Stacy Mitchell: Fighting for Small Businesses and Strong Local Economies

Why were small businesses on such weak footing even before the pandemic?

Podcast, Top StoryStrong TownsNovember 23, 2020ILSR, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, podcast, small business, monopolies, amazon

Amid COVID-19, Local Governments Are Coming Through for Local Businesses

Local and state governments have stepped in to fill the gap for businesses when the federal response was either too slow, too small, or not tailored to the right needs.

Top StoryDaniel HerrigesOctober 27, 2020small business, local business, ILSR, Chaotic but Smart

Why Local Banks Are Crucial to Your Community's Coronavirus Recovery

“We often talk about how megabanks are too big to fail. But the bigger problem is that megabanks are too big to succeed at the very things we most need the financial sector to do.”