By: Stacy Mitchell, Advocates for Independent Business A significant share of locally owned businesses are struggling to secure the financing they need to grow. Our 2014 Independent Business Survey found that 42 percent of local businesses that…

This FINAL encore experience will be unlike any other. Because like everything we do, it's been "reimagined" from beginning to end. It's not a virtual or hybrid event. It's not a conference. It's not a seminar, a workshop, a meeting, or a symposium. And it's not your typical run-of-the-mill everyday event crammed with stages, keynote speeches, team-building exercises, PowerPoint presentations, and all the other conventional humdrum. Because it's up close & personal by design. Where conversation trumps presentation. And where authentic connection runs deep.
By: Stacy Mitchell, Advocates for Independent Business A significant share of locally owned businesses are struggling to secure the financing they need to grow. Our 2014 Independent Business Survey found that 42 percent of local businesses that…
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