Winnebago Buy Local is a coalition of local independent businesses, organizations and citizens in Winnebago County, Illinois acting in alliance to keep our communities prosperous and sustainable. We define a locally owned business as one where the community member has full autonomy and local decision-making authority with respect to his or her business practices. Do the business owners, totaling g
reater than 50 percent of the business ownership, live in Winnebago County? Is the business registered in your state, with no corporate or national headquarters outside Winnebago County? Can the business make independent decisions regarding the name and look, logo and branding of the business, as well as all business purchasing, practices, and distribution? Does the business pay all its own rent, marketing expenses, and other expenses (without assistance from any corporate headquarters)? (Some wordage kindly borrowed from bealocalist.org)
If this describes you and your business, congratulations! You are eligible to be a Winnebago Buy Local Business! ABOUT Winnebago Buy Local:
In 2010 Winnebago Buy Local was born. It was missing a grassroots group dedicated to advocating specifically for Local Businesses. Our community needed a resource. Our local business owners needed a support system. Our economy needed help. A small group of local business owners came together to provide a building block in the solution for our community. After careful planning, those business owners created a group who’s mission was to promote and inspire the public to Buy Local, Think Local, Eat Local, Support Local Non for Profits, and Arts, and use Local Services as well as encourage local business owners to stand together, and use power in numbers to make a difference in our community. Since 2010 Winnebago Buy Local has grown from a couple businesses working together, to close to 200 businesses in the community working towards our common mission. Together, we have provided charitable donations to local non-for-profits and created annual events that bring the community in touch with Local Business owners and spread awareness of the benefits of buying local. We continue to work each and every year to provide the community with tools to buy local and find local businesses and provide education and opportunities for local business owners to succeed. Currently our Board Consists of these Local Business Owners:
Lauren Davis - Lauren Davis Creative
Skyler Davis - Culture Shock Clothing and Records
Kate Wirth - Lucette Holistic Salon and Boutique
Jacob Bradt - Rockford Buzz
Joshua Binning - Lucha Cantina
Jon Weber - Pa-Plinka
Jane Femminella - The Canine Crunchery
Please join us in discovering and supporting your local businesses. Check out our website for more information and use our directory to find local businesses in our community. http://www.winnebagobuylocal.com
