While Shop Local campaigns may generate a slight bump in local sales for a few weeks, the results are usually mediocre and temporary. This is not a criticism of the people running these campaigns. The problem is, instead, with the nature of the Shop Local campaign itself. Ditch your Shop Local Campaign for a Discover Local initiative, and see a permanent change in local consumer behavior.
Small Business Ecosystems Determine Community Success
A healthy local economy is dependent on a healthy local small business ecosystem. Not only do small businesses employ most working people in the US, they are the only mechanism to keep money circulating in your local economy (versus leaving town for Wall Street). Discover what your community can do to help support a thriving local small business ecosystem.
“Jason excites the mind when he is speaking. He is creative and brings the ever-changing culture to the discussion of long-time problems. He looks through new eyes. Our 60-plus CEO attendees enjoyed his talk greatly…and are still referring to his ideas!”
— T. Jan Wiseman
Executive Director, Greater Salisbury Committee
Keynotes & Workshops
Jason works with small cities, towns, and rural communities in the US to help them:
- see the new and shifting economy more clearly,
- align economic and community development strategy with long-term economic health, and
- identify current opportunities for positive change.
White Papers
Extractive vs. Circulatory Economics
Why people and communities are getting poorer over time, and what to do about it
Credit Unions Must Act Now
The Impact of Credit Union Financial Structure on Community Wealth
Seven-Steps to a Successful Discover Local Initiative
Ditch your “Shop Local” campaigns for a “Discover Local” initiative and see permanent change in local consumer behavior
Ideas for Change
in Small Business Ecosystems
Thought-Leadership Articles
on Small Business Ecosystems
Save Your Community’s Small Businesses from Extractive Debt
A Small Business Debt Fund can save your community’s local small businesses from extractive debt cycles that kill small businesses and send money out of the local economy.
Category Marketing: How Small Businesses Win
Category Marketing: How Small Businesses Win The Art If David would have walked out to meet Goliath with sword and…
Getting to the Bottom Line: The small business owner’s guide to financial success
A guide to small business accounting for the small business owner.
The State of Manufacturing in the US
The Industrial Era is over. But that doesn’t mean Manufacturing is dead. Quite the opposite. Manufacturing is the largest sector in the US. Learn more.