Perhaps we’re not doomed to an economy controlled by a few giant corporations after all. A growing number of signs suggest that local, independent businesses...
See Major Flaws Uncovered in Study Claiming Wal-Mart Has Not Harmed Small Businesses for additional graphs. … Read More
An overflow crowd of hundreds turned out yesterday at a New York City Council hearing on the impact Wal-Mart would have if allowed to expand...
For the fourth year in a row, a national survey of independent businesses has found that those in communities with an active "buy local" campaign...
A groundbreaking new study, the Indie City Index, ranks all 363 metropolitan areas in the U. S. according to the vitality of their independent retail...
The good news is that overall sales at independent retailers grew by about 4 percent. The bad news is that chains grew faster and independents...
These graphs illustrate the shifting market share of chain and independent retailers between 1982 and 2007, as well as the growing share of spending captured...
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce describes itself as "the voice of business." But a growing number of small independent businesses and even local chambers are...
The two groups that have traditionally spoken for small business in Washington often push an agenda that only big business could love, writes ILSR’s Stacy...
A top Federal Reserve official says that locally owned banks do a better job of serving communities and small businesses, but they are threatened by...
Just as CSAs have played a key role in the rebirth of small-scale farms, so too are new community-supported enterprise models helping to launch a...
A growing number of big corporations are using offshore tax havens to escape paying U.S. taxes. A recent estimate suggests big companies are dodging at...
How do we change course and revive a banking system that is more local and responsive to the needs of communities?… Read More
This guide will walk you through the steps of moving your bank account. You can download this a flyer to distribute in your community.… Read...
Here are the most compelling reasons to move your money to a locally owned bank or credit union. You can download this as flyer to...