Useful Web Sites:

www.smallbizsurvival.com

http://www.civiceconomics.com/BIG_BOXES_IN_OUR_TOWN.pdf

http://www.newrules.org/retail/news/when-giant-retailer-moves-it-leaves-its-big-box-behind

http://www.ilsr.org/columns/2003/inbusiness.pdf

http://www.staylocal.org/pdf/info/benefits_doing_biz_locally.pdf

http://www.liveablecity.org/lcfullreport.pdf

Peoria PeepersGiving You a Peep Inside the Local Business Scene

Books:

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life

Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future

Plenty: One Man, One Woman, and a Raucous Year of Eating Locally

The New Village Green: Living Light, Living Local, Living Large

Growing Local Value: How to Build Business Partnerships That Strengthen Your Community
(Social Venture Network)

Big-Box Swindle: The True Cost of Mega-Retailers and the Fight for America's Independent Businesses

Building Powerful Community Organizations: A Personal Guide to Creating Groups That Can Solve Problems and Change the World

The Place You Love Is Gone: Progress Hits Home

Better Together: Restoring the American Community

Want to purchase any of these books?

To purchase any of the books listed above, please contact: I Know You Like a Book in Peoria Heights (309.685.2665 or youlikeabook@comcast.net)