15:00: Main Street, not Wall Street. How can independent retailers and businesses thrive at a time of turbulence.
You see it everywhere. Big box retailers coming into communities everywhere—supermarkets, superstores, everything from furniture and food to housewares, hardware, building supplies and stores specializing in children’s toys and games. While big corporately controlled businesses have extracted billions of dollars from communities worldwide, this just might be the time for the resurgence of locally owned, produced, and distributed businesses. Whether it’s a farmers’ market or an arts supplies store, we’re going to take a deep dive into the world of independent businesses—and how they can restore financial health to the communities they exist in while serving the communities they exist in.
We will be speaking with Jen Risley, of AMIBA: The American Independent Business Alliance.
