Join the Now & Later Gift Card Challenge: Support Small Businesses During Social Distancing
It’s critically important at this time for our community’s well-being to minimize in-person interactions, but this policy has harsh financial implications for small business owners. Please help our friends, family, and neighbors keep their shops open by buying gift cards or donating to help cover bills.
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Bite-Sized Accessibility Moves for Small Businesses
Striving to make our businesses more accessible to all is the right thing to do and, by the numbers, it’s also good business. The more people who can access your business, the more potential customers you have. Unfortunately, without systems to help small business owners who are barely scraping by to implement accessibility standards, the cost can seem prohibitive, and businesses often give up. Even if you can’t afford big renovations today, there are many free and low-cost efforts you can make that have a large impact. Read below for a few suggestions to affordably boost your business’s accessibility.
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Resolve Better this Year
A lot of folks hate New Year’s resolutions, and understandably so. A poorly designed resolution is a great way to get your new year started off on the wrong foot. Cue visions of sweeping life changes followed by disappointment and beating yourself up…bummer. That said, taking the time to reflect and make intentional choices about your life once in a while can be valuable. So, whether you’re making official New Year’s resolutions or setting goals any old time of the year, here are three tips to help you be more successful (and a few local organizations to support you on your path)!
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Celebrating Indigenous People
October brings with it Indigenous Peoples’ Day (10/14). Throughout the month of October, Ithaca.Community will be featuring content that celebrates the work of local indigenous people and promotes resources that support these communities in the region. While no single blog post could encompass the full range of diverse communities represented in the area, we hope you find the list below helpful in connecting with a few local and national communities/organizations.
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