Tweedie’s online marketplace, www.LittleIndependent.com, provides owners and their sale items with a wider audience, increasing the chance of sale. In fact, LittleIndependent.com seeks to solve two issues concurrently: 1) for independent store owners, it helps increase visibility for sale merchandise, and 2) it provides consumers with easy, convenient access to deals at the locally owned independent stores they value and like to patronize.