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Some of the following articles have to do specifically with the Charlottesville, VA area, but in general they can be used as a fantastic case study and applied to the greater subject of supporting local business.
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  Link   A Most Peculiar Celebration
This article ran in the July 2000 edition of Echo Newspaper
  Link   Bringing Economic Democracy to Charlottesville
Tradelocal started over a year ago with the mission of inspiring and empowering Charlottesville Albemarle Area residents to use their energy and buying power to promote local business, economy, and culture. After months of preparation and one battle
  Link   Commerce In Context
Commerce In Context: Pedestrian Oriented Development And Local Business
  Link   Co-op America
Our mission is to harness economic power—the strength of consumers, investors, businesses, and the marketplace—to create a socially just and environmentally sustainable society.
  Link   Copies for the Community
This article ran in the February issue of Echo newspaper. Supporting locally owned businesses over national chain stores makes good economic sense on many levels. Long after a purchase, money spent at a Charlottesville based store continues to give
  Link   Economic Democracy? Tradelocal Charlottesville!
What would a sustainable economy look like?
  Link   Huge Corporations Were not Always so Strong
An interesting quote from a former Charlottesville resident and local businessman
  Link   Local Currency Script
Previously in this column, we looked at a particular kind of local currency based trading system called LETS. The variant described used an open tally sheet to keep track of everyone’s "money". No actual printed script is exchanged since all transact
  Link   Local Money Strengthens Communities
Groups stem the flight of capital from their towns and help small businesses through local currencies.
  Link   Locamazon!
This article ran in the April issue of ECHO newspaper.
  Link   More than a Bike
This article ran in Echo newspaper in December.
  Link   People Power
Power will push until it meets resistance. The source of resistance is almost always the people who are directly affected by the abuses of power.
  Link   Trade Local
Tradelocal is a grassroots organization committed to strengthening Charlottesville's economy and culture by promoting local businesses.
  Link   Wal-Mart And Beyond
This article ran in ECHO newspaper in November 1999.
  Link   What's Wrong with Wal-Mart
This report was prepared for the Albemarle Planning Commision in the fall of 1999.
 
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