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Xavier University’s Entrepreneur Institute recently hosted a discussion called “Crowdfunding: The New Trend in Small Business Finance.” The panel featured a well chosen set of local practitioners in the field; Chonchol Gupta, CEO of Rebirth Financial, the nation’s first online... Read more >

A groundbreaking new study, the Indie City Index, ranks all 363 metropolitan areas in the U. S. according to the vitality of their independent retail sectors. The Indie City Index also ranks cities within their region and within their population... Read more >

The good thing about Bad Ideas is that they are really easy to spot — after the fact. The problem with Bad Ideas, however, is that at the time they are proposed they appear to have a logic about them. Thoughtful people embrace the Bad Idea. In fact, they often defend the Really Bad Idea as the Only Hope. The Progressive Solution. They call it the Really Good Idea. Read more >

The Urban Conservancy launches StayLocal.org — A Community Database of Locally-Owned and Operated Businesses. Just as many of New Orleans’ locally owned businesses are handed down from generation to generation, so too are business recommendations passed along, word-of-mouth, from mother... Read more >

When the Nagin administration finally broke its post-election silence, the news was not good for those locally-owned businesses that didn't cut and run after Katrina. Read more >

We are extremely pleased to welcome Dana to The Urban Conservancy. Dana has worked with us in the past and served as a founding member of the Advisory Board of our Stay Local! project. Dana brings to The Urban Conservancy... Read more >

Many UC members and supporters will recall that prior to Katrina, we launched our StayLocal! Project to support locally-owned businesses. We are happy to report that our work with local businesses continues and is evolving as we rebuild our city.... Read more >

Urban Conservancy Readers, I’d like to introduce myself to the Urban Conservancy community as the new Stay Local! program coordinator and tell you a little about our plans for the program in the near future. As many of you know,... Read more >