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Novel Refuge: A Community Bookstore with Purpose, Heart, and a Mission
What started as an abandoned meat processing facility turned into a vibrant, walkable, and bikeable community center with an astounding 300 local farm partners.
Local Legend: Laury Hammel – Longfellow Health Clubs
It’s always an inspiration to meet someone like Laury Hammel—someone who is active and successful in the business world while also staying true to his lifelong ideals and principles.
Shining a Light on Local First Arizona
In this issue of The Main Street Journal, we’re pleased to interview Kimber Lanning, the founder and CEO of Local First Arizona.
Localism: Begin In Your Backyard
Michael Shuman, economist, author, and publisher of The Main Street Journal, shared four main principles of Localism: action, power, partnership, and respect.
This Fall 🍁 Shop Small
Why promote Shop Indie Local early this holiday season? Because more of us are shopping early for holiday gifts.
Second Generation Stewardship with Cambridge Naturals
What started as an abandoned meat processing facility turned into a vibrant, walkable, and bikeable community center with an astounding 300 local farm partners.
Local Legend: Judy Wicks, White Dog Café
What started as an abandoned meat processing facility turned into a vibrant, walkable, and bikeable community center with an astounding 300 local farm partners.
Invest Indie Local: Eat Indie Local Month
During Eat Indie Local Month, we’ll focus on how organizations invest in local and regional food...
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Shining a Light on Local First Arizona
In this issue of The Main Street Journal, we’re pleased to interview Kimber Lanning, the founder and CEO of Local First Arizona.
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.