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From the Subscribe LBI has been a member and supporter of Alignable for some time. We find the discussions and sharing of knowledge and...

From the Subscribe We’re always looking for ways to help small local business. One way is to level the playing field so big business...

From the Subscribe We are committed to the goal of helping locally-owned businesses across the country—and We Speak Local! To achieve this...

From the Subscribe Always thinking of everything is exhausting. There I said it. You know it and I do too. Whether you are a local nonprofit...

More than twenty years ago, the Shop Local Movement began in earnest to highlight the importance of shopping locally and to build sustainable...

I’ve long been involved with advocacy for local business. From the local City Hall to the office of the US President, I’ve worked...

We’re all using Ai in may forms both directly and indirectly and it’s used extensively in everything from manufacturing to...

ILSR 50 Works, 50 Years As ILSR reflects on its 50 years of work by presenting a set of our 50 most important contributions to the advancement...

I wanted to share a recent Facebook calamity in the hopes of preventing others enduring a similar experience. Facebook (or Meta) has a couple...

The Local Business Institute hosts the LBI Virtual Campus with many resources for local organizations and local businesses. A new resource on...