Black in Business
Author: Derek Peebles, Board Member of the American Independent Business Alliance and Director of Public Policy & Advocacy for Inclusive Economy at ASBN.
The Common Good Alliance in Cincinnati
AMIBA and Black Achievers will sponsor the formation of The Common Good Alliance in Cincinnati, OH. The Common Good Alliance will function as an organized group of like-minded individuals who are actively willing to invest and share ownership in generating a localized black economy. The alliance will produce and create conditions where collective social capital can occur by engaging allies of the black community as powerful agents.
Localight to Sponsor 300 Black-owned Businesses in Cincinnati
Through a partnership with AMIBA, Localight, a contactless payment and rewards app, will cover the onboarding cost for 300 black-owned businesses in Cincinnati to incentivize customers to shop local.
Customers earn points with each purchase and can win prize money when they support black owned businesses. Points convert to cash that recirculate within the Localight network.
Additionally, Localight works with affiliates in Utah, Washington DC, Central VA, Delaware, Maryland, Arizona and California.
Localight's growth and nationwide projection is enhanced through strategic partnerships with American Express, Visa, Mastercard, and economic development partners throughout the US.
Merchants & Customers register Here: https://join.localight.com
For Partnership Opportunities, contact chondra@localight.com
A Special Thank you
AMIBA would like to extend a special thank you to the network of local business alliances, partners, visionaries, and, most importantly, the small and independent businesses we collectively serve. Communities persevered through the challenges of the pandemic and inflation. And, through the unique and innovative leadership of AMIBA's local business alliances, Americans and our elected officials are now hyper aware of the impact local business has on our national economy. In addition, shoppers worldwide have begun to understand that their purchasing power can make change happen locally. Increasingly, consumers demand that businesses publicly display their values, and they reward those businesses with purchases that align with their values.
During this time, we are also thinking about the message and vision of Dr. Martin Luther King. King connects the rights of all Americans to the system of economics and the injustices it imposes in ways that profoundly affect the moral consciousness of Americans through his essays, speeches, and teachings. In King's view, the American market system also propagated unemployment, discrimination, and economic injustice.
