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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 22h

Mega retailers use their market power to extract illegal pricing, access, and promotions from suppliers, allowing them to undercut small and medium competitors on retail prices. Join us to see how local businesses can stand up to big corporate power.
localreturn.org/event/virtua...

Event graphic in navy, light blue, orange. Headline reads: Virtual Briefing for Small Business: How Big Retailers Get Illegal Pricing Deals and How to Fight Back. Logos for Local Return and Small Business Rising. Headshots for expert speakers Stacy Mitchell and Katherine Van Dyck. Register now at SmallBusinessRising.net.

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American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) @theamiba.bsky.social · 23h

TODAY & EVERY DAY! Where you spend your $ matters — your choices create a ripple effect that starts with you & extends out to your entire community & local economy. Choose an Indie Local (independent & locally owned business), & the positive ripple effects magnify. Let’s make waves! buff.ly/evqwoq9

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 2d

Check out 🎧 two of our co-founders on The Bottom Up Revolution podcast 🎙️ by @strongtowns.org on how to build community wealth.

How To Build Community Wealth From the Bottom Up | The Bottom-Up Revolution

Jessica David and Josh Daley are co-founders of Local Return, a nonprofit in Rhode Island dedicated to building community wealth through ownership and investment. They empower residents through educat...

thelittlethings.podbean.com

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 7d

It's not too late: Pick up a copy of The Connected Community by Cormac Russell and John McKnight today, and join us virtually on October 21 for a discussion of the book's ideas. localreturn.org/events/?even...

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 9d

Rhode Islanders! Please spread the word to your favorite local businesses about this important briefing on October 28 from @ilsr.bsky.social on how to fight back against illegal pricing deals. Register at: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Informational image in dark blue, light blue, and orange provides information on the event, including:
Title: Virtual Briefing for Small Business / How Big Retailers Get Illegal Pricing Deals and How to Fight Back
Date: Tuesday, Oct. 28th, 1 p.m. ET
Expert Speakers: Stacy Mitchell, ILSR; Katherine Van Dyck, KVD Strategies PLLC
Register now: SmallBusinessRising.net

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Rhode Island Community Investment Cooperative @investri.bsky.social · 11d

Community investor Matt says, "Rather than exclusively investing in opportunities on Wall Street why not put some of that capital to work in a place that we know and we love, and we can see the benefits from?" #whyIinvest

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 12d

We've spent the last two days with Jumpstart organizers from across the country, learning how to better support aspiring neighborhood-based, community-minded real estate developers. Coming home inspired and ready to do more!

A post-it note that reads "Our Why", with a hand drawn pinwheel in motion. Community investment leads to community wealth (and vice versa).

A photo of a slide that has 5 elements of the Jumpstart philosophy.

A long table with four panelists, including our Josh Daly second from right.

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Stacy Mitchell @stacyfmitchell.bsky.social · 15d

Republicans in Congress are dealing big blows to small businesses right now. One looming one is the dramatic increase in health insurance costs for those who buy through the ACA marketplaces. Half— half! — of people under 65 using the marketplaces are small business owners and employees.

About Half of Adults with ACA Marketplace Coverage are Small Business Owners, Employees, or Self-Employed | KFF

This analysis estimates that 48% of adults under age 65 with individual market coverage are either employed by a small business with fewer than 25 workers, self-employed entrepreneurs, or small…

www.kff.org

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 15d

We write in today’s @bostonglobe.com about the economic development strategies that would help people and places to flourish in Rhode Island. Sneak peek: it’s not $100 million for a company whose CEO makes $16.8 million a year.

Our state needs a resilient economy that offers every Rhode Islander a chance to thrive - The Boston Globe

Let Hasbro’s relocation serve as a clarion call to reimagine how Rhode Island approaches economic development, write the co-founders of the Rhode Island Community Investment Cooperative.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 16d

We're on a mission to find Rhode Islanders who boost the flow of economic and community benefits by devising creative ways to keep money rotating locally. Who are these people and companies? Tell us here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 24d

Last chance to RSVP for tomorrow's webinar: Investment Crowdfunding 101. This is a great opportunity for local, independently-owned businesses to learn about Regulation CF. Spread the word!

