Best Independent Cookie Shop in the US
Please & Thank You Cookie Shop, based in Louisville, KY, received last year’s US Today Readers Choice Award for Best Cookies in America. Brooke Vaughn owns this bakery/record shop. “I wanted it to feel like your living room,” Vaughn said....
Fire Island Bake Shop: Generative Entrepreneurship and Small-Business Karma
From Alaska Journal of Commerce: If you live in Anchorage, you know the bakery is “line around the corner” popular. Sure, part of it is because of their delicious baked goods and cozy, welcoming spaces, but it’s also due to their investment in community, from jazz...
Founder of Hope & Main Named Rhode Island Woman of the Year
From Providence Journal: Lisa Raiola has changed the face of small businesses in Rhode Island. That’s why the founder and president of Hope & Main in Warren, RI, is USA TODAY’s Woman of the Year for the Ocean State. Ten years ago, when Hope & Main...
Zingerman’s Community of Businesses
From The Main Street Journal: Zingerman’s Community of Businesses (ZCoB) has been a local food pioneer since it first opened its doors as a small delicatessen in Ann Arbor, Michigan, over four decades ago. ZCoB currently employs 750 Michiganders, with annual sales of...
From Local Banking to Local Investing, Every Dollar That Stays Close to Home Matters
Imagine your money isn’t just a number on a screen but a force that strengthens your local community and economy.