Our Six Degrees of Separation from Kevin Bacon
While Shop Indie Local may appear new, it’s steeped in over a decade of work. The...
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Saving Main
We all have favorite small businesses we can’t imagine living without. They play a big part in...
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Ten Ways to Promote Shop Indie Local
1. ANNOUNCE YOUR PARTICIPATIONReach out to your customers and prospects in the community to let...
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Shop Indie Local Adds New Twist to Tired Buy Local Campaigns
From Small Biz Survival Shop Indie Local summary: Shop Indie Local campaign website This...
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Shop Indie Local: What’s It All About?
From Small Biz Survival WHAT IS THIS SHOP INDIE ALL ABOUT? It’s called the Shop Indie Local...
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Independent Business Advocacy Groups Launch “Shop Indie Local”
On November 1, the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) will launch its Shop Indie Local holiday campaign, encouraging individuals and businesses to shift more of their holiday shopping, entertaining and dining to locally owned and independent businesses.
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How Service Businesses Can Get Ready for the Holidays
From Small Biz Survival With all the flood of tips for retailers to get ready for the holidays,...
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Small Business Saturday Success
Here’s a quote from Carol L. Schroeder’s blog post about Small Business Saturday: In...
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Top 10 Reasons to Become Shop Indie Local Partner
It’s during the shopping season. It has a limited two-month time frame that doesn’t...
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Monadnock Uses Crowdfunding to Support Plaid Friday and Cider Monday in NH
Local economy organizers in Southwest New Hampshire have turned to crowdfunding to raise funds from local indies and community members to support Plaid Friday and Cider Monday celebrations in their region. Here’s their pitch — could this work in your community?
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Call for Partners 2019
We invite independent business alliances, neighborhood associations and local economy-minded...
Read MoreLocal Ithaca Store Owners Look to Christmas Shopping Weekend
Ithaca’s downtown businesses hope to supplant the traditional post-Thanksgiving buying frenzies with Shift Your Shopping, a set of three themed shopping days aimed at promoting local business over big box stores this holiday season.
From November 23 to 26, the holiday season will start with Plaid Friday, then celebrate Small Business Saturday, and end on a sweet note with Cider Monday. Allison Graffin, Downtown Ithaca Alliance marketing director said the weekend draws attention to both the importance and impact of shopping locally.
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