American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA)
@theamiba.bsky.social
Growing the Local Economy movement: https://amiba.net/
It's the Most Wonderful Time to Give Local
December 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
It's the Most Wonderful Time to Give Local
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Every day is a good day to shop small and local...including today!
November 29, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Every day is a good day to shop small and local...including today!
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@theamiba.bsky.social Shop Indie Local campaign celebrates locally owned businesses and works to increase spending at these businesses.
December 1, 2025 at 6:40 PM
@theamiba.bsky.social Shop Indie Local campaign celebrates locally owned businesses and works to increase spending at these businesses.
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It's #PlaidFriday! 🧡🏁 ASBN is partnering with @theamiba.bsky.social to celebrate small, local, indie businesses—the backbone of sustainable economies.
Our team wore plaid AND shopped local. How are you supporting small businesses today?
#ShopLocal #SmallBusiness #ASBN #ShopIndie
Our team wore plaid AND shopped local. How are you supporting small businesses today?
#ShopLocal #SmallBusiness #ASBN #ShopIndie
November 28, 2025 at 1:50 PM
It's #PlaidFriday! 🧡🏁 ASBN is partnering with @theamiba.bsky.social to celebrate small, local, indie businesses—the backbone of sustainable economies.
Our team wore plaid AND shopped local. How are you supporting small businesses today?
#ShopLocal #SmallBusiness #ASBN #ShopIndie
Our team wore plaid AND shopped local. How are you supporting small businesses today?
#ShopLocal #SmallBusiness #ASBN #ShopIndie
“To live means to buy, to buy means to have power, to have power means to have responsibility.” Resist AND Revitalize: buff.ly/6xMxLpi
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
“To live means to buy, to buy means to have power, to have power means to have responsibility.” Resist AND Revitalize: buff.ly/6xMxLpi
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If you’re planning to shop the sales tomorrow, may they all be local!
November 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
If you’re planning to shop the sales tomorrow, may they all be local!
🎁 Give a Gift of Job Growth 🎁
Local, independent retail businesses help employ many more people than those on the sales floor. They’re more likely to bank with local banks and buy from other local businesses than from chain stores.
Local, independent retail businesses help employ many more people than those on the sales floor. They’re more likely to bank with local banks and buy from other local businesses than from chain stores.
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 PM
🎁 Give a Gift of Job Growth 🎁
Local, independent retail businesses help employ many more people than those on the sales floor. They’re more likely to bank with local banks and buy from other local businesses than from chain stores.
Local, independent retail businesses help employ many more people than those on the sales floor. They’re more likely to bank with local banks and buy from other local businesses than from chain stores.
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I recently told a colleague that my blood pressure immediately goes down when I enter a bookstore or start a new book, so I thought I’d share some good books that are also useful for these chaotic and difficult times. Plus, they just might inspire some social impact ideas for you, too! — Vicki
Five Books to Get You Through This Fall
The weather outside is frightful (and so is the daily barrage of news) and I sure could use a distraction from it all.
bookshop.org
November 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I recently told a colleague that my blood pressure immediately goes down when I enter a bookstore or start a new book, so I thought I’d share some good books that are also useful for these chaotic and difficult times. Plus, they just might inspire some social impact ideas for you, too! — Vicki
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Play local returns bingo, the Thanksgiving edition.
November 19, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Play local returns bingo, the Thanksgiving edition.
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Celebrating People and Planet First week gives us a great excuse to share—in plain terms—what we do.
As a People and Planet First verified business, we are proud to work for the greater good, creating real change for communities and putting people and planet first.
#PPFWEEK #PeopleAndPlanetFirst
As a People and Planet First verified business, we are proud to work for the greater good, creating real change for communities and putting people and planet first.
#PPFWEEK #PeopleAndPlanetFirst
November 19, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Celebrating People and Planet First week gives us a great excuse to share—in plain terms—what we do.
As a People and Planet First verified business, we are proud to work for the greater good, creating real change for communities and putting people and planet first.
#PPFWEEK #PeopleAndPlanetFirst
As a People and Planet First verified business, we are proud to work for the greater good, creating real change for communities and putting people and planet first.
#PPFWEEK #PeopleAndPlanetFirst
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Invest in Your Neighborhood ... Mall mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/invest-in-...
Invest in Your Neighborhood Mall
Neighborhood malls are more than places to shop.
mainstreetjournal.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Invest in Your Neighborhood ... Mall mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/invest-in-...
The first ripple: You benefit from expertise.
November 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The first ripple: You benefit from expertise.
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The best part of choosing local is bragging about it! Tell your friends and family *why* you choose to spend with local and independently owned businesses and service providers. We can all be local economy champions.
November 17, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The best part of choosing local is bragging about it! Tell your friends and family *why* you choose to spend with local and independently owned businesses and service providers. We can all be local economy champions.
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We're proudly People and Planet First Verified and joining a global celebration of enterprises that put purpose before profit during People and Planet First Week 2025! #PPFWEEK #PeopleAndPlanetFirst #PurchasingwithPurpose
November 17, 2025 at 11:22 PM
We're proudly People and Planet First Verified and joining a global celebration of enterprises that put purpose before profit during People and Planet First Week 2025! #PPFWEEK #PeopleAndPlanetFirst #PurchasingwithPurpose
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Rhode Islanders, check out our summary of Small Business Rising’s webinar on fighting back against illegal pricing.
