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Zingerman’s co-founder Paul Saginaw on the importance of robust local...
For the first time ever, the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE) will be holding its national, annual conference for independently owned, socially responsible businesses, here, in...
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BALLE founder Judy Wicks on the origins of Urban Outfitters, the birth of the...
Recently, while in Grand Rapids, I had the occasion to meet Judy Wicks, the founder of the White Dog Cafe in Philadelphia, and the woman who, ten years ago, brought the Business Alliance for Living...
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Author Amy Cortese on the burgeoning “locavesting” movement, and how we can...
Next Tuesday, October 30, Think Local First will be bringing author Amy Cortese to Ann Arbor to discuss her book Locavesting: The Revolution in Local Investing and How to Profit From It. Following is...
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ZipCap: empowering America’s most loved local businesses by transforming...
In spite of the billboards around town by local banks claiming to support homegrown businesses, the truth is, when our small “mom and pop” stores need capital, it’s almost impossible to come by. When a...
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