.a. The Moose) spotlights local business network innovations—to inspire, strengthen, and spread our larger movement. Our first Moose’s Corner shined on Thomas Barr, Local First Arizona’s Vice President of Business...
by Jen Risley | Blog, Front Page Highlight, Independents Month, News, Shop Indie Local
This July, celebrate Independents Month by signing on to the Indie Challenge today! Pledge to buy only from locally owned businesses for a day, week, or more — you choose.
by Jen Risley | Blog, Shop Indie Local
By Roman Mukendi, AMIBA Resilient Local Economies Intern After a long period of business disruption and home confinement (lockdowns) due to COVID, people now crave meaningful connections across all facets of life—including commerce. As you may know, a physical...
by Jen Risley | Blog, News, Shop Indie Local
By Roman Mukendi, AMIBA Resilient Local Economies Intern Independent small businesses are enterprises that make multi-social impacts on the community. Social impacts mean “any significant or positive change that solves or at least addresses social injustice and...