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 26d

3 cheers for this proposal for an investment into employee ownership from @sabinamatos.bsky.social. "It’s time to chart a new path: one where the businesses that define Rhode Island stay open and remain in the hands of the communities who built them."

Rhode Island is losing its iconic businesses. Employee ownership could keep the doors open. - The Boston Globe

If we want to save more businesses from disappearing, we must act urgently, writes Lieutenant Governor Sabina Matos.

www.bostonglobe.com

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · 28d

So many great connection opportunities coming up. Join us for one or all! localreturn.org/events/

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Sep 8

Investment crowdfunding is a way for businesses to raise $ by asking many backers to invest a small amount each, with promise of a return. People can support their favorite neighborhood businesses! But it's not right for every biz. Come to this workshop to learn more. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Sep 3

Consider yourself a savvy local economist who’s maximizing the positive returns that your money is having for the local community? Or looking for ways to increase those returns?

A 5 x 5 bingo scorecard titled, “We’re all economic actors. How committed are you to local returns?”

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Sep 2

Rhode Island small businesses, have you considered whether your customers could invest directly into your business? 🤔 Here's your chance to see if investment crowdfunding is right for you. 💸 Join us for this briefing by Honeycomb Credit. 🍯
localreturn.org/events/?even...

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Sep 1

We honor labor, today and every day. Thank you to the workers who build, serve, and better Rhode Island.

White, red, and teal clouds on the top border. Text reads:

We honor labor. Workers make our communities. They teach, craft, build, and harvest. They provide: food, care, and skill. Workers create the infrastructure we rely on. They shape our places. Without labor, there is no wealth.

Thank you to the workers that build,
serve, and better Rhode Island.

Observe. Organize. Respect.

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Jessica David @jdinri.bsky.social · Aug 29

I am super excited for this one. I finished the book last weekend and have so many ideas and questions to discuss.

Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our next book discussion will focus on The Connected Community: Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods by @cormacrussell.bsky.social and John McKnight. Get reading, and join us on October 21 for conversation!

Events – Local Return

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Aug 29

Our next book discussion will focus on The Connected Community: Discovering the Health, Wealth, and Power of Neighborhoods by @cormacrussell.bsky.social and John McKnight. Get reading, and join us on October 21 for conversation!

Events – Local Return

localreturn.org

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Aug 27

Thank you, AMIBA, for your leadership!

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Aug 27

Support your local businesses, RI! And pay in cash when you can, so the businesses don’t lose money to exorbitant swipe fees from the credit card monopoly.

Handwritten cash register sign reading: Thank you for shopping local + paying in cash when possible. ❤️ So Co Bread Co ❤️

Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Aug 25

Join us tomorrow for a tour of the Black Block Cultural District with developer Leslie Moore. localreturn.org/event/walkin...

A photograph of a mural on a wall in downtown Pawtucket, a line of silhouettes of various people (and pets) walking, led by a child with an orange umbrella. Signs posted on the wall are for Plouffe's Cup n' Saucer and Latin Touch Barber Shop.

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Aug 20

Reg CF is one way around this, which is why we're hosting Investment Crowdfunding 101 with local partners next month. Join us! localreturn.org/events/?even...

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Aug 18

Join us to learn more about one local real estate centered strategy for building community wealth. Next Tuesday, Leslie Moore will lead a tour of the Black Block Cultural District in downtown Pawtucket.
localreturn.org/event/walkin...

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Local Return @localreturn.bsky.social · Aug 12

RI business owners, join us for an online workshop on Regulation Crowdfunding. Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

On teal backgeoup, illustration of hands trading a bag of $ and a lightbulb. Text reads: “Investment Crowdfunding 101. Tuesday, September 16, 10-11 am. Presented by Honeycomb Credit. This workshop will help owners of small, independently-owned businesses understand Regulation Crowdfunding, a capital-raising option. Learn more and register by September 12.” Co-host logos for Local Return, BEARI, RIBBA, RI Hispanic Chamber, SEG, and Hope and Main.

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