Webinar Summary: Fighting back against illegal pricing – Local Return
localreturn.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Rhode Islanders, check out our summary of Small Business Rising’s webinar on fighting back against illegal pricing.
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Hey @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! How about a NYC Public Bank? mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/hey-zohran...
Hey Zohran! How About a NYC Public Bank?
Zohran Mamdani’s resounding victory as mayor of New York City now needs to show results. Image Credit: Public Bank NYC
mainstreetjournal.substack.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Hey @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social! How about a NYC Public Bank? mainstreetjournal.substack.com/p/hey-zohran...
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The Race to Lead 2025 survey will offer critical insights into race, leadership, and equity in the nonprofit sector. Anyone who currently works for pay at a np org in the US or its territories, regardless of role or title, should fill this out 1/2
survey.alchemer.com/s3/8366111/n...
survey.alchemer.com/s3/8366111/n...
Race to Lead 2025 Survey
survey.alchemer.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Race to Lead 2025 survey will offer critical insights into race, leadership, and equity in the nonprofit sector. Anyone who currently works for pay at a np org in the US or its territories, regardless of role or title, should fill this out 1/2
survey.alchemer.com/s3/8366111/n...
survey.alchemer.com/s3/8366111/n...
"We believe that shopping local is more than finding unique products; it's about investing in the people and places that make the Monadnock Region such a special place to live," said Elizabeth Hamshaw, General Manager of The Cheshire Horse, Plaid Friday Hub.
November 10, 2025 at 2:28 PM
"We believe that shopping local is more than finding unique products; it's about investing in the people and places that make the Monadnock Region such a special place to live," said Elizabeth Hamshaw, General Manager of The Cheshire Horse, Plaid Friday Hub.
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Our Local Energy Policy Toolkit is now available to all lawmakers and advocates who want to build clean energy economies in their community — without waiting for Congress.
Check it out: ilsr.org/energy/local...
Check it out: ilsr.org/energy/local...
Local Energy Policy Toolkit | ILSR Energy Democracy Initiative
Find policy tools, examples, and interactive stories from cities and towns taking action to promote local, clean energy and fight corporate control.
ilsr.org
November 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Our Local Energy Policy Toolkit is now available to all lawmakers and advocates who want to build clean energy economies in their community — without waiting for Congress.
Check it out: ilsr.org/energy/local...
Check it out: ilsr.org/energy/local...
Keeping it local: How shopping close to home strengthens our community buff.ly/kY5hyVh #ShopIndieLocal
Keeping it local: How shopping close to home strengthens our community | Homer News
Every dollar spent locally helps create jobs, fuel community growth and keep Homer’s spirit thriving
buff.ly
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Keeping it local: How shopping close to home strengthens our community buff.ly/kY5hyVh #ShopIndieLocal
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Vicki will be leading a Local Leaders Roundtable for the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) @theamiba.bsky.social on November 13
Learn more and register here:
amiba.net/events/#!eve...
Learn more and register here:
amiba.net/events/#!eve...
November 1, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Vicki will be leading a Local Leaders Roundtable for the American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) @theamiba.bsky.social on November 13
Learn more and register here:
amiba.net/events/#!eve...
Learn more and register here:
amiba.net/events/#!eve...
On Plaid Friday, embrace everyone already wearing plaid, document it with a picture, and watch it grow. buff.ly/dj8w5uG
Skip the Door-Busting Mobs and Chill Your Holiday with Plaid Friday or Cider Monday - AMIBA
“Embrace everyone already wearing plaid, document it with a picture, and watch it grow.”
buff.ly
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 PM
On Plaid Friday, embrace everyone already wearing plaid, document it with a picture, and watch it grow. buff.ly/dj8w5uG
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RSVP today! ⏰ Why do mega retailers like Walmart, Amazon, and the dollar chains get better deals from suppliers than independent businesses do? Learn how mega retailers use their market power to extract illegal pricing from suppliers and how to fight back Oct 28: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
October 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
RSVP today! ⏰ Why do mega retailers like Walmart, Amazon, and the dollar chains get better deals from suppliers than independent businesses do? Learn how mega retailers use their market power to extract illegal pricing from suppliers and how to fight back Oct 28: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
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"Send in the Clowns-or Puppets-to All the Protests"
Read Vicki's latest reflecting on her Bread and Puppet Theatre days and more open.substack.com/pub/pozzebon...
Read Vicki's latest reflecting on her Bread and Puppet Theatre days and more open.substack.com/pub/pozzebon...
Send in the Clowns or Puppets - To All the Protests
Long before I worked with local economies and social enterprise, I cut my social justice theatre chops with Bread and Puppet Theatre Company performing in the Domestic Resurrection Circus as a giant f...
open.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:41 PM
"Send in the Clowns-or Puppets-to All the Protests"
Read Vicki's latest reflecting on her Bread and Puppet Theatre days and more open.substack.com/pub/pozzebon...
Read Vicki's latest reflecting on her Bread and Puppet Theatre days and more open.substack.com/pub/pozzebon...
We 😍 Plaid Friday!
October 20, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We 😍 Plaid Friday!