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Check out our 65th episode of Right Here in Mass with Hayley Dunn, President of the St. Patrick’s Committee of Holyoke! 🎙️ Listen to it now and let us know what you think 🎧 massachusettsbusinessnetwork.com/podcast/episod…

Mission Moment: Love Live Local is a non-profit dedicated to strengthening Cape Cod's local economy by promoting the importance of supporting small businesses and fostering a thriving community. #capecod #community #shoplocal #lovelivelocal

Read the latest news from @lovelivelocal mailchi.mp/lovelivelocal/… #capecod #summer #capecodsummer #lovelivelocal

The 2023 Love Local Field Guide is here!! Read it here: lovelivelocal.com/lovelocalfield… #capecod #guidebook #lovelivelocal

We are so excited for the 11th season of Love Local Fests! Learn more and apply to be a vendor at lovelivelocal.com/love-local-fest #capecod

Love Live Local + Cape Light Compact have released a joint report entitled Energy Matters, detailing how energy efficiency in small businesses can create cost savings while also strengthening the local economy and protecting the environment. Learn more at lovelivelocal.com/localmatters

Thinking local first is about progress not perfection. When our making any purchasing decisions, do your best to try and find a local business that can provide the product or service for you. #local #shoplocaltip #tip #thinklocalfirst #lovelivelocal

@mabiznetwork Thank you for the amazing spotlight!

After sending its first newsletter in March 2013, Love Live Local officially celebrates its 10 year anniversary this month! 🍾 Read our blog to learn about co-founders Amanda Converse and Jen Villa as well as their incredible story with Love Live Local ➡️ massachusettsbusinessnetwork.com/love-live-loca…

Join our Second Summer Cycle team! On Sunday, September 17, we’ll ride across Cape Cod raising funds to support our nonprofit mission: celebrating the community, supporting our economy and connecting Cape Codders - join us! Learn more + register: pledgereg.com/love-live-local.

As Big Banks continue to fail, we'll continue to highlight what a blueprint for a better banking system and the alternatives to corporate concentration that reconnect capital and community. Banking Rules Library via @ilsr: ilsr.org/banking-rules-…

We're 10 years old! Read all about our decade of dedication in our latest email: mailchi.mp/lovelivelocal/… #lovelivelocal #capecod #SmallBusiness #smallbusinesssupport #shoplocal #shopcapecod

"It’s tempting to assume that dollar chains simply fill a need in cash-strapped places. But the evidence shows that these stores are not merely byproducts of economic distress; they are a cause of it." New @ilsr Report: The Dollar Store Invasion buff.ly/3kIxkz6

"Only Legislation Can Curtail Amazon's Power" - great piece in @PublishersWkly recapping the keynote by @stacyfmitchell of @ilsr and @doctorow at the @ABAbook winter conference. #Wi2023 publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/in…

Humans are dependent on one another for survival, we are hardwired to be a part of a group. Research has continually shown that when we are connected to other people, we thrive. Shopping local and in person will contribute to personal happiness. lovelivelocal.com/shopping-local… #amazon

The latest threat to small business survivial are swipe fees - "Visa and Mastercard are able to turn the screws on merchants because they control over 70 percent of the credit card market." prospect.org/power/2023-02-… #SmallBusiness #capecod #Massachusetts #capecod #massachusetts

As today marks a year of the war in Ukraine, we are highlighting the efforts Great Awakening Coffee House to continue to raise awareness of the ongoing conflict and send relief to those on the front lines. lovelivelocal.com/shop-local-sto… #ukraine #CapeCod #supportlocal #UkraineWar

If you ever wondered about the definition of localwashing - this is it.

Amazon has long wanted to become not indispensable, but unavoidable. The key difference there is that a company is indispensable through quality of service and affordability; a company is unavoidable simply by being in the way. prospect.org/power/2023-02-… #amazon #lovelivelocal

A new study reveals that Amazon is now taking more than a 50% cut from each sale on the platform. That figure has inched up for 6 years in a row—all part of the monopoly corporation's long-term plan to build a stranglehold on online infrastructure. washingtonpost.com/business/on-sm…