When America Reopens, Who Will You Be Supporting?

Welcome friends, to another installment of posts and notes from the Facebook page of Go Independent, Shop Small (Anywhere USA) during the second half of April. While I don't normally reshare those posts on this blog, so much was happening during the challenging days of March, April and May as our world came to a standstill. Limited perhaps, by so little ordinary interactions? I felt such a connection to my followers and readers that I've been adding some of the posts into mini-collections here as well. I hope you enjoy catching up.

"What Big Box Savings Have Cost"

So you take me for a ride,

Through the town, just to see;

And it hurts reading "For Rent",

Where busy Main Street used to be.

Support Your Community This Mother’s Day

Mother's Day is almost here and of course, you want something wonderful and sweet for Mom. Keeping in mind that due to our current pandemic situation some places may be a bit limited in choices or shopping options, however, most small businesses are offering creative solutions to make your mission super easy!

Small Business, Buying Local And Our Changing Economy | Notes April 2020

Articles and notes focusing on small business and navigating the murky waters into which we were all thrown as of mid-March, when America began shutting down. There are thousands of stories out there; explanations of the difficult decisions and choices, along with heartfelt (and tragic) reflections by entrepreneurs; since I feel so much can be learned from these times I will be adding more links to an upcoming blog post as well. (As I usually do with my Notes, there are a few older articles which seemed worth passing along as well).

Small Business Crisis: Life in a Pandemic

Posts from the Go Independent, Shop Small (Anywhere USA) Facebook page: In the middle of our shutdowns, mandatory isolation and new life of quarantine, people are beginning to miss the things they may have got away from. We took each other for granted perhaps, failing sometimes to seek out our friendly proprietors and make the choices which supported their hard work as well as our own city services. and sense of urgency towards our neighbors and longtime favorite restaurants .... maybe, it's time for change. (mid-April 2020)