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Starting in 1 hour: Before you spend money on ads: do you know to whom, and how, to target those ads? Hop on our Zoom and hear from the media experts @VivaNolaMag, providing insights for business owners. Head here:bit.ly/4aJ12cQ #Wednesdaywebinar
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Dept of Justice just filed vs. Visa on antitrust grounds. Visa extracts sky-high fees while small businesses and consumers struggle to make ends meet. Swipe fees are a top pain point for the small businesses surveyed by SBR. Let's level the playing field for #smallbiz
Small Business Rising@RisingSmallBiz
The extraction of sky-high fees from merchants and consumers should not be the cost of doing business. Our statement with @ilsr on the @JusticeATR lawsuit against Visa for monopolizing debit markets: ilsr.org/articles/indep… Now, let's pass the #CreditCardCompetitionAct:
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Learn how a Louisiana based company is achieving the triple bottom line, processing glass waste into construction material for land barrier replacement. Please join us on Zoom at 9 am today! bit.ly/3LuJlSn #HurricaneSeason
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Local innovators are doing their part to reduce waste and convert trash to opportunity. Read all about it in our latest newsletter! #triplebottomline
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Biz owners: sign up for B.Alert, our 2-way text communication system. We'll provide essential info on available resources + support to local business owners in a hurricane's aftermath. Sends messages to subscribers only as necc. to facilitate recovery. bit.ly/45cBm5E
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Booksellers fought the Goliath and survived to tell the story. Continue to support local, independent bookstores this Saturday 4/27 and for Bookstore Crawl Passport Challenge (4/27-5/11). #readmorebooks
Small Business Rising@RisingSmallBiz
Saturday, April 27 is Independent Bookstore Day! Visit/support your local indie stores, then take action by reading this paper from @ABAbook and telling the @SBAgov to DUMP AMAZON as a partner in National Small Business Week #SBADumpAmazon. Read: bookweb.org/sites/default/…
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On a visit to @StRoch_Market you'll find made to order dishes and now, deli to-go items, too! Plus coffee, desserts and more. #MemberMonday #NewOrleansfood #foodhalls
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Starting in 1 hour: delve into the transformative potential of ChatGPT for small businesses with help from marketing pro Sam Olmsted from @onlineoptimism. Free webinar for local business owners: staylocal.org #nolabiz #timesavingtech
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Business owners are asking for legislation to level the playing field so that accepting credit cards doesn't bankrupt a small business like @YNotStopStores. Congress can take action -- they did so for debit cards. Let's geaux Credit Card Competition Act! #https://buff.ly/3UOUCmw
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Sharing this great Local Holiday Shopping guide from @veritenewsnola #ShopLocal #NOLAbiz
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According to a recent poll, 37% of shoppers are doing most of their shopping in November this year. Are you one of them? See our guide to local shopping, supports GNO businesses and keeps our economy strong at staylocal.org/shoplocal
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A thoughtful way to consider the impacts on biz owners with government contracts, those flying for business, and other ways your independent business could feel a ripple if the gov't shuts down:
uschamber.com/small-business…
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1. Today @FTC and 17 state AGs filed a lawsuit detailing how Amazon uses punitive & coercive tactics to unlawfully maintain its monopolies. Amazon is exploiting its monopoly power to enrich itself while raising prices & degrading service for its customers.
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Independent businesses embody the dreams of millions of Americans. But, it’s hard to grow a business when giants like Amazon block you from competing. W/@RisingSmallBiz coalition, we welcome today's news: a suit v. Amazon for anticompetitive behavior + harms to 3rd party sellers.
Small Business Rising@RisingSmallBiz
BREAKING: Today, the @FTC brought an historic lawsuit against Amazon's monopoly power and gatekeeper status in our economy. After years of advocating for policy makers to stand up for small businesses, we applaud this important step. Our statement: smallbusinessrising.net/updates/ftc-am…
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Thanks for taking this story on. I hope I'll be able to give you a great ending to this story sooner rather than later.
Mike Perlstein@MikePerlstein
EXCLUSIVE: Difficult and uncertain times at St. Roch Market. Full story @ 6 on WWL-TV.com.
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Small business owners have been calling out the fact that exorbitant credit card interchange fees aka swipe fees undermine their prosperity and are now their highest expense after payroll! Congress can, and *should* vote on putting a ceiling on fees (as is done for debit cards).
Small Business Rising@RisingSmallBiz
End this monopoly tax on small businesses and consumers. While our coalition members urge senators to pass the Credit Card Competition Act to lower swipe fees that are already 7x higher than rates in Europe, credit card companies are increasing rates. washingtonpost.com/business/on-sm…
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Experiencing that small businesses can be a "free bank” to the businesses they work--extending payment terms or “floating”-- entrepreneurs Stacy Abrams and Lara Hodgson founded a payment system to help small businesses via a credit card-like system. #B2B bit.ly/3YLLcIj
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Have you heard of HEY Coffee Co.? ☕️🤍
I love it, because they don’t just roast and brew tasty coffee – they’re also committed to being a sustainable business!
Here are just a few of the things they’ve done to make your daily cup a little greener:
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Remember the first R in #reducereuserecycle? Check out this "how to" from StayLocal member Vintage Green Review! nola.com/entertainment_… via @nolanews
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