by Rebecca Melançon | May 8, 2020 | The Intrepid Localist
Dear Landlord, We’ve been in this mutually-beneficial relationship for a long time, perhaps decades. It’s been good for both of us. We’ve had a place to grow successful local businesses and you’ve made a nice profit. Now our businesses have an illness called a...
by Rebecca Melançon | Apr 8, 2020 | The Intrepid Localist
I know. It’s not feeling better right now but hear me out. This pandemic is forcing local business to learn new skills, find new ways of doing business and reallocate resources. The present is very painful but could ultimately lead us to a better future. A word about...
by Rebecca Melançon | Mar 13, 2020 | The Intrepid Localist
These are difficult times. We all know it. But our strength lies in each other. I had intended to write about our recent event, The Power of Local. But little did I realize that I would be viewing the Power of Local through a different lens. After the cancellation of...
by Rebecca Melançon | Mar 3, 2020 | Lagniappe
“I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing the rich would have kept more of it for themselves.”” —Bruce Grocott, British Labour politician I, and many others, labor under the weight of a solid work ethic gone awry. Actually it’s...
by Rebecca Melançon | Feb 16, 2020 | QUOTES
“I have always been impressed by Rebecca’s innovation and creativity. She has grown AIBA from a rather small organization into a large organization that has garnered national attention while all the time keeping her hand on the pulse of the small businesses in...
