Posts Tagged "small business"

Celebrate National Mom and Pop Business Owner's Day

Celebrate National Mom and Pop Business Owner's Day

The cars of today may not be your father’s Oldsmobile, but there’s one part of his heyday that deserves continued celebration. National Mom and Pop Business Owner Day is recognized each year on March 29, celebrating the value that small, locally owned businesses add to their communities. As much as the day is about finding inspiration from the past, it’s also about creating excitement about the future. Chances are, you…read more →

29 Mar, 2017
Cedar Lee District Brings Art & Culture to Cleveland Heights

Cedar Lee District Brings Art & Culture to Cleveland Heights

Cleveland Heights is a suburb of Ohio’s most populous city. Despite sharing a name with the larger city down the road, Cleveland Heights maintains an identity all its own, in part, because of the lively arts community that has grown up there. That arts community, as well as Cleveland Heights’ small business community, is supported largely by the Cedar Lee Special Improvement District.   Cedar Lee District represents a public-private…read more →

16 Mar, 2017
Local First Grand Rapids Shows That Local Works

Local First Grand Rapids Shows That Local Works

In West Michigan, “local isn’t just a place on the map.” That’s according to Local First, a buy-local group based in Grand Rapids and representing some 800 locally owned businesses in the region. When it comes to supporting those members and the community at large, Local First doesn’t just talk the talk. Rather, Local First demonstrates in dollars and cents what impact its local businesses have on the economy and…read more →

18 Jan, 2017
Celebrate Earth Day The Local Way

Celebrate Earth Day The Local Way

Buying local from independent businesses can make a positive environmental impact alongside the economic and social benefits. You can almost wrap it up in one word – transportation.

22 Apr, 2014
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Independent We Stand
Independent We Stand Independent We Stand