Make Ripples: Choose Indie Local
Choose an Indie Local (independent and locally owned business) and that positive ripple effect magnifies. Let’s make ripples!
This Pride Month: Choose Indie Pride
This Pride Month, we’re partnering with Indie Locals (independent and locally owned businesses) across the nation to celebrate LGBTQ+ Indie Locals, diversity, and equity in our local communities. Let’s Make Ripples: Choose Indie Local, Choose Indie Pride...
If We Want a Stronger Local Economy, Why Do We Invest in Wall Street?
When you put dollars into your retirement fund or investment accounts, where do they go? To your local food co-op? Probably not…
How Choosing Black-Owned Businesses Amplifies More Than Just the Economy
Just 3% of U.S. businesses were identified as Black or African American-owned as of 2020, according to Pew Research. That’s despite 12.4% of the overall population being Black adults. More than half of those business owners were men. While any type of entrepreneurship...
Blue Market AK: An Unpackaged Market
From BuyAlaska: Blue Market AK is a small woman-owned “old-world grocer” with a “zero-waste” model. At least 45% of their vendors are local Alaskans, and they vet all products based on their environmental impacts. This careful selection process provides convenience...
Leveraging Indie Impact Studies
At the core of every Choose Indie Local campaign is amplifying the local multiplier effect — documented by Civic Economics Indie Impact Studies Series. Matt Cunningham, a partner at Civic Economics, offered advice on leveraging the multiplier effect and the...