by Jen Risley | Industry News Feed
New construction will soon occupy more District corners and with them, the promise of the latest, the newest, and the biggest. But one thing that cannot be lost among the blueprints and the scaffolds is the support and engagement of small, independent, and...
by Jen Risley | Industry News Feed
Dan Tratensek of the North American Hardware and Paint Association speaks with Institute for Local Self-Reliance’s Stacy Mitchell about the growing movement against corporate consolidation on the newest episode of Taking Care of Business.
by Jen Risley | Industry News Feed
For Governing, Senior Researcher Kennedy Smith, with Ryan Coonerty, explains how local governments can leverage American Rescue Plan funds to help the small businesses in their communities. The pandemic, but also years of online and big-box retailers’ predatory...
by Jen Risley | Industry News Feed
AMIBA works closely with the Anti-Displacement Network to help small businesses remain resilient in the face of change and benefit from new neighborhood investments. In doing so, we work to ensure that disadvantaged business owners, workers, and residents build...
by Jen Risley | Industry News Feed
There is no debate that Vermonters have put up with a lot this past year and a half. Unanticipated, and certainly unwanted, COVID-19 has created chaos in our communities. Canceling our plans, laying us off, creating havoc in our lives, our children’s lives, our plans,...
by Jen Risley | Blog, Industry News Feed
Even the most beloved independent businesses were blindsided by the COVID-19 pandemic, and ZingTrain was no exception — despite being the part of the Zingerman’s family of businesses that teaches people nationwide how to provide exceptional customer service and...
