Photo Credit: Autumn Silva Photography From the perspective of an in-the-trenches entrepreneur, Local First Milwaukee is one of the few organizations that truly represents a small Milwaukee business looking to be profitable and community oriented. Starting a business can be overwhelming to say the least. A few weeks ago, I learned...
The Rise of Video By 2019, video traffic will account for 80% of all consumer Internet traffic. It makes sense though, if you take a look at the content that you find yourself interacting with. Have you watched a YouTube video lately? Nearly 5 billion videos are watched on YouTube every single day. Have...
The holiday season may have ended but, there are a lot of ways to start the new year with local fun. To help pass the frigid winter days, get out of the house and have some local fun that is every bit as festive as last month. There are many great opportunities to...
This year while making your list and checking it twice we want to encourage you to think local! Local First is thrilled to bring you the 2017 holiday gift guide, featuring gift items and experiences from some favorite local businesses. Click the links below for additional details. For those on the “nice” list I...
Why You Should Shop Small Every Day We extend our Thanks to all who came out and supported our small businesses at the 2017 Buy Local Gift Fair. Thanks to all our sponsors: Indulgence Chocolatiers, James Steeno Gallery, Milwaukee Kayak Company, Stephanie Bartz Photography, Stepping Stone Farms, Float Milwaukee and Bowls Restaurant....
This holiday season, if Milwaukeeans choose to shift an additional 10% of shopping from national chains to #localbusiness, we would create roughly $100 million in new economic activity in our local economy every year. Let’s get the entire community to #ShopLocal this holiday season! Invite your friends and family to attend the 2017...
How to Take Advantage of Healthcare Open Enrollment Sadie Tuescher, Wisconsin Health Insurance Advocate Open Enrollment for health care is just around the corner! This year the window to review and enroll for individuals and families who buy their insurance through healthcare.gov is November 1st to December 15th. If you’ve done an application on...
