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Litigation
Empower Small Business through Coalitions & Litigation (Grassroots/Legal)
Form coalitions of small businesses to collectively advocate and perhaps sue under existing laws.
Organize small businesses into a collective voice that can document harm, advocate together, and bring strategic cases when appropriate. Support legal work that enables groups like independent app developers or retailers to challenge exclusionary practices without standing alone. Pair litigation with storytelling so this reads as Main Street versus concentrated power, not a purely technical dispute.
Why this works
- It personalizes the fight – not just abstract consumers, but your local bookstore owner testifying how Amazon’s dominance hurt them.
- Jurors/judges may be sympathetic.
- Also, a unified small biz voice counters big biz lobby by giving cover to politicians (“I’m doing this for Main Street, not corporate interests”).
Open Markets Institute
Tax-deductibleResearch and advocacy to confront monopolies
The Open Markets Institute is a nonprofit organization that promotes competitive markets and democratic accountability by tackling corporate monopolies. Emerging from a journalism and research project in 2017, Open Markets uses in-depth research, journalism, and advocacy to expose the dangers of monopolization in sectors from tech to agriculture. It pushes for strong antitrust enforcement, supports policymakers working to break up or regulate monopolies, and educates the public on how concentrated economic power undermines democracy.
Mechanism
How Open Markets Institute uses funding
- Recruit small businesses and founders across affected sectors and create a trusted coalition channel.
- Collect concrete examples of gatekeeper fees, exclusionary contracts, and retaliation fears described in the cause.
- Screen claims for standing, venue, and remedy clarity; choose cases with strong facts and manageable downside.
- Fund litigation operations and coordinate filings, including amicus and expert support where needed.
- Manage participant risk with privacy, communications discipline, and retaliation planning.
- Share outcomes and lessons publicly to grow leverage and deter repeat conduct.
Partner notes
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