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Author: Sarah Beckman, weareiowa.com Published: 8:51 AM CDT March 17, 2020 Updated: 8:51 AM CDT March 17, 2020 URBANDALE, Iowa — In the wake of community spread of COVID-19 in Dallas County and Polk County, business leaders have partnered with Shop Where I Live to launch www.centraliowa.shopwhereilive.com, an online platform for small businesses to come together to sell products and services … [Read more...] about Urbandale businesses can now sell products, services virtually in wake of COVID-19 crisis

Source: KCRG TV-9, By Taylor Holt | Posted: Thu 6:52 PM, Dec 05, 2019 As online shopping becomes more popular, local brick and mortar businesses are trying to keep up and stay visible. A new e-commerce effort in Marion is aimed at doing that. … [Read more...] about New E-commerce platform aims to increase online visibility for Marion businesses

Source: Corridor Business Journal, story by Katharine Carlon We may be living in an e-commerce world, yet nearly half of all small businesses lack a website, according to research firm Clutch – and even fewer directly market their products and services online... See full article here … [Read more...] about CBJ Article – Small Retailers Look to the Web Warily

Original Source, Cedar Rapids Gazette February 17, 2019 By Deborah Neyens, correspondent, Cedar Rapids Gazette As a seasoned small business owner, Cherie Edilson appreciates the value that mom-and-pop shops add to a community. “Aside from just providing shopping opportunities, small businesses and local shops keep economies thriving by investing more dollars back into their communities,” … [Read more...] about After success with their first business, couple debuts Shop Where I Live

MARION, Iowa (Jan. 8, 2019) - The Marion Chamber of Commerce has brought a whole new way to shop local through a new online marketplace called Shop Where I Live. Working with Member Marketplace Inc., a Marion-based business that specializes in e-commerce websites for membership organizations, the marketplace will be a one-stop shop for the Marion community to find, shop and buy from local … [Read more...] about Marion, Iowa gets online marketplace for local shopping

NewBoCo accelerates world-changing ideas, from Iowa. In 2018 NewBoCo & the Iowa Startup Accelerator invested in Member Marketplace, Inc. to bring their e-commerce marketplace platform to more communities. On December 11th, 2018 Member Marketplace's CEO & Co-Founder Cherie Edilson presented on their new platform ShopWhereILive.com to a theatre packed full of visionaries and … [Read more...] about Member Marketplace’s online e-commerce platform ShopWhereILive.com is helping “Main Street” sell online