Description
Business Membership Benefits
- Listing in LFI directory and website
- Year-round, on-going promotion of your business, including:
- Social media program
- Member highlight on website
- Retail kit
- Media promotion and exposure
- Opportunity to be in our Guide to Being Local
- Access to BALLE network events and resources
- Seasonal campaigns, including Local Lover Challenge
- Public Policy Advocacy promoting the interest of local independent businesses, services and farmers.
Member-to-Member Benefits
- Discounts and group purchasing
- Share ideas and resources
- Partner/Collaborate with other members
- Member events
- Participation with other community organizations and events
Criteria for business membership
- Is your business based locally, with a majority of the owners living in the Ithaca area?
- Can you make independent decisions about the name and look of your business, your products, and your purchasing and distribution?
- Do you pay your own marketing, rent, and other business expenses?