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Consumers Buy Into 'Buy Local'

Submitted by Dawn Yukus on Wed, 03/10/2010 - 4:04am
Business Week Logo
February 18th 2010
 

More groups are forming to send shoppers to home-grown independent businesses. But their impact on jobs is hard to quantify.

By now, residents of Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood have figured out that their trendy new coffee shop, 15th Ave. Coffee & Tea, is actually owned by Starbucks. With fresh flowers, beans ground to order, and a "help yourself" policy regarding used coffee grounds—for composting, of course—the store could pass for a locally owned café.

Vote for Your Fav LOCAL Businesses!

Submitted by Dawn Yukus on Tue, 02/23/2010 - 11:24pm
 
The polls are open, folks! Let's show these two publications that our favorite businesses are local businesses! Whether you're a sucker for SOBO 151 or go gaga for Gallagher Books, make your opinion known while simultaneously showing support for the local economy.
 
 

I Love Local this Valentine's Day

Submitted by Dawn Yukus on Thu, 02/11/2010 - 9:29pm

Graphic taken from Boulder Weekly's I <3 Local Campaign. This Valentine's Day, we're asking you to give a little love to local businesses. Supporting our local economy in turn supports our community.

Did you know that 600% more of the money you spend at local businesses recirculates in within our community, making it 6 times more likely to come back to you.  

A little bit of love sure goes a long way. Here are a few suggestions for meeting your V-Day needs via local businesses.

 

Nationwide Survey Shows Power of "Buy Local" Campaigns

Submitted by Dawn Yukus on Fri, 01/22/2010 - 7:01pm

Locally-owned independent businesses outperform average retailer sales during 2009 holidays. Those with active Buy Local campaigns fared best.

 
Originally posted here.
MINNEAPOLIS - Jan. 14, 2010
 
More holiday shoppers deliberately sought out locally owned businesses this year, according to a national survey of more than 1,800 independent businesses.
 
The survey found that holiday sales for independent retailers were up an average of 2.2%. That contrasts with the U.S. Department of Commerce figures released today, which show that overall retail sales were down 0.3% in December and up 1.8% in November.

The survey also found that independent retailers in cities with active "Buy Independent / Buy Local" or "Local First" campaigns reported stronger holiday sales than those in cities without such campaigns. These campaigns have been launched in more than 100 cities and towns. Independent retailers in these cities reported an average increase in holiday sales of 3.0%, compared to 1.0% for those in cities without an active Buy Local initiative.
 

Nominate Your Favorite Local Business for the Annual Business Awards

Submitted by Dawn Yukus on Tue, 11/03/2009 - 9:16pm
Each year at the Business Awards Luncheon, the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce is proud to salute the small, emerging, large and small non-profit, green and minority-owned businesses that have made outstanding contributions to the Denver metro community. Do note to be eligible for these awards, businesses must be locally owned, and non-profit organizations must have a strong local presence.

Since the first Small Business of the Year was recognized in 1982, five additional awards have been created to honor the success of metro Denver small business. The award categories are as follows:

Tuggl.com: Find local businesses that are giving back to your community!

Submitted by Dawn Yukus on Fri, 09/11/2009 - 1:00am
Here at the Mile High Business Alliance, we <3 ColoradoLocalFirst.com  There you can read and leave reviews for your favorite LOCAL Colorado businesses. Additionally, there's an events calendar, Local Flavor Guides, thorough explanations on why spending your money locally is important, and much more. 

But what do you do when you are...
Moving out of Colorado?

Rebuilding Communities: An urgent call to 'buy local'

Submitted by Dawn Yukus on Thu, 08/27/2009 - 8:01pm

Job developer Michael Shuman seeks to rebuild struggling communities with home-grown businesses.

By Tim Holt | Contributor to The Christian Science Monitor

from the February 9, 2009 edition


Video: Role of local busnesses in our community

Submitted by Mickki Langston on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 11:21pm
I was recently interviewed by the guys at Tuggl.com about local businesses and the MHBA. Here's a portion of the interview where we're talking about the role of local businesses in our community. Enjoy!

Ten Things You Can Do to Stimulate a New Economy

Submitted by Dawn Yukus on Fri, 06/19/2009 - 7:08pm
This article was originally published in the June 29th 2009 edition of The Nation.
CONCEIVED by WALTER MOSLEY with research by Rae Gomes


"At a time when the financial crisis has eroded any faith we might have had in big business and the capital markets, it is more important than ever to support companies that are having a positive impact on their communities, employees, consumers and the environment..."

The New Economy, This Week in Denver

Submitted by Mickki Langston on Tue, 05/19/2009 - 10:54pm
Okay, the cat's out of the bag. We admit that one of the primary reasons we formed the Mile High Business Alliance is to help us address this big question: 

How do we effectively provide for our needs without destroying people or the planet in the process?

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