AMIBA News & Updates
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 đ 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, weâll focus on how organizations invest in local and regional food...
Columbine Landscapes Earns Local Legend Award
What started as an abandoned meat processing facility turned into a vibrant, walkable, and bikeable community center with an astounding 300 local farm partners.
Choose ALL Indie Locals: Independents Month
For the last days of Independents Month, we'll focus on a different business sector each weekday....
Amazon, we donât just need to break up. We need to break YOU up.
A Prime Day note from Lauren Gellatly â Institute for Local Self-Reliance and partner in the Small...
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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 worldâs hub for local investing news and events.
New Report: Small Businessâs Big Moment
By Kennedy Smith, Institute for Local Self-Reliance Our new report suggests a dozen ways that civic leaders can use the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to strengthen local economies by supporting small business development. Our report suggests twelve ways in which...
New Report: Amazonâs Toll Road
Amazon’s Toll Road report finds that Amazon is exploiting its position as a gatekeeper to impose steep fees on third-party sellers.
Move Your Money Podcast
Good for Michigan's People First Economy created a two-part mini-podcast highlighting their Move Your Money campaign. This campaign was created to spread awareness around the importance of keeping your money locally, the impacts of our current financial system, and...
Small Business Anti-Displacement Network
Small businesses are a vital part of economically healthy, socially vibrant, and environmentally sustainable communities. AMIBA is proud to partner with the Small Business Anti-Displacement Network (SBAN). We are eager to share their recently released brown paper that...