Category Archives: banking
Worth It
Infographic reprinted with permission of the clever folks of CustomMade.
Dignity and Livelihood of Workers
On Tuesday, January 8th, the Alachua County Wage Theft Task Force, along with dozens of local business leaders, workers, religious leaders, and other members of the community will hold a … Continue reading
What’s Sunday?
“If you make something up and enough people agree with you–it becomes reality.” (Stephen Colbert) Tomorrow has been deemed “Small Business Saturday.” (“SBS” from here on.) We guess today you go and spend … Continue reading
Voting Year Round
Yes, you can vote year round. Sure, the elections are over, for better or worse . . . but where you opt to spend money on goods and who you … Continue reading
Indie businesses–by the numbers (or, why local?!)
Number of new independent bookstores that have opened since 2005: 437 Increase since 2002 in the number of small specialty food stores: 1,414 Increase since 2002 in the number of … Continue reading
What we’ve been reading
Indiegainesville in the Alligator! Woo-hoo! A sincere thank you to the Alligator–who needs your help (read here). Freedom of the press? Thank you so much to everyone who has supported … Continue reading
“Hamazon”, Localism Link Love
We know lots of people use a big internet company that rhymes with Hamazon. We used to frequent it, as well. Lots of inventory, low prices… But we started thinking: … Continue reading
