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Mapping Local Essentials: Being the Business that Grows, Sells, or Markets the Beans

Moz

Buy Local associations Chambers of Commerce and other business associations Local government bodies and officials A formal focus group Friends and family Local reporters and bloggers Successful local business owners. Industry fora (agricultural, manufacturing, retail, etc.) Or do whatever work strikes you as most powerfully contributive.

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How Your Local Business Can Be a Helper

Moz

Food and hospitality. Check out the business support being offered by Your Yoga Alliance to instructors needing to transition operations. My thanks to the many teammates who contributed to this roundup of examples we’ve been personally encountering, and we hope you’ll find an actionable path for your business here.

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Google My Business: What It Is, How To Use It, and Why

Moz

Some industries, like hospitality have unique displays, but most local business categories will have a local finder display that looks like this, with the ranked list of results to the left and the map to the right: Google Maps. Forge B2B alliances and join the Buy Local movement to become a local business advocate and community sponsor.

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