ILSR’s March 2023 report, A Growing Movement: 2022 Community Composter Census, is the first census of community composters to track the nature and growth of this sector,...
We wrote a letter in response to Melinda Cooper’s arguments in Dissent Magazine linking Trumpism with small business owners.
In this virtual event, key leaders and advocates, including Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal and White House Advisor Tim Wu, discuss the importance of small businesses.
ILSR's Kennedy Smith moderated a panel about how cities can leverage federal recovery funds to revitalize their commercial districts, create small businesses, and reduce inequality.
Approval of Assembly Bill 199 expanded the number of projects eligible for sales and use tax exemption under the California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation...
The Clean Air Action Network and ILSR conducted a webinar focused on reuse enterprises and their potential for local and regional economic growth. Presentations featured...
A growing antimonopoly movement is rekindling the historic alliance between labor and small business, writes Stacy Mitchell in The New York Times.
ILSR Co-Director Stacy Mitchell discusses the pandemic's disruptions to our supply chains, the importance of competition, and the growing movement to regulate Amazon.
Here are five important reasons for local officials to support independent businesses, based on a growing body of research.… Read More
Small businesses are sometimes criticized as being bad for workers, but the interests of small businesses and working people are aligned, we argue.
ILSR co-director Stacy Mitchell appeared on This Is Hell to talk competition, platforms, and Amazon with host Chuck Mertz.
From healthy soils, to good local jobs, we bet you didn’t know that compost can have such an impact! So think twice before you throw...
In this 20-minute talk, ILSR’s Stacy Mitchell looks at why cities need independent businesses, and also at some of the issues that are facing these...
In 2000-2001, the Hartford, CT Housing Authority was the first in the nation to make building deconstruction required under its HUD HOPE VI grant to...
Composting protects the soil and climate while creating jobs. Learn how in our series of posters, available in a variety of formats for easy sharing...