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ORGANIZATIONS:
American Booksellers Association
National trade association of independent bookstores.
American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA)
Learn more about forming a local Independent Business Alliance (IBA) to educate your customers and neighbors about the importance of supporting local businesses.
Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE)
Building and empowering local business networks to foster sustainable, community-based economies.
Community & Environmental Defense Services
Nonprofit that works with citizens to defend their communities from bad development, including shopping centers, highways, landfills, mines, and golf courses.
Council of Independent Restaurants of America
Bringing independent restaurants together to solve common challenges and promote dining locally.
Community Land Use and Economics
A consulting firm that helps communities create vibrant, dynamic downtowns and neighborhoods.
Envision New Zealand
Organization working to block the growth of sprawling big box stores in New Zealand.
National Main Street Center
Effective model and many resources to help revitalize downtowns and neighborhood business districts.
New Economics Foundation
London-based organization working to help communities rebuild their local economies and counter an economic system that favors the large, remote, and uniform.
Rocky Mountain Institute's Economic Renewal Program
Offering a practical process for achieving sustainable economic development.
Sprawl-Busters
Expert advice and loads of information on stopping big box retailers.
Wal-Mart Watch
In April 2005, Wal-Mart Watch launched a nationwide campaign to challenge Wal-Mart, Inc. to become a leader in corporate responsibility toward its workers and host communities.
Wake Up Wal-Mart Campaign
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