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This report from @ilsr.bsky.social shows exactly why more people should be invested in these antitrust cases! They may seem wonky, but they truly are the key to giving power back to customers and indie businesses. ilsr.org/article/inde...
Amazon’s Monopoly is Growing and So Are Its Harms | Independent Business
Since the FTC and 17 states sued the tech giant, Amazon's monopoly and its abuse of sellers and shoppers are only getting worse.
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Wendell Berry's 17 principles for a local economy, which he articulated in 1994, are as relevant as ever.
Wendell Berry's Tenets for a Local Economy - Schumacher Center for a New Economics
In 1994, Wendell Berry delivered a talk at the 23rd annual meeting of the Northern Plains Resource Council. Included in his remarks was a list of enduring principles for communities seeking “to cohere...
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TODAY, we’ll launch our Choose ALL Indie Locals campaign, and we invite you to join us! chooseindielocal.substack.com/p/celebrate-... Each day, we’ll focus on a different sector of Indie Locals (independent, locally owned businesses) and highlight their importance to our local economies.
Celebrate ALL Indie Locals
July is Independents Month ⭐️ Often, when we think of “shopping locally,” brick-and-mortar retail businesses come to mind. But it’s Independents Month, and we want to celebrate ALL INDIE LOCALS!
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RSVP NOW for a free, virtual meet-up for NM nonprofit pros. Connect. Share resources. Work through the ongoing chaos of this year 😵💫 together. We'll be focused on taking action on the solutions laid out in “A New Way for New Mexico Nonprofits,” released in June 2026! prosperapartners.org/big-events/
Our friends at @ilsr.bsky.social covers Rhode Island's big move to ban restrictive covenants for grocery stores.
Rhode Island Restrictive Covenants Ban is "major step towards lowering grocery bills"
Rhode Island passes landmark law to end grocery store real estate restrictions.
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Get inspired! August is Eat Indie Local Month. Learn how our partners celebrate: Feeding the Eat Indie Local Movement with Creative Initiatives.
Eat Indie Local: Feeding the Movement with Creative Initiatives
Cultivating the Eat Indie Local movement through grassroots initiatives and nationwide partnerships. Join us this August!
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Meet Avis Alberta Love Garden, our second recipient of the 2026 BFF Community Garden Fund. Based in Pittsburgh, the garden is a Black women-led space where community, care, and connection grow alongside the plants. With the gift, they can finally remove invasive vegetation and plant new trees.
3 Ways to Celebrate Independents Month: How will you celebrate? amiba.net/celebrate-yo... #independentsmonth #chooseindielocal
Celebrate Your Independence and Your INDEPENDENTS - AMIBA
As we celebrate the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary, we’re also celebrating our independents: independent businesses.
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Emergencies are unexpected but access to resources shouldn’t be. BFF's Rapid Response Fund provides critical financial assistance to Northeast agricultural and food businesses working to create a thriving and resilient Black food system. Applications due July 31: buff.ly/rY6EY6i
BFF Fund 2.0: Rapid Response Fund — Black Farmer Fund
When disaster strikes, waiting for help shouldn’t be part of the problem. Our rapid funding process is designed to get financial support into the hands of businesses facing one-time emergencies—fast.…
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Kudos to Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District for kicking off their ‘Voltage Visions’ Youth Mural Project! This project engages local youth to create vibrant public art and is made possible by a grant from the Creative Industries Division 👏 More info: ladailypost.com/los-alamos-m...
The Social Venture Network Global Gathering is a wrap! We left inspired by the SVN members and attendees who remain committed to building a just and sustainable world through business. We also loved intro’ing SVN to Santa Fe and New Mexico’s deeply caring and committed social enterprise community.
Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.
Prime Day is the perfect day to stop supporting Amazon & Audible! You can support indie bookstores with every audiobook purchase you make at @libro.fm, and 6/23-6/26 you’ll get 35% off all sale audiobooks with code BIGIMPACT. Here’s what some of our booksellers and regulars are listening to now!
