The Ripple Effect When You Shop Local (Infographic)
When you choose locally owned businesses for your shopping, you create a ripple effect. Here's what happens when you shop local — starting with you.
View ArticleAs Federal Government Seeks to Move Purchasing to an “E-Commerce Portal,” AIB...
As the General Services Administration, which oversees the federal government's annual $50 billion in spending on commercial goods, develops a plan for moving that procurement onto an "e-commerce...
View ArticleAIB Members Join “Friend of the Court” Brief in Online Sales Tax Case
This month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case on sales tax collection that could — long after online commerce has transformed the retail sector in the United States — finally give...
View ArticleAIB to Host Spring and Summer Roundtable Calls for Member Groups on Success...
AIB has announced two roundtable calls planned for this spring and summer: “Sharing Success Stories and Innovation,” on Monday, April 30, followed by “Succession Planning in Independent Businesses,” on...
View ArticleFollowing Recent Supreme Court Ruling, AIB Members Applaud Step Toward Sales...
On June 21, the U.S. Supreme Court granted states the authority to require out-of-state and online retailers to collect sales tax, in a welcome victory for independent businesses. The decision...
View ArticleLocal Policy Matters, New Advocacy Toolkit Outlines Local Policies to Support...
Putting the right local policies in place can give independent businesses a fair chance to compete and thrive. Locally owned businesses play a central role in healthy communities. They’re engines of...
View ArticleIn Support of Antitrust Rulemaking, AIB Members Submit Comments to Federal...
In joint comments submitted this fall to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in regards to the agency’s latest hearings on “Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century,” Advocates for...
View ArticleIn Joint Comments to Federal Trade Commission, AIB Members Oppose Recently...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently approved a merger between office-supply chain Staples and Essendant, one of just two national wholesale companies upon which independent office products...
View ArticleAIB to Host Roundtable Call on Running and Growing Your Association
AIB has announced an upcoming roundtable call: “Running and Growing Your Association,” scheduled this spring on Monday, June 17, 2019. Independent business associations across sectors provide valuable...
View ArticleAIB To Host Roundtable on Succession Planning and Tools for Business Valuation
AIB has announced an upcoming roundtable call: “Succession Planning and Tools for Business Valuation,” scheduled for Tuesday, July 23, 2019 at 4 p.m. EST. The sale of independent businesses can...
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