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The Declaration of Independents
Just when economic bullying by big corporations threatened the whole idea
of independent small business, company builders nationwide did the last
thing anyone expected -- they turned to one another for help.
Featured
in the Sept 2001 issue of Inc.Magazine
Homegrown Economics: How Boulder Businesses
are staying ahead of chains
by Stacy Mitchell
This widely visible symbol—two arrows circling into each other, much
like the mark on a recyclable container—is the logo for the Boulder
Independent Business Alliance (BIBA), a pioneering coalition of nearly
150 locally owned businesses determined to defend the city’s homegrown
economy from takeover by out-of-town chains. Like everything BIBA does,
the logo conveys an important lesson in community economics: Compared
to their chain competitors, locally owned businesses recycle a higher
percentage of their revenue and profits back into the local economy.
Featured in the Autumn 2001 issue of Orion
Afield
Republished
in the May 2002 issue of Utne Reader
Fighting the Chains
By Stacy Mitchell, Institute for Local Self-Reliance
This article originally appeared as a three part series
in the New
Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association's newsletter, 2000
Bucking the Chain Store Trend
By Stacy Mitchell
originally
published in Rocky Mountain News, March 17, 2000
Best Boulder Shopping Deal --WestWord
Community Benefit Card
Boulder Independent Business Alliance
Featured
in Westword April 2002
Newspapers
BIba keeps articles published in the local
papers in it own archives, please contact us if you need copies for educational
purposes..
Pearl Street Mall hits 25
Alongside the national chains are businesses that display logos, indicating
their membership in the Boulder Independent Business Alliance.
Published, Front Page Colorado Daily, Monday,
August 5, 2002
Wal-Mart seeks Diagonal Plaza spot
Xian Izquierdo, director of the Boulder Independent Business Alliance,
said the city feels an urgent need to reverse its declining sales-tax
revenues.
Published, Front Page Daily Camera, Thursday,
July 25, 2002
Group wants city to buy Crossroads
In a proposal deemed unworkable by the deputy mayor and city manager,
the Boulder Independent Business Alliance wants the city to let the voters
decide if they favor purchasing Crossroads Mall for public ownership.
Published, Front Page Colorado Daily, Tuesday,
July 23, 2002
Crossroads deal dead
On Monday, word emerged that the complex deal, part of which faced criticisms
from members of the City Council, the Boulder Independent Business Alliance
and local activists, has died with little chance for rebirth.
Published, Front Page Colorado Daily, Tuesday,
July 16, 2002
Coalition wants public in on Crossroads
Debate
The Boulder Independent Business Alliance wants more of the discussion
about the future of Crossroads Mall done in public.
Published, Front Page,Daily Camera, Sunday,
April 21, 2002
Poinsatte gives update on Crossroads:
Business Alliance Critical Because of Wal-Mart Proposal
Xian Izquierdo, executive director of the Boulder Independent Business
Alliance, said the group has lost confidence that the city is keeping
the public informed about Crossroads.
Published, Front Page, Colorado Daily, Thursday,
April 18, 2002
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