AMIBA News & Updates
The Good for Supply Chain Award: Madison Closet and Farms
From People First Economy (MI): This year, People First Economy is excited to honor Miss Kim’s...
Eat, Drink, and Be Local: Year-End Sales
How can we continue to promote Shop Indie Local during the last days of this year and into the new year?
Skip the Door-Busting Mobs and Chill Your Holiday with Plaid Friday or Cider Monday
Twelve years ago, she was one of the original supporters of the Plaid Friday initiative, which she said has now “taken on a life of its own.”
Choose Black-Owned Month: Why Celebrate?
We celebrate Choose Black-Owned Business Month in February — a time to amplify Black-owned businesses and diversity in our communities. Why join us?
Panic Saturday: Keep Calm and Shop Indie Local On
December 23 is Super Saturday/Panic Saturday, the day when last-minute shoppers scurry furiously for a gift. Remind them to keep calm and Shop Indie Local on!
Shop Indie Local Holiday Inspiration: Noel Night
Celebrating Local Businesses at Local First’s Annual Noel Night Local First La Plata County (CO)...
Kindred Indie Locals
From The Keene Sentinel (NH): Linda Smith Davis of Greenfield, creator of the New England Fine...
Help Your Community Find Black-Owned Businesses
Shop Black-Owned Business Month is just around the corner. Looking for ideas on how to participate?
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Unfulfilled: Amazon and the American Retail Landscape
A new report from Civic Economics: Unfulfilled: Amazon and the American Retail Landscape builds a deep understanding of how Amazon affects small businesses and communities across the nation — and how those impacts have changed over the years.
Support the California Employee Ownership Act
From the American Sustainable Business Network TAKE ACTION: Sign-On to Support the California Employee Ownership Act California Senate Bill 1407, the California Employee Ownership Act, introduced by Senator Josh Becker in February 2022, will educate business owners...
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2022 Independent Business Survey: Top Challenges and Policy Priorities
ILSR’s 2022 Independent Business Survey looks at market concentration in our economy and how it is impacting independent business owners.
The World’s Hub for Local Investing
The Main Street Journal, with sponsorship of the National Coalition for Community Capital (NC3) and funding from the Heron Foundation, is the world’s hub for local investing news and events.