AMIBA News & Updates
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.
Cider Monday
Celebrate Cider Monday That’s not a typo! Instead of Cyber Monday, a day when online merchants...
GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday unleashes the power of radical generosity. Celebrated on the Tuesday following...
Artists Sunday
We invite all artists to join Artists Sunday, a national marketing campaign and event that...
Small Business Saturday: Shop Small and Indies First
This Small Business Saturday, bring small businesses and shoppers together this holiday season.
Plaid Friday
Plaid Friday celebrates the diversity and creativity of local and independent businesses. It’s a...
Celebrate Your Independence and Your INDEPENDENTS
As we celebrate the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary, we’re also celebrating our independents: independent businesses.
Uvida Shop: SBN MA Green Business of the Year
New England Sweetwater Farm & Distillery, a Black-owned business in Winchester, NH, offers award-winning locally made spirits and ready-to-drink cocktails.
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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...