We’re excited to introduce a new series celebrating locally owned and independent businesses.

There is no question that people often overlook the positive impacts of independent, locally-owned (Indie Local) businesses. The local community that an Indie Local serves may understand these impacts, but those located further away may need to be made aware of these success stories. In future posts, with your help, we will feature a few of the top Indie Locals in the nation. You can nominate your favorite Indie Local by emailing us today

Myti: More Than Just an Amazon Rival

Myti: More Than Just an Amazon Rival

From Seven Days (VT): When Bill Calfee announced in 2020 that he was creating a local alternative to Amazon, he faced a healthy dose of skepticism. Having no prior experience working in the tech sector, Calfee planned to take on the world’s fifth-largest company,...

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French Broad Chocolate: A Sense of Place

French Broad Chocolate: A Sense of Place

From Chocolate Noise: In 2003, Jael Rattigan was standing in her kitchen, making a recipe from Alice Medrich’s cookbook Bittersweet, when she felt a strange tingling in her hands. “I looked at them and saw they were covered in chocolate,” she remembered. “And I said...

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Sunshine Award Winner: The Penguin Gallery

Sunshine Award Winner: The Penguin Gallery

From Souvenirs, Gifts & Novelties (SGN) magazine: In the quaint New Hampshire village of North Conway, The Penguin Gallery has been offering unique gifts in the community for over 50 years.  “We’re that destination of: If you don’t know what you want to get...

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Farm to Fingers: A Rising Star

Farm to Fingers: A Rising Star

From Local First (CO): Farm to Fingers is a full-service catering company that works with local farmers and small businesses to integrate their ethically produced goods into grazing boards and catered meals. The company began as a small operation, primarily making...

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Monadnock Food Co-op Named Best NH Retailer of the Year

Monadnock Food Co-op Named Best NH Retailer of the Year

From Business NH Magazine: Modern grocery stores may have rows of checkout lines and massive aisles half the length of a football field chock full of products, but Monadnock Food Co-op in Keene has created a welcoming place that makes sure no matter a person’s...

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Best Independent Cookie Shop in the US

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. "Like you would walk in...

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Zingerman’s Community of Businesses

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...

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Artifact Soapworks

Artifact Soapworks

From Sustainable Business Network (MA): Artifact Soapworks is a trendsetting online soap shop offering first-rate products and exceptional customer service to shoppers from the comfort of their own homes and other locations. Established by Barbara Thomas, Artifact...

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