🎶 Monday to Sunday, we can turn a bookstore into a runway 🎶
If data centers are supposedly so good for the economy, why do 14 states refuse to tell us how much they're costing taxpayers in subsidies and handouts? 🤔
Good Jobs First@goodjobsfirst.org · 2mo ago4 states now report losing $1 billion+ to data center tax breaks. Costs keep rising; 14 states still fail to disclose what these subsidies cost. Residents deserve to know what it's costing them to subsidize Big Tech *before* another deal is approved. ➡️ goodjobsfirst.org/even-cloudie...
From Littleton Food Cooperative (NH): Our mission has always been about more than the products we offer or the services we provide. It is about creating a place where neighbors can connect, where differences are respected, and where everyone can feel a sense of belonging. buff.ly/FLwoMaI
Did you know Loyalty hosts drag story hours not once but TWICE every month? Pride is the perfect time to check it out! We’ll have the lovely Charlemagne Chateau in the story time chair this Sunday, June 14, and the marvelous Tiffany D. Carter hosting story time next Sunday, June 21!
We're thrilled to see our partnership with Polaris spotlighted in the Providence Business News. Together we're working to preserve local ownership and help business owners prepare thoughtfully for exits.
R.I.’s manufacturing sector braces for owner exits
A wave of retiring business owners is about to reshape Rhode Island manufacturing, where 80% are approaching an exit without clear succession plans. At least, that’s according to data from Polaris MEP...
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Two weeks from now the Social Venture Network Global Gathering happens in NM. If you're looking to start or grow a social mission business these are your people! There's still time to get a discount code and book your stay in Santa Fe: www.svngathering.org Join us!
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How We Should Measure Economic Progress
How We Should Measure Economic Progress
Most communities measure economic progress by looking at regional gross domestic product (GDP), population growth, or successful corporate attractions. We know that these measures are misleading and w...
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Canada has scaled CLT co-op housing in ways the U.S. largely hasn’t. Shelterforce's Steve Dubb explores why—and what lessons could apply here. 🎧 Listen to the story here: apple.co/4wsGwHJ #CommunityOwnership #HousingSolutions #AffordableHousing
How CLTs are Powering Co-op Growth in Canada: Lessons for the U.S.?
Podcast Episode · Shelterforce · May 1 · 19m
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I love it when my separate jobs align serendipitously. 🌍 amiba.net/when-worlds-... @mainstreetjournal.bsky.social @localfutures.bsky.social
When Worlds Align: Localization and Solarization - AMIBA
Where’s the alignment this month? A release of local economist Michael Shuman’s new report in The Main Street Journal.
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We're thrilled to have been chosen as the local coordinating partners of the 2026 Social Venture Network Global Gathering: Revival. Registration is open through June 17. New Mexicans can use the code 4CLL4W to get a discount, and scholarship support is available! Details svngathering.org.
🚨 We urgently need to move money from Wall Street to our main streets! The Senate Finance Committee is hearing S2833, the Rhode Island Local Investment Tax Credit Act, this Thursday. Come testify, submit a letter of written support, and spread the word.
@lohplaces.bsky.social of @brookings.edu released a paper just last week calling on states to pass initiatives like this one. In fact, our bill is referenced. www.brookings.edu/articles/sta...
How states can incentivize local investing to find new capital for businesses and housing | Brookings
Geographic and corporate concentration in banking and retail is limiting entrepreneurship in many U.S. communities. Existing place-based policies help, but often fail to deliver scalable, tailored inv...
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Local Return@localreturn.bsky.social · 2mo ago🚨 We urgently need to move money from Wall Street to our main streets! The Senate Finance Committee is hearing S2833, the Rhode Island Local Investment Tax Credit Act, this Thursday. Come testify, submit a letter of written support, and spread the word.