Why Choose Indie Local? Support Businesses That Give Back With increased revenue and staffing, local business owners have more time and resources to give back to their community by volunteering their talents, donating to nonprofits, and carrying out more triple-bottom-line business practices.

TODAY and EVERY DAY! Where you spend your dollars matters — your choices create a ripple effect that starts with you and extends out to your entire community and local economy. Let’s make waves! buff.ly/evqwoq9 #resistamazon #shopindie

Resist Prime Days Campaigns: A Prime Time to Make Ripples - AMIBA

Anti-Prime Days Campaigns: A prime time to focus on all the ways our communities benefit when we Choose Indie Local.

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You're not going to want to miss our next book discussion. The Serviceberry by Robin Wall Kimmerer is both a beautiful meditation on reciprocity and an urgent judgment on our current economy. Pick it up at your favorite local bookstore or library today. localreturn.org/event/book-c...

Book Club: The Serviceberry – Local Return

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Independent business owners, organizations, and leaders aligned with @theamiba.bsky.social 's mission ... join us in embracing AMIBA's Declaration of Independent Businesses! actionnetwork.org/forms/a-decl...

A Declaration for Independent Businesses

Introduction 2026 marks the American Independent Business Alliance's 25th year of growing the local economy movement. We have nurtured dozens of independent business alliances, hundreds of linked n...

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A big grocery chain closes a store — then blocks another grocer from moving in. It’s legal in many places, but cities and states are starting to act. Join us Sept. 24 for an event on how to find these “restrictive covenants” and ban them. RSVP:

Locked Out: The Clause That’s Killing Your Main Street

ILSR's virtual event explains restrictive covenants, a type of sneaky lease clause used by big chains to keep competitors out.

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We're joining @mainstreetri.bsky.social at the 2nd annual Main Street Together Conference on October 17, and you should, too! What's better than a Saturday in Warren with fellow Rhode Islanders who care about place and people?

Scary but true! "Nearly half of Halloween shoppers start purchasing items before October." This Halloween: Choose Indie Local.

This Halloween 🎃 Choose Indie Local - AMIBA - American Booksellers Association

This Halloween, Choose Indie Local.

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Labor Day Week is an excellent time to consider this aspect of Rhode Island's history of manufacturing. Join us on Thursday at 6 p.m. at @symposiumbooks for a discussion with Seth Rockman on his book, Plantation Goods.

LOVE this tip from @coopartisans.bsky.social "Commission unique work from your local artisans using local material where possible.” Have you ever done this? If so, we'd love to hear more! amiba.net/celebrate-sh...

Thank you, @sourcenm.com , for covering our report, "A New Way for New Mexico Nonprofits" sourcenm.com/2026/08/13/n...

10 Ways States Can Solve Their Fiscal Crises

10 Ways States Can Solve Their Fiscal Crises

Devolution is happening right now as you read this paragraph, in an unplanned, messy way.

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Understanding the economics behind housing is essential to creating communities where more people can thrive. We're partnering with @localreturn.bsky.social to bring Part 1 of our training series to you! Lunch included! Registration is here: www.eventbrite.com/e/learners-w...

⚡🌶️ Hey New Mexico nonprofit folks! REGISTER NOW for a free, virtual meet-up to connect and share resources with like-minded people. We'll be logging on the 3rd Thursday of every month August thru Dec. Let's work through the ongoing chaos of this year, together. RSVP: prosperapartners.org/big-events

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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...

Can't talk right now, on my way to support my local indie bookstore

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.

GIVEAWAY 📣 Three lucky winners will receive a @libro.fm “Big Listener” tote, sticker set, chocolate bar, and free audiobook credit! All you have to do to enter is make a purchase at Libro.fm by June 26 and choose Loyalty Bookstore as your store to support! 🎧

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!