AMIBA News & Updates
Bicycling Means Business, Community, and So Much More
By Jen Risley, The Local Crowd Monadnock, Keene, NH When I shared this year’s call for Bicycle...
Founders Reverend Carl Walker and Grant West: Walker West Music Academy
New England Sweetwater Farm & Distillery, a Black-owned business in Winchester, NH, offers award-winning locally made spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails.
Local Legend: Jamee Haley, Neighborly Park Circle
We celebrate this month’s Local Legend, Helena Norberg-Hodge. She’s the founder and director of Local Futures.
Creating a Framework: A Declaration for Independent Businesses
We believe that strong local economies are the essential building blocks of a better world.
Cars Don’t Spend Money — People Do
“After 50 years of framing work around the automobile, retail analysts in both the private and public sectors are shifting to a new consensus: cars don’t spend money — people do.”
Studio Patty D: Where Every Brushstroke Bursts With Joy
New England Sweetwater Farm & Distillery, a Black-owned business in Winchester, NH, offers award-winning locally made spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails.
Local Legend: Helena Norberg-Hodge – The Economics of Happiness
We celebrate this month’s Local Legend, Helena Norberg-Hodge. She’s the founder and director of Local Futures.
Help Crowdsource Independents with Myti
An invitation from Myti, an AMIBA member and a local alternative to Amazon (starting in Vermont). ...
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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.