AMIBA News & Updates
Jólabókaflóð: A Bookworm’s Dream Holiday
Icelanders have a lovely tradition of gifting books to each other on December 24 and spending the rest of the evening reading and drinking hot chocolate. Season’s Readings!
Choose Black-Owned Month: Why Celebrate?
We celebrate Choose Black-Owned Business Month in February — a time to amplify Black-owned businesses and diversity in our communities. Why join us?
The Pop-Up Economy: Making Our Communities POP!
Whether a pop-up shop, pop-up event, or pop-up planning process, the Pop-Up Economy means that...
Art for a Cause: Michael Seewald Galleries
Michael Seewald, a legendary photographer in San Diego, donates many of his photos and paintings to a local military nonprofit. He also has a program that gives 50% of sales to the same.
Local Legend: Zingerman’s Community of Businesses
From Zingerman's Community of Businesses (MI): Did you know that our staff will own 50% of the...
How Businesses Can Celebrate Choose Black-Owned Month
Do you sell products and services from Black-Owned businesses? Give them a shout-out during Shop Black-Owned Month.
Gift Local: Holiday Gift Guides and Online Marketplaces
Make it easier to Gift Local and Shop Indie Local, create a simple online Gift Guide.
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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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...
Upper Valley Restaurants Take On Delivery Apps
From the Valley News In what amounts to a David-versus-Goliath challenge, a new Upper Valley home delivery startup wants to deliver your lunch or dinner, groceries, dog food and a wide variety of other items purchased from local retailers directly to your door. Read...
Washingtonians Should Make their First Priority Local Needs: Think Local First DC
New construction will soon occupy more District corners and with them, the promise of the latest, the newest, and the biggest. But one thing that cannot be lost among the blueprints and the scaffolds is the support and engagement of small, independent, and...
Taking Care of Business with Dan Tratensek – Stacy Mitchell
Dan Tratensek of the North American Hardware and Paint Association speaks with Institute for Local Self-Reliance's Stacy Mitchell about the growing movement against corporate consolidation on the newest episode of Taking Care of Business.
ILSR: New Opportunities for Cities to Create Affordable Space for Small Business
For Governing, Senior Researcher Kennedy Smith, with Ryan Coonerty, explains how local governments can leverage American Rescue Plan funds to help the small businesses in their communities. The pandemic, but also years of online and big-box retailers’ predatory...