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Support Local Giveaway — Official Rules
Official rules for the Support Local Giveaway.
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Checking In with Khloe, Iain & Talia // Amelia Lee, Shopify & Love Medals
It’s been a crazy few months since we originally chatted with some shop owners — and in that time, they’ve been through the emotional roller coaster of frantic shop closures, hustling online, and slowly reopening with all its rules and challenges. We’re taking a breath to check in with two quick questions to see how they’ve been doing. (Part 2)
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In Conversation with Ariel & Jess // Iyé Creative
"During this COVID crisis, the inequalities within oppressed communities increased exponentially, unveiling the incapacity of the system to distribute the wealth and work on systemic issues. Taking accountability in this historical time in humankind, we started to create different garden beds in our backyard to limit our dependence on grocery stores and stop supporting the international agricultural business. In our search for answers about how to give people tools of liberation, we found out that gardening is a resilient act to re-connect ourselves with the land, and prioritize a food justice model that serves all living beings, especially our Black brothers and sisters who are usually left at the bottom.…
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In Conversation with Iain // Shopify
"Keep telling people! The best thing you can do is talk about your business, ask what people think, how it could be better. Ask your current customers, ask your family, ask your dream customer to check the site out! There is a great Shopify guide on getting sales; it’s made for starting out but I recommend it to anyone for just a reminder that you do have some control over bringing folks to your site."
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Support Black-Owned Businesses & Creators
A list to help support Black-owned businesses and creators #blacklivesmatter
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Shops Are Re-opening!
We are excited to see some life return to our city in the way of our local merchants! We are compiling a list of small businesses that have opened their doors, ready to greet you again in our new climate of social distance and safety protocols. This list will be evolving as we gather new information, so you would like to be added, please be in touch either through Instagram, Facebook or or our email: talkingshop.ca [at] gmail.com. We are excited to see some life return to our city in the way of our local merchants! We are compiling a list of small businesses that have opened their doors, ready…
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COMING (very) SOON!
We are so excited to bring you conversations with our favourite local small business owners and leaders, news from the industry, and create a community of #supportlocal advocates — be sure to sign up for our newsletter and follow us on Instagram and Facebook so you never miss a post!
