The Pandemic is Pushing Main Street Toward Collapse (Episode 95)
Stacy Mitchell speaks with Sandy Grodin, a small business owner, about the catastrophic impact of the coronavirus pandemic on small businesses across the country. … Read More
In American Prospect: The Imminent Small-Business Collapse and What Can be Done to Stop It
In the American Prospect, ILSR’s Co-Director Stacy Mitchell explains the unprecedented economic crisis that small businesses are now confronting, particularly if the federal government doesn’t respond promptly and comprehensively.… Read More
Small Business Groups and ILSR Release a Federal Policy Plan to Save Small Businesses From Collapse
Small independent businesses are facing an unprecedented crisis, and without immediate and aggressive federal action, many will not be able to survive. … Read More
What the Federal Government Needs to Do to Enable Small Businesses to Survive the Coronavirus Crisis
The Institute for Local Self-Reliance — together with more than a dozen national and local small business organizations — have put forward a proposal for how the federal government should help small businesses survive this crisis. We expect to refine this plan as things develop. … Read More
COVID-19 Pandemic: What Small Businesses Can Do
Small businesses are finding creative ways to stay afloat during the coronavirus pandemic, from curbside pickups to online cooking lessons. Here are additional resources they can tap into to cover their expenses and pay their staff during this crisis.… Read More
Coronavirus Shows How Inequity Makes Us Vulnerable (Episode 94)
On this episode of Building Local Power, host Jess Del Fiacco talks with Stacy Mitchell and Christopher Mitchell about how communities are responding to the unprecedented challenge of Covid-19. The pandemic is already drastically impacting local businesses, and is on track to further exacerbate existing inequalities. … Read More
In American Prospect: Amazon Uses Lending to Control Small Business
In the American Prospect, ILSR Legal Fellow Shaoul Sussman explains that it is almost impossible for small businesses selling on Amazon’s platform to borrow from private banks, forcing entrepreneurs to borrow from Amazon itself.… Read More
Welcome to our New Senior Researcher – Kennedy Smith
We are thrilled to announce that Kennedy Smith will be joining ILSR in March! Kennedy is one of the nation’s foremost experts on commercial district revitalization and independent business development. She’ll bring her considerable expertise and experience to the position of Senior Researcher with ILSR’s Independent Business Initiative. Her work will focus on analyzing the factors … Read More
Democratizing Antitrust with Harry First (Episode 91)
Host Stacy Mitchell talks with Harry First about how competition policy has become captured by technocratic lawyers and economists, and strayed from its roots as a political movement for economic justice.… Read More