Why Customers Want to Shop Small Year-Round
The Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the way Americans prepare for everything—from the summer travel season to the back-to-school season and...
Read moreThe Covid-19 pandemic has transformed the way Americans prepare for everything—from the summer travel season to the back-to-school season and...
Read moreJanuary 2021 marks 10 years of Independent We Stand (IWS). This year, the national small business movement celebrates a decade of promoting the...
Read moreLong hailed by elected officials as “the backbone of the American economy,” small businesses are receiving renewed attention in the wake of the...
Read moreWhen you’re the owner of a local small business, the idea of hiring employees is likely an even mix of excitement and anxiety. The...
Read moreAt the Local Business Institute, we don’t refer to businesses as the classic B to B (Business to Business) or B to C (Business to Consumer). We...
Read moreI have always sought to live a life of meaning that delivered fulfillment for me and contributions to others. Most often this has been focused...
Read moreAs local businesses, we’ve learned resilience. In fact, we all probably have a PhD in resilience, at least those of us who survived—make that...
Read moreJust when we begin to emerge from pandemic life and try to recoup the lost vacations of the past couple of years, gas prices rise to skyrocket...
Read moreAt the Local Business Institute, we don’t refer to businesses as the classic B to B (Business to Business) or B to C (Business to Consumer). We...
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