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May 2009 | Vol. VIII - No. 5

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Steps for Supporting Shop Local

The 3/50 Project and Other Ways to Rejuvenate Independent Business

By: Sheri Jobe
Apr 30, 2009

Have you heard of The 3/50 Project? In TDmonthly Magazine's June issue, find out how specialty storeowners are grabbing on to this and other shop-local initiatives in an effort to keep cash in communities and revive local retail, especially in dire economic times.

See "Blog Entry Leads to Buy-Local Blitz."


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Sheri JobeWriter's Bio: Sheri Jobe has been a journalist for more than 15 years. As a freelancer, she splits her time mostly between the Midwest and New England. She has been published in business journals and regional newspapers. She also writes fiction. Read more articles by this author


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