Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE RETHINK IOWA LLC LAUNCHES A WHOLE NEW WAY TO SHOP LOCAL THROUGH A NEW ONLY MARKETPLACE – www. RethinkIowa.ShopWhereILive.com IOWA - JUNE 2021 While state and local officials are betting on brick-and-mortar retail to fuel small business recovery and revive mainstreet shopping in Iowa, local entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders have partnered with SHOP WHERE I LIVE to launch the SHOP BLACK IOWA™ platform for historically disenfranchised and economically disadvantaged small businesses to cooperate in selling products and services online. “We must band together as a community to accelerate business growth and help our historical disenfranchised and economically disadvantaged small businesses recover from the recent Pandemic” Said Entrepreneur and Co-Founder of Rethink Iowa LLC, Matthew Gilbert. “For emerging small businesses, investing in an e-commerce storefront can be more cost effective and efficient than burdening the business and their family with a commercial lease.” “We greatly appreciate the kind grant from Iowa C.O.R.E. Inc., which provided seed funding for the development of the web-based platform and subsidized the initial costs for the first 100 eligible businesses that register sell their goods and services on the platform.” “Providing this platform free of charge to our members is one way Rethink Iowa LLC is helping businesses accelerate their recovery and future success. This platform provides a safe and convenient way for the community to support economically disadvantaged businesses from the comfort of their own homes, and choose curbside pickup, shipping, or even local delivery if offered by the small business vendor.” 39
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