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Resource filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Dec 11, 2010

Market Share: Independent vs. Chain Retailers (Graphs)

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/market-share-independent-vs-chain-retailers-graphs/

These graphs illustrate the shifting market share of chain and independent retailers between 1982 and 2007, as well as the growing share of spending captured by Walmart. Continue reading

Rule filed under Independent Business | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Dec 9, 2010

Formula Business Restriction – San Francisco, CA

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/formula-business-restrictions/2321-2/

Throughout most of the city, including all of San Francisco’s Neighborhood Commercial Districts, formula retail stores and restaurants are considered conditional uses. This means they must be approved by the Planning Commission on a case-by-case basis. In evaluating whether to grant a permit for a formula business, the Planning Commission considers several criteria, including the existing concentration of formula  businesses within the neighborhood, whether similar goods or services are already available, and the balance of neighborhood-serving versus citywide- or regional-serving businesses. In additional, formula retail and restaurant uses are prohibited outright in several neighborhoods. Continue reading

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Resource filed under Independent Business | Written by admin | No Comments | Updated on Dec 6, 2010

Stacy Mitchell Interview on Detroit Public Radio

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/stacy-mitchell-interview-wdet-radios-craig-fahle-show/

Stacy Mitchell is interviewed on the Craig Fahle Show on WDET in Detroit on the issues around big box retail and independent businesses. The show aired on December 1, 2010.   
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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Nov 3, 2010

Will the Real Voice of Small Business Please Stand Up?

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/will-real-voice-small-business-please-stand/

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce describes itself as "the voice of business.&quot  But a growing number of small independent businesses and even local chambers are challenging that notion, arguing that the Chamber’s real allegiance is to the giant corporations that fund it.  Continue reading

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Aug 26, 2010

Misrepresenting Small Business

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/misrepresenting-small-business/

The two groups that have traditionally spoken for small business in Washington often push an agenda that only big business could love, writes ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell in this commentary for Business Week.

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Aug 24, 2010

Grassroots Financing is Underwriting a New Crop of Neighborhood Businesses

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/grassroots-financing-underwriting-new-crop-neighborhood-businesses/

Just as CSAs have played a key role in the rebirth of small-scale farms, so too are new community-supported enterprise models helping to launch a new generation of independent grocers, bookstores, and other neighborhood businesses. Continue reading

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Article filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Jul 28, 2010

Why Does Target have a Subsidiary in Bermuda?

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/why-does-target-have-subsidiary-bermuda/

A growing number of big corporations are using offshore tax havens to escape paying U.S. taxes. A recent estimate suggests big companies are dodging at least $37 billion a year — and, in so doing, gaining a significant competitive advantage over small businesses. Continue reading

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Resource filed under Independent Business | Written by Stacy Mitchell | No Comments | Updated on Jul 13, 2010

Stacy Mitchell Interview on North Shore Community Radio

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/stacy-mitchell-bigbox-stores-and-local-business-movement/

Stacy Mitchell discusses the impact of big box stores on communities and the local business movement in response. The show is 5 minutes long and was featured on North Shore Community Radio. Continue reading

Rule filed under Independent Business | Written by admin | 4 Comments | Updated on Jun 2, 2010

Closing State Corporate Tax Loopholes: Combined Reporting

The content that follows was originally published on the Institute for Local Self-Reliance website at http://www.ilsr.org/rule/combined-reporting/

Many retail chains earn profits at stores nationwide, but have developed an accounting scheme to evade paying their full share of state corporate income taxes. Tax experts believe the practice is costing states billions of dollars in lost revenue.  It has also given chains an advantage over locally owned businesses, which must pay state income tax on all of their earnings. Twenty-three states are not vulnerable to these tax-evasion schemes, because they have enacted a policy known as combined reporting. Continue reading