What does the
Local Business Institute do?
Part think tank, part school, part national leadership, part training ground for local leadership, the Institute is home to local leaders from across the country. Through online and on-demand programs, special projects, distance learning, virtual and live conferences, lectures and events, we work to foster local, national and even global conversations around entrepreneurship and local economies. We bring substantial resources to entrepreneurs of all ages and stages.
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Free Social Media Toolkits to Promote Shopping Locally
Free Social Media Toolkits to Promote Shopping Locally At LBI, we understand how busy local business owners and organization leaders are. Beside, you can't think of everything. We take a little bit of the load off with providing social media campaigns that encourage...
We Want 2025 to be a Spectacular Year for You and We’re Here to Help
Tired of Big Business Taking Your Customers? Fight Back with Marketing Clarity After months of development, we're excited to announce a new service to help you identify, understand and reach new customers and new markets. Marketing Clarity offers a full customized...
Wishing you the Happiest of Holidays!
From the I know many of you are winding up to the busiest season of the year so I'll be short. Happy Holidays! At LBI we wish you a most wonderful holiday season. I've been writing this weekly blog to help you where we can, keep you up on what the localist community...
The True Cost of Holiday Shopping on Amazon: Why Supporting Local Businesses Matters
From the I’ve written this newsletter for local businesses to use and share in newsletters, blogs and social media. I know I’m preaching to the choir in our newsletter but use this as you see fit to remind customers to choose local, shop local, live local. As the...
Ho, Ho, Ho! Shop Local for the Holidays Campaign for You
From the Tis the Season to Shop Local We know how crazy the holidays can get—especially for retail businesses. We hop this helps you with one small thing— social media posts. We've created a holiday social media campaign for you to use as you wish. Each graphic has a...
Asheville—A Local Community in Need
From the We are a close-knit community of organizations that work with local businesses and the small local business alike. United by or passion for local business and the communities we love, we are a supportive collective of like-minded souls. Now one of us...
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