Resource Category: Local Economy (DIY Economy)

  • March 6, 2020
    This handbook shines a spotlight on an emerging generation of practical, intelligent activists who are reinventing local financial systems. Even…
  • June 6, 2019
    This guide gives ecosystem builders and local developers an overview of key concepts and general recommendations on how to use…
  • November 22, 2013
    Etsy is an online marketplace where artists and collectors sell their handmade goods, vintage items and craft supplies. Founded in…
  • September 10, 2013
    Community affairs offices at the Board and Reserve Banks engage in a wide variety of activities to help financial institutions,…
  • August 31, 2013
    Anil Rupasingha, PhD Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Local entrepreneurship matters for local economic performance and smaller local businesses are…
  • February 13, 2013
    The State of Entrepreneurship in Portland reviews the current environment for entrepreneurship in Portland and defines an action plan to…
  • February 1, 2013
    ILSR’s annual survey has found that independent businesses experienced solid revenue growth in 2012, buoyed in part by “buy local…
  • January 1, 2013
    A solid review of several foundational studies on the costs and benefits to cities of locally-owned businesses versus larger chain…
  • August 30, 2012
    We say we want vibrant local economies, healthy neighborhoods and downtown areas, and less sprawl into our outlying green spaces—…
  • April 23, 2012
    The USDA guide for food entrepreneurs and their supporters interested in starting or expanding food hubs.