I haven’t taken the time to look into the methodology of the study in any great detail, but, according to our friends at BALLE, the folks at the Maine Center for Economic Policy have completed a study showing that dollars spent at locally-owned businesses yield almost twice as much in the way of local economic […]
Over the past week or so, I’ve been exchanging emails with Ingrid Ault, the director of the locally-owned business advocacy group Think Local First. Following, with her permission, is our exchange… Mark: It’s my understanding that a few communities in the United States are considering, or have recently passed laws that would keep national chains, […]
I went and heard Michael Shuman speak this evening. (Scroll back to Monday’s post to find out who he is, in case you don’t already know.) I’m tired, but I wanted to pass along a few highlights. • In addition to being an attorney, author and economist, Michael Shuman is an investor in a chicken […]
