Top 10 Reasons to Support Locally Owned Businesses
1. Local Character and Prosperity. In an increasingly homogenized world, communities that preserve their one-of-a-kind businesses and distinctive character have an economic advantage. 2. Community Well-Being. Locally owned businesses build strong communities by sustaining vibrant town centers, linking neighbors in a web of economic and social ...
Key Studies: Why Independent Matters - Institute for Local Self …
Jan 8, 2016 · With regard to economic impact, the study finds that, for every $1,000,000 in sales, independent retail stores generate $450,000 in local economic activity, compared to just $170,000 for chains. Among restaurants, the figures are $650,000 for independents and $300,000 for …
These funds provided $250 million for government and tribal jurisdictions to develop climate action plans. All eligible applicants were awarded funding, including 45 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, 80 metropolitan statistical areas, and 85 tribal nations and territories. Each entity produced a priority climate action plan in 2024 ...
8 Policy Strategies Cities Can Use to Support Local Businesses
Aug 28, 2017 · 8 Policy Strategies Cities Can Use to Support Local Businesses. Aug 28, 2017. Stacy Mitchell. Fact Sheets and Guides. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance produced this policy brief for Local Progress, a network of elected officials organized by the Center for Popular Democracy. We’ve reproduced the text of the brief below, and it’s also ...
Issue Brief: How Amazon Exploits and Undermines Small …
Jun 16, 2021 · Public Support for Regulation of Big Tech: Analysis of Survey Findings,” Lake Research Partners, Feb. 2021. “Congress Is Leaning Towards a Big Tech Breakup,” Hal Singer, ProMarket, Mar. 9, 2021. “Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets,” U.S. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law of the Committee on the Judiciary, 2020, at 15 ...
America's Monopoly Problem - Institute for Local Self-Reliance
America’s Monopoly Problem. State and local officials, and their citizens, are on the frontlines of the problems caused by excessive concentration, from the lack of good jobs, to unaffordable prescription drugs, to failing farms and businesses. This guide shows how states and cities can counter corporate control, reverse these trends, and ...
17 Problems: How Dollar Store Chains Hurt Communities
Development sometimes destroys important natural and historic resources. Buildings’ are purpose-built and challenging to reuse. 1. Chain dollar stores threaten existing and potential businesses, particularly grocery stores. Community co-op in Minneapolis, MN. Photo: Luke Gannon. When dollar store chains open, it almost always cuts into the ...
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
May 14, 2024 · Fighting Corporate Control. The Institute for Local Self-Reliance is a national research and advocacy organization that partners with allies across the country to build an American economy driven by local priorities, accountable to people and the planet. The annual Arts and Crafts Street Fair — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho.
Community Solar Tracker - Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Sep 4, 2024 · Community Solar Tracker. For decades, rooftop solar has allowed homeowners to generate their own renewable electricity — reducing their dependence on monopoly utilities and lowering their energy bills. Investing in solar, however, is not an option for homeowners without a sunny rooftop, renters, and low- and moderate-income households.
The Concepts of Extended Producer Responsibility and Product ...
Jan 13, 1993 · (1) Thomas Lindhqvist & Karl Lidgren, “Modeller för förlängt producentansvar” (“Models for Extended Producer Responsibility,” in Swedish), 26 October 1990, published by the Ministry of the Environment in “Från vaggan till graven — sex studier av varors miljöpåverken” (“From the Cradle to the Grave — six studies of the environmental impact of products,” in Swedish), DC ...