What makes a hometown unique are the independent businesses. These are the places that contribute the culture, character and pride of ownership to a cities economy. There’s a certain sense of pride within these smaller stores because it’s not just a business or a job, but someones lively-hood. In the following story Rick Wade of [...]

JJ Ramberg,  anchor of “Your Business,” MSNBC’s weekly show on small business shares her experiences in buying local. JJ decided to break out a fondue set she received as a gift and put it to use. As part of an experiment she decided to use all locally owned stores to obtain the ingredients she would [...]