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Promoting Independent Businesses |
If you own your own independent business, there are two organizations that hopefully you are already aware of. They are doing great work promoting small, locally owned independents by promoting community and government involvement. It takes all of us, working together, to improve our communities and the local business environment. The National Federation of Independent Businesses (www.nfib.com) helps individual business owners with planning, taxes, and legislative matters. They have representatives in all 50 states in in D.C. I visit their site often for advice and articles. I guarantee that you will find several items of useful information within their site. The American Independent Business Alliance (www.amiba.net), based in Bozeman, MT, promotes independents by helping business owners form independent business alliances, or IBAs. These alliances in turn promote community involvement, the best example being the annual American Unchained Day, which takes place every November the Saturday before Thanksgiving. They show their communities the power of “putting your money where your house is”. I urge all independent business owners to join NFIB and to look into starting an IBA with your fellow independents. I am in the process of doing both. We need to “team up” for our communities and other independent business owners. Make a difference as a consumer as well. You do have choices. A good place to start is by watching the documentary film “Independent America”, about a married couple searching for Independent America and filming the results. It's a real eye-opener.
Jason Gober is the owner and founder of Independent Business Online (www.myibol.com). He can be reached at
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