The Grassroots Organizing for Local Business Bundle Includes:

• An Interactive Online and On-demand Class
• A Customized Guidebook
• 1 Hour of One-on-One Coaching
• A Toolkit Curated Specifically for this Bundle

What You'll Learn:

  • The steps to organizing local businesses into an association

  • Identify a purpose and claim a territory that your organization will represent

  • The right way to start with the steps you’ll learn

  • Form an organization around the purpose you’ve identified

Overview

The many benefits of organizing your community’s local businesses include marketing, advocacy and educating the public. All these are designed to build a healthy local economy through thriving local businesses. Often, how to start is the hardest part. Organizing independents can be challenging but with this beginning course in the LocalFirst Community series, you will have a step by step map to help you.

Class Reviews

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5 Steps to Grassroots Organizing for Local Business

Bill Brunelle

Excellent starting point for any community looking to start a 'buy local' or 'local first' group. Rebecca has been a leader in the localization movement for ...

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Excellent starting point for any community looking to start a 'buy local' or 'local first' group. Rebecca has been a leader in the localization movement for many years and her presentation was spot on.

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You'll be ready to effectively organize

We typically talk about organizing for some time before any action is actually taken. This course will provide the insights, steps and information you need to get started.