2022 Independent Business Survey: Top Challenges and Policy Priorities
ILSR’s 2022 Independent Business Survey looks at market concentration in our economy and how it is impacting independent business owners.
Dang Good on Main
From Lia Gallegos, People Places LLC: I’d like to nominate Dang Good on Main, owned and operated by Ashly Dang in downtown New Port Richey, Florida. Ashly consistently goes above and beyond what’s expected of a restaurant owner. Not only has she crafted a stunning...
Neighbors and Friends
From Daniela Fernandez-Ulen, CAMEO Network: I’d like to nominate Kaiy Smith and Hannah Said, owners of Neighbors and Friends in Pasadena, California. Neighbors and Friends is Los Angeles’ first build-your-own cheese box bar and community hub, where local...
Cars Don’t Spend Money — People Do
“After 50 years of framing work around the automobile, retail analysts in both the private and public sectors are shifting to a new consensus: cars don’t spend money — people do.”
Basil Tree: Catering With a Conscious
When entrepreneurs tell me that they would like to raise capital through investment crowdfunding, my first question is: How big are your email and social media lists?
Amazon, we don’t just need to break up. We need to break YOU up.
A Prime Day note from Lauren Gellatly — Institute for Local Self-Reliance and partner in the Small Business Rising coalition: We’ve been at this David vs. Goliath battle for YEARS, along with 40 other groups representing 250,000+ small businesses from each corner and...