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GivingTuesday
GivingTuesday unleashes the power of radical generosity. Celebrated on the Tuesday following...
Why Cider Monday Matters
Celebrate Cider Monday to bring attention to the effects of online sales on your community.
Sunshine Award Winner: The Penguin Gallery
From Souvenirs, Gifts & Novelties (SGN) magazine: In the quaint New Hampshire village of North...
Invest Indie Local: Eat Indie Local Month
For the last week of Eat Indie Local Month, we’ll focus on investing in our local food systems....
Celebrate Diversity on Your Plate: Eat Indie Local Month
For our third week of Eat Indie Local Month, we’ll focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. How...
Start With the Land: Eat Indie Local Month
For our second week of Eat Indie Local Month, we'll focus on the land. Who is cultivating farmland...
Farm to Fingers: A Rising Star
From Local First (CO): Farm to Fingers is a full-service catering company that works with local...
Celebrate Choose Indie Art Month in October
This October, celebrate the arts during Choose Indie Art Month hosted by the American Independent Business Alliance.
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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...
Small Business Anti-Displacement Network
AMIBA works closely with the Anti-Displacement Network to help small businesses remain resilient in the face of change and benefit from new neighborhood investments. In doing so, we work to ensure that disadvantaged business owners, workers, and residents build...