1. The Corporate Co-Opt of Local
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... a sixteen-point upswing in album sales, according to Neilson SoundScan.   In city after city, independent businesses are organizing and creating what could become a powerful counterweight to the ...

2. Press8 Telecom
(Find a Local Business/Telecommunications)

3267 Bee Caves Rd., Suite 107-191 • 961-6828 www.press8.com VoIP hosted PBX for small- to medium-sized businesses. Companies save 50-85% by switching to Press8 VoIP PBX, and they get powerful features ...

3. Austin Unchained: Keeping Our Dollars Weird
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... study. Based on Civic Economics' research, incentives to help locally owned retailers thrive might be more effective economic development policy now ? not to mention a powerful way to rebuild citizen trust. ...

4. Ho-Ho-Homegrown Holidays
(News & Reports/News & Reports)

... powerful this time of year; national statistics show that for retailers, the holiday season brings in up to 40% of annual sales and 75% of yearly profits. AIBA sings the praises of keeping those sales ...