AMIBA News & Updates
This Fall 🍁 Shop Small
Why promote Shop Indie Local early this holiday season? Because more of us are shopping early for holiday gifts.
Nicole Barnett, Owner of Rubber Rose Books
From IndieBound: Nicole Barnett single-handedly owns and operates Rubber Rose Books & Print in...
Carlo Petrini, Founder of Slow Food: Good, Clean, and Fair
We celebrate this month’s Local Legend, the late Robyn Van En who co-founded the very first community supported agriculture (CSA) project on this continent.
Local and Regenerative: Rethinking Food Systems
How are communities working regionally and locally to ensure their food system is as robust, regenerative, and fair as possible?
Good Food Collective: Colorado Local Legend Award Winner
From Local First (CO): Good Food Collective (Durango, CO) connects local farmers, producers, and...
Robyn Van En: Pioneer in the North American CSA Movement
We celebrate this month’s Local Legend, the late Robyn Van En who co-founded the very first community supported agriculture (CSA) project on this continent.
What’s Our Why? Eat Indie Local
What’s Our WHY? Help us shape our answer. As we prepare for our second Eat Indie Local campaign, we want to dive into our WHY.
Give a Gift to Your Community This Holiday Season and Shop Indie Local
Starting with our Thanksgiving meal, we’re purchasing more of our holiday gifts and celebration needs from our friends and neighbors — locally owned business owners.
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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...