Several months ago, our local used bookstore, Cross Street Books, was shut down by the City for various code violations. This led to a spirited conversation here on the site, during which almost everyone, regardless of how they felt about Cross Street Books, seemed to agree that, in order to have a thriving downtown, Ypsilanti […]
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Ypsi Book Co-op meeting tonight at 7:30
Posted in Shadow Art Fair, Special Projects, Water Street Commons, Ypsilanti Also tagged Ben Miller, Black Stone, books, business ideas, business models, co-ops, Cross Street Books, independent bookstores, Retail, Richard Murphy 17 Comments
Would it be feasible to have a cooperative bookstore in downtown Ypsilanti?
A few days ago, I posted something here about the City having shut down our local used bookstore, Cross Street Books. While acknowledging that there were certainly issues with the peculiar, little store, which has always been both painfully crowded and comically unsafe, I lamented the fact that, without them, our Ypsilanti would be without […]
Jessica Meissner on assisting non-venture capital backed companies, and expanding the role of co-ops in Michigan
Among the people in the audience at Thursday night’s “Doing Business in Ypsilanti” panel, was a woman who has been tasked by Washtenaw County to study the needs of non-venture capital funded entrepreneurs, and make suggestions as to how we might better support them. Her name is Jessica Meissner, and what follows is our email […]
Posted in Economics, Michigan, Ypsilanti Also tagged access to capital, Alternative Energy, BALLE, BEC, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies, co-ops, collaboration, cooperation, corporatocracy, Costa Rica, Dug Song, economic anthropology, Jessica Meissner, local procurement, Maker Works, Organic Valley, Paul Saginaw, purchasing, sharing assets, Small and Mighty, small business, sustainably, The Shed, Tom Root, triple bottom line, underemployment, unemployment, University of Michigan, venture capital, Washtenaw County, Wisconsin, workforce development 9 Comments