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#143: No Small Business on a Dead Planet

#143: No Small Business on a Dead Planet

Update: 2024-07-08

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It seems like every day, another small craft business announces that it’s closing down. In this solo episode I’m looking at the causes. What can we do to both support small businesses AND buy less new stuff for the sake of our planet?

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Image source: Tim Mossholder via Unsplash

Find out more about the Last Sewist Standing challenge:

Ep. #118: Last Sewist Standing with Lise Bauer

This Forbes article, ‘The Benefits Of Shopping Small All Year Long’ by Jim Granat, was really interesting.

The shoplocaluk.org website has some more useful information.

I used the definition of the cost of living crisis from this fuelgenie.co.uk article.

Enjoy Gina Ferrari’s Substack.

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#143: No Small Business on a Dead Planet

#143: No Small Business on a Dead Planet

Zoe Edwards