GO LOCAL and Sustaining Technologies are offering a matching funds program to help dozens of locally owned businesses strengthen their marketing to increase sales.
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Resident consumption controls 70% of the economy. Buying local packs a powerful force for economic good.
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GO LOCAL has built incredible brand value over the past five years. The shared brand generates hundreds of millions in market impressions each year.
GO LOCAL Board Member Philip Beard shares his thoughts about local currency.
We really are a county of small businesses, almost micro businesses,” said Ben Stone, executive director of the Sonoma County Economic Development Board.
"Homeowners for Justice" host CJ Holmes spreads the word about Go Local Bucks on the Apr. 18 installment of her daily show.
Elaine B. Holtz interviews team and board member Janeen Murray.
This article appears in the Marin Independent Journal and is written by Megan Hansen. It describes the Grown Local program in Marin County as expanded from Sonoma County.
Co-ops—just like people—can get more done together than anyone can do alone. They come in many forms, and are more common than you might imagine.
GO LOCAL infographic that highlights milestones of achievement in 2012.
Economic benefits multiply when dollars re-circulate in the local business community. Creating a form of local money ensures it won't go elsewhere, and that's what GoLocal is quietly doing here in Sonoma County.
Several years ago Derek Huntington and Philip Beard cooked up the idea of ‘spendable rebates’ conveyed through digital card readers and plastic cards linked through the internet to form a network.
GO LOCAL has entered into a new five-year management agreement for management services to be provided by Sustaining Technologies (ST).
In short, the study reveals the relative strength of locally owned businesses expressed by an index score for every MSA. They measured the retail market share for chain stores nationwide and by each MSA, with the assumption that the remaining share belonged to local and regional retailers. The national baseline index equals 100, and Sonoma County's index is 128.3.