Independent We Stand

Inspiring small businesses to celebrate their local roots and helping consumers find and support them.

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When you're the owner of a local small business, the idea of hiring employees is likely an even mix of excitement and anxiety.

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2020 America's Main Street Contest Winner - Downtown Sykesville MD

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Every July for seven straight years, From My Shelf Books & Gifts in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, has "Where's Waldo?"

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Local businesses support local communities, and Woodstock Hardware based in Woodstock, NY does just that.

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An author’s cross-country road trip leads him to dozens of independent bookstores … and the answer to his “pandemic gap”

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Over the last year, food delivery apps have been a staple for business owners and their customers when ordering food from their favorite restaurants

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Hemlock Hardware's Scott Pesavento did everything he could to support employees and the local community of Fairfield.

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January 2021 marks 10 years of Independent We Stand (IWS).

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Since 1925, the Anderson Lumber Company has provided the Blount County area of Tennessee with high-quality hardware and lumber products.

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There’s a concerning trend in veterinary medicine—and it could greatly alter the choice that pet owners have to care for their furry companions.

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Through closures, re-openings and the uncertainty still to come, Main Street groups keep the community connected.

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This year’s contest was unlike any other. During the coronavirus pandemic, support for small businesses soared a record-breaking 1.5 million total votes.

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Fighting cancer takes a toll on anyone, but it is especially difficult when you have to drive long distances for life-saving treatments.

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Schools, jobs and family gatherings aren’t the only things to move online amid the coronavirus pandemic. .

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Main Street is quieter these days, but not for lack of enthusiasm.

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