Tag Archives: indie business
Worth It
Infographic reprinted with permission of the clever folks of CustomMade.
Alachua County in National News: End Wage Theft!
Wage theft tends to be a silent issue, but it remains a terrible wrong that affects countless people. Alachua County Wage Theft Task Force is working diligently to get the … Continue reading
Indie bells…or something like that
Just a friendly reminder–please feel free to share and spread the word!
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
Another reason to shop independent.
(Too darn good not to share, even if it’s a tad puzzling that a major credit card that’s teamed with a Mal-Wart supports this…but we’ll overlook it for now)
Tree Gators and other things….
Are LOCAL Foods Are Worth the Cost? A CEO of a big-box organic grocery store weighs in—what do you think about LOCAL? Have seen/heard about the Rock Paper Scissors Tournaments … 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 to Do? This, this, this, and this.
Happening this weekend (that you don’t want to miss!): Tonight is ArtWalk. We love ArtWalk. “The mission of Artwalk is to promote the arts as an active, vibrant, and essential … Continue reading
We’ve Got Spirit!
“We’ve got spirit, Yes, we do! We’ve got spirit, How ’bout you?” (Yes, one of us was a cheerleader in high school…) The Gainesville Sun is seeking submissions for their … Continue reading
