From the Executive Director: Initiative Updates
AMIBA will host a virtual convening in early October in collaboration with the Access to Markets Initiative led by the American Economic Liberties Project.
Berkeley Independents
By Lawrence Grown Imagine yourself in another town, full of chain stores and strip malls. What are the forces that grow one type of city or another? Zoning is certainly a major factor. Another is response to the desires of the locals. What kinds of companies do the...
Reform the SBA Campaign
The Small Business Administration should be the federal agency for this small business mission. Unfortunately, it presently does not have this mission, the authority, or the resources to carry it out. The SBA was established in 1953 “to help small business owners and...
AMIBA Announces Year-Round Shop Indie Local Initiative
The American Independent Business Alliance recently expanded its Shop Indie Local holiday campaign to a year-round initiative.
From the Executive Director: The Power of Conversations
Conversations connect us. Conversations have power. Conversations offer a pathway to see what we have chosen to keep unseen. Conversations unpack, challenge, disrupt. Conversations create the conditions for change by making space for new ways of being, thinking, and...