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Subscribe Small business owners spend plenty of time deciding what to charge. But there is another question worth asking: how are those prices...

Subscribe We’ve all heard (and maybe felt) the panic of Ai replacing workers. And it can. But a new study shows otherwise. For a local business...

Subscribe Shopping locally is more than a transaction. At its heart, it is a choice to keep our everyday spending connected to the people and...

Subscribe Trump’s New SBA Size Standards Call Big Business “Small” — And Main Street Will Pay From our friends at the Institute for Local Self...

Subscribe Our food is scary these days. The almost daily recalls on fresh produce and packaged products for a variety of illnesses and...

Subscribe The Local Business Institute has long joined with our national allies in working to protect the interests of small business across...

Subscribe You already know AI isn’t just a flashy tech trend—it’s becoming part of the everyday rhythm of running a business. The real question...

Subscribe SERIES: More Than a Transaction • 6 of 6 When economists talk about what businesses contribute to a community, they’re usually...

Subscribe SERIES: More Than a Transaction • 5 of 6 In 2023, the U.S. Surgeon General declared loneliness a public health crisis—and the...

Subscribe SERIES: More Than a Transaction • 4 of 6 Dear readers,You may have noticed I’ve been absent and you haven’t received the Power of...