Michael H. Shuman: The Small-Mart Revolution

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Partner:: Commonwealth Club
Location:: The Commonwealth Club of California
San Francisco, CA
Event Date:: 11.05.08
Speaker:: Michael H Shuman
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Summary: Reflecting on the first day of a new U.S. president-elect, Michael Shuman argues that the keys to prosperity reside in the creation and expansion of local businesses.

He says priorities for the new administration should include encouraging Americans to buy local and revamp policies around local entrepreneurship and business alliances - The Commonwealth Club of California

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Michael H Shuman

Michael Shuman is vice president for Enterprise Development for Training & Development Corporation (TDC). An economist, attorney, author, and entrepreneur, Shuman has authored, coauthored, or edited seven books, including The Small Mart Revolution: How Local Businesses Are Beating the Global Competition (Berrett-Koehler, 2006) and Going Local: Creating Self-Reliant Communities in the Global Age (Free Press, 1998). Shuman is helping to lead development of TDC�s Worksphere Program, a national effort to support worker well-being through a variety of programs promoting �sustainable employability� and �global community capitalism.� He received an A.B. with distinction in economics and international relations from Stanford University and a J.D. from Stanford Law School. Shuman has given an average of more than one invited talk per week for 25 years throughout the United States and the world.

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01 hr 10 min 12 sec

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01.: Introduction

01 min 43 sec

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02.: The Lack of Support for Local Businesses

04 min 45 sec

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03.: "Think Local First"

01 min 34 sec

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04.: How Local Business and Local Energy Can Solve the Energy Crisis

04 min 20 sec

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05.: How Local Business Can Rescue the American Economy

04 min 09 sec

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06.: The Local Living Economy Movement

02 min 27 sec

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07.: Job Safety in Local Businesses

02 min 36 sec

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08.: Keeping Money Local with Local Businesses

03 min 36 sec

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09.: Environmental and Other Benefits of Local Businesses

03 min 38 sec

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10.: Making Local Living Economies as Local as Possible

05 min 09 sec

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11.: Using "Meta-Businesses" to Build Local Economies

03 min 42 sec

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12.: Creating Meta-Business Business Alliances

03 min 13 sec

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13.: Promoting Local Investment Through Meta-Businesses

05 min 55 sec

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14.: Using Public Policy to Promote Local Businesses

03 min 27 sec

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15.: Choosing Wisely and Choosing Locally

02 min 24 sec

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16.: Thinking Beyond Retail

02 min 47 sec

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17.: Q & A

00 min 08 sec

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18.: Q1: The Inefficiencies of Large-Scale Food Production

03 min 33 sec

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19.: Q2: Ensuring Capital Flow in Local Economies

03 min 40 sec

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20.: Q3: Using the BALLE to Promote Local Collaboration

02 min 53 sec

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21.: Closing Remarks

04 min 15 sec

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How Local Businesses Can Benefit from the Energy Crisis

51 min 45 sec

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Subprime Crisis Was Caused by a Game of 'Telephone'

51 min 45 sec

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Michael Shuman Describes How to Boost Local Economies

51 min 45 sec

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Michael Shuman on Innovation in Local Economies

51 min 45 sec

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