AMIBA News & Updates
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). ...
Why Invest Locally?
By Michael H. Shuman In 2025, Americans held over $81 trillion in stocks, bonds, mutual funds,...
Celebrate How Indie Locals Do Good and Give Back: Choose Indie Sustainable
This March, AMIBA invites you to celebrate Choose Indie Sustainable Month. We're teaming up with...
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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...