AMIBA News & Updates
Celebrate Your Independents and AMIBA
As we celebrate Independents Month, we also celebrate us. We are AMIBA! We build economic...
2024 Shop Indie Local Campaigns
To give you a jump start on your marketing and outreach efforts, we’re announcing our 2023 Shop Indie Local Campaigns today!
A Prime Time to Make Ripples
This week’s Prime Day (July 11 – 12) is a PRIME time to focus on the Local Multiplier and other ways our communities benefit when we Choose Indie Local.
From Local Banking to Local Investing, Every Dollar that Stays Close to Home Matters
Imagine your money isn't just a number on a screen but a force that strengthens your local...
Planting People Growing Justice Press and Bookstore
By Pam Blue Planting People Growing Justice (PPGJ) Press and Bookstore, a Black woman-owned press...
Choose Indie Local and Sustain Your Local Supply Chain
By Roman Mukendi, AMIBA Resilient Local Economies Intern When we Choose Indie Local, we contribute...
Choose Indie Local and Keep the Local Economy Alive – The Case of Local First Arizona
By Roman Mukendi, AMIBA Resilient Local Economies Intern When we Choose Indie Local, we make a...
Independents Month: A Celebration of Entrepreneurship
This July, let’s celebrate our independence and our independents together.
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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...
Businesses Tell of the Impacts of Facing Amazon
From Cambridge Day As Amazon prioritizes delivery speed and low prices, often at the cost of its employees’ well-being, many bricks-and-mortar businesses feel they can’t compete. But cutting delivery times isn’t the only way Amazon gets ahead: Some business owners...