Arkansas has enacted a law that clarifies that retailers with stores in the state must collect sales taxes on any online purchases made by state...
Legislation introduced in Congress that would require internet retailers to collect state and local sales taxes stands a fairly good chance of passing in the...
The Supreme Court opened the door for states to require out-of-state and online retailers to collect sales taxes. It's an important day for independent businesses.
By exempting internet retailers like Amazon.com from collecting sales taxes, lawmakers provide a substantial financial incentive for people to bypass local businesses and shop online...
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the demise of independent businesses is not the inevitable result of market forces and consumer choices. Public policy at all levels...
Independent businesses saw strong sales growth in 2014 as more consumers embraced the “buy local” movement and ditched big companies in favor of supporting local...
Can Communities Survive Electronic Commerce? by David Morris Institute for Local Self-Reliance February 10, 1998 – published in St. Paul Pioneer Press Can strong communities...
The 2016 Independent Business Survey finds that independent businesses experienced brisk sales in 2015, but that biased policies and other obstacles are limiting their success.
Here’s a look at six small business issues at stake in next month’s federal and state elections, including bank reform, corporate tax advantages, getting corporate...
In this classic talk, delivered at the annual conference of the American Planning Association, Stacy Mitchell describes how, contrary to conventional wisdom, the decline of...
In September, California Governor Gray Davis vetoed a bill that would have clarified state law to require that all retailers with a physical presence in...
Host Jess Del Fiacco talks with ILSR’s John Farrell and Chris Mitchell about the power outages in California and how a distributed energy system could...
Host Jess Del Fiacco and Neil Seldman, Director of ILSR’s Waste to Wealth initiative, interview three zero waste advocates from Gainesville, Fla. … Read More
This report details eight practical energy policies cities can and have used to their economic advantage… Read More
On this episode of Building Local Power, host Jess Del Fiacco is joined by Christopher Mitchell, director of ILSR’s Community Broadband Initiative, and Representative Seth...