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Dane Buy Local Hires Greg Lawless as Executive Director

Greg Lawless has been named the first executive director of Dane Buy Local, a network of locally owned, independent businesses that has grown to nearly 450 members.

2010 Dane Buy Local Venetian Boat Parade

Join us as we launch our 2nd Annual Dane Buy Local Venetian Night ~ A Boat Parade of Lights on Lake Mendota.

10,000 Dane Buy Local Guides inserted in June Sustainable Times

In June, consumers found our new 2010 Dane Buy Local Guide and several articles about Dane Buy Local.

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Resources

Articles

Below you will find articles and stories about the Buy Local movement.

2010 National Survey Results - Holiday Sales Increase at Independent Businesses

About the Local Living Economy: Entrepreneurship and a Sense of Community
Inspirational essay on what motivates us to build groups like Dane Buy Local and the Business Alliance for Local Living Economies

Is Sustainability the Answer to Economic Adversity?
The connections between sustainable small business practices and the community economy.

Some Thoughts About Small Business Local Foods and the Community Economy

We Have a Few Questions For You
A basic introduction to green practices for small businesses

Who's Local and Why Does it Matter?
The considerations and criteria for membership in Dane Buy Local.

WI Green Exchange Self Report Template

Stories

This section is devoted to stories written by our members about the Buy Local movement.

The Good Life and Buying Local
How memories of neighborhood life, values and relationships characterize the "pay it forward" practices of a Dane Buy Local member.

 

 


Testimonials

Supporting local businesses and promoting the local economy is an important part of the Sustainable Times’ mission and focus. I therefore welcome the very existence of Dane Buy Local as an invaluable contribution to those same goals. On a more practical level Dane Buy Local has proven to be a great resource for the Sustainable Times, from e...

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Reasons for Buying Local

Create good places to work: We want work life to reflect home town friendliness and familiarity. Treating our employees well is part of our community commitment.
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Did You Know?

"A local economy values the real over the virtual world.  An investment on a computer screen is one thing; an investment in a company in your hometown quite another".
--Woody Tasch, Slow Money

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