Resources
To learn about Think Local First's seven reasons to think local FIRST, click on: What Makes Locally-Owned Independent Businesses Different.
We are part of a network of local business networks across the county, called Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE). You can visit their website at www.livingeconomies.org to learn more about this national group and networks elsewhere in the United States and Canada.
Some of our recommended resources are:
We are part of a network of local business networks across the county, called Business Alliance for Local Living Economies (BALLE). You can visit their website at www.livingeconomies.org to learn more about this national group and networks elsewhere in the United States and Canada.
Some of our recommended resources are:
- ECONOMIC IMPACT STUDIES. One well-done study we cite a lot is the Andersonville (Chicago) Study of Retail Economics, which compared 10 locally-owned businesses to 10 non-local businesses and found that for every $100 spent with a local firm, $68 stays in the Chicago economy; for every $100 spent at a chain store, $43 stays in Chicago. The Andersonville Study can be found at www.civiceconomics.com/Andersonville, and a full list of studies can be found here: www.livingeconomies.org/news-and-events/resources-1
- PARTNER ORGANIZATION LINKS. The BALLE website has a great list of organizations working towards living economy ideas under the categories of economic sustainability, local food systems, downtown preservation, land trusts, community capital and other categories. To see this list, visit www.livingeconomies.org/news-and-events/resources-1.
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