AMIBA News & Updates
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 don’t just need to break up. We need to break YOU up.
A Prime Day note from Lauren Gellatly — Institute for Local Self-Reliance and partner in the Small...
Basil Tree: Catering With a Conscious
When entrepreneurs tell me that they would like to raise capital through investment crowdfunding, my first question is: How big are your email and social media lists?
Going Local is a Global Movement: Celebrate World Localization Day
Learn more about World Localization Day and how to celebrate locally.
Call for Partners: Choose Indie Art Month
We want to empower you to inspire your community to support locally owned and independent businesses and entrepreneurship.
Crowdfunding Succeeds Through Community Connections
When entrepreneurs tell me that they would like to raise capital through investment crowdfunding, my first question is: How big are your email and social media lists?
Celebrate National Farmers Market Week During Eat Indie Local Month
National Farmers Market Week is a great opportunity to show the nation how much value markets bring to their communities.
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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 world’s hub for local investing news and events.
New Report: Small Business’s 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: Amazon’s 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...