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Michael H. Shuman: The Small-Mart Revolution
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How Local Businesses Can Benefit from the Energy Crisis
51 min 45 secEconomist, attorney, and entrepreneur Michael Shuman explains how rising oil prices and alternative energy sources can benefit local businesses.
Shuman argues that local businesses rely less heavily on oil for transportation, while they are also better able to generate their own "micro-power." -
Subprime Crisis Was Caused by a Game of 'Telephone'
51 min 45 secEntrepreneur Michael Shuman argues one of the many causes for the subprime lending crisis was that the risk of loans were not kept local.
By likening the crisis to a game of telephone, he calls for the "re-linking of loans to place." -
Michael Shuman Describes How to Boost Local Economies
51 min 45 secEntrepreneur Michael H. Shuman discusses how communities can create strong, local economies.
He suggests developing "meta-businesses," or businesses dedicated to building businesses. -
Michael Shuman on Innovation in Local Economies
51 min 45 secEntrepreneur Michael Shuman advocates for developing "meta-businesses," which promote investment in local economies.
Drawing from the example of a Massachusetts deli, Shuman argues that investing in local businesses can jumpstart a local economy. -
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