Stacy Mitchell, senior researcher for the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, has compiled some key points from a growing body of research that shows scale and ownership of business matter in ways that extend far beyond economic outcomes.
In July, people in cities and towns across the country will head out on scavenger hunts to find Waldo during a month-long series of events spearheaded by their local independent booksellers. The stores are all participants in “Find Waldo Local,” a campaign sponsored by Candlewick Press and ABA that aims to spur local shopping while celebrating Waldo’s 25th anniversary.
The New England Local Business Forum last week in Cambridge, Massachusetts, brought together partners in the book, bike, and toy industries to create a diverse environment for sharing innovative ideas and learning how to better grow local businesses.
Economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur Michael Shuman discusses some of the ways in which community members can shift their investments from Wall Street to Main Street and effectively revive the country’s sinking economy.
On Monday, April 9, Massachusetts retailers gathered at Harvard Book Store in Cambridge to announce the formation of the Massachusetts Main Street Fairness Coalition.
Towne Book Center Marketing Director Kit Little has worked with Red Bubble to turn ABA’s Bookseller DIY templates into an array of “brilliant” marketing materials.
Bookstores’ promotional plans for World Book Night’s “great giveaway” include a mini parade of lights, TV crews filming the odyssey of the givers, and entertainment provided by local teenage musicians.
The Business Alliance for Local Living Economies has announced the availability of scholarships to the 2012 BALLE Business Conference, to be held on May 15 - 18, in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The American Independent Business Alliance has just extended the Early Bird registration deadline for its biennial conference, Go Local, Grow Local: Building Community Prosperity From Within, to be held March 29 - April 1, in Louisville, Kentucky.
Next Thursday, March 1, is the last day for indie booksellers to sign up for the July celebration of “Find Waldo Local,” a community-wide Shop Local promotion, co-sponsored by Candlewick Press and ABA.
