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Access to Markets Initiative
AMIBA is partnering with the American Economic Liberties Project in the Access to Markets...
House Judiciary Committee Approves Package for Antitrust Legislation
The Judiciary Committee wrote and passed six different bills, two of them being general-purpose...
From the Executive Director: A Just and Fair Approach
AMIBA and partners are leading the effort to understand the narrative and conversation needed to...
Local Leaders Roundtable: What’s New at AMIBA 7/8/21
You’ve already experienced one of the biggest benefits of membership—the AMIBA community. We are all the best resource for each other. The wisdom, experience and insight we bring each other is priceless. But there’s more, so much more. AMIBA has been…
Monopoly Power Infographic
Understanding monopolies is important because they effect your business. This doesn’t mean studying anti-trust laws or pouring through the history of monopolies. This simply means understand how they effect your…
AMIBA Announces Year-Round Shop Indie Local Initiative
The American Independent Business Alliance recently expanded its Shop Indie Local holiday campaign to a year-round initiative.
Local Leaders Roundtable: Local Hive 8/12/21
We’re slowly coming out of our pandemic shell. We know what it looks like to be free of Covid but what does this in-between stage look like? We’re going to take a close look at hybrid events—
From the Executive Director: The Power of Conversations
Conversations connect us. Conversations have power. Conversations offer a pathway to see what we...
Industry News Feed
‘Downtown on the Farm’ continues at a social distance in 2020
Downtown on the Farm, presented by Locally Owned Murfreesboro, is BYOB (Bring Your Own Blanket) in 2020, the nonprofit announced.
Three Banks Award $33K Grant to Help Support Tourism in Las Vegas, New Mexico
Southwest Capital Bank, Community 1st Bank Las Vegas (Community 1st Bank) and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) have provided $33,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funds to help a nonprofit foundation in Las Vegas, New Mexico, market the city to tourists.
Anti-Monopoly Fund Funnels $1 Million into Antitrust Efforts
A group pushing for more competitive markets is funneling more than $1 million into initiatives that promote stronger antitrust enforcement as U.S. regulators examine whether Silicon Valley’s biggest companies have too much power over commerce.
Maine Voices: Covid-battered Local Businesses Need Congress to Step Up
For local businesses in Portland, the future is bleak. Portland Buy Local recently surveyed our members and found that nearly 30 percent are considering permanently closing.
“Building Banking Relationships that Stick” workshop helps Cambridge small businesses improve their access by banking local
The Cambridge-Somerville Black Business Network (CSBBN) hosted a free workshop to help local businesses – especially those owned by people of color – learn about and build relationships with three locally-based community banks.
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