There’s no doubt in anyone’s mind that the COVID-19 pandemic devastated many small businesses across the country and left the smallest businesses in Massachusetts hurting the most. In 2020 nearly 100,000 independent businesses closed permanently in the US and according to a report in November 2020, ...
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Small businesses have been facing challenges for decades – it’s time for action
Corporate consolidation, concentration and power is a threat to Cape Cod’s vitality
When Love Live Local became a nonprofit organization in early 2020, we dedicated ourselves to communicating the importance of supporting small business and adopted the mission of fostering an economically sustainable future for Cape Cod. Our aim is to work with local businesses to achieve their ...
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Monopoly power in the local broadband market leaves Cape Codders disconnected
It was never more apparent that high-speed internet access is an essential public infrastructure than throughout the COVID-19 pandemic when much of our civic, economic, and personal lives shifted online. But corporate control over broadband service leaves millions of Americans across the ...
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Main Street shops aren’t afraid of competition, but corporate retailers don’t play by the same rules
Independent businesses are significant drivers of competition, jobs, and economic growth in American communities. But by convincing consumers and policy makers they are more convenient, efficient, and affordable, large corporate retailers – from chains and box stores to online behemoths - have been ...
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The concentration in the U.S. food industry impacts all of us, especially local food producers
Despite the illusion of choice, the American food industry is one of the most highly concentrated with just a few corporations dominating each sector, limiting opportunity for and potential of small, local food producers. The Farm Action Alliance states that “no greater concentration of corporate ...
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A new show of corporate power threatens the survival of our independent restaurants
Local restaurants have been fending off large corporate competitors with deep pockets for decades, but a new show of corporate power fueled by Wall Street investors threatens their continued existence - third party delivery apps that rely on anti-competitive and predatory tactics to gain market ...
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