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Are you a new member of the Mile High Business Alliance and want to know how to take full advantage of your membership in the coming year?

Maybe you have been a supporter for a while, but feel like you could be getting more out of your participation? 

Do you just need some help sprucing up your Colorado Local First Directory Profile?

 

Join us for our first Member Orientation Event to connect with other business members as well as receive support from the MHBA team! Find out how to maximize your membership & get the most out of your ColoradoLocalFirst.com business listing.

 

Last night, brand-spankin' new RTD bus ads were spotted on the 16th Street Mall Ride. The ads feature local business owners Cindy Kent from A La Carte Gifts & Baskets and Paul Epstein from Twist & Shout. Their lovely photos lie alongside compelling numbers that illustrate the amount of money that remains within Colorado annually when one chooses to buy from local businesses.

Colorado Local First and Mix100 Announce Discounted Radio Advertising for Business Members of the Mile High Business Alliance

What's the Deal? The Mile High Business Alliance is Partnering with Mix100 to promote the Colorado Local First Campaign and Online Directory, along with MHBA Business Members.

It has been a very exciting month for the Colorado Local First campaign. We currently have "Stop Money Wandering" signs in 100 metro area RTD buses, and we're wrapping up sponsorship for the 2009 campaign. Through our partnerships and media sponsors, we're able to turn every dollar of underwriting into over $12 of media exposure for Colorado Local First. (find out more about underwriting)

Twist & Shout, one of Denver's best independent record stores and a founding member of the MHBA, publishes a seasonal printed newsletter with local news and music info. This winter's newsletter also features an article about the Mile High Business Alliance and Colorado Local First.

Local media is helping to spread the word about Buy Local Week and the important economic impact we can have this holiday season. Check out the great article written by Jen Reeder of the Carbon Valley Herald, and find out more about how you can get involved in Buy Local Week, which runs through this Friday December 5th.

Today I picked up an honorary proclamation from Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Jr., proclaiming November 23-29, 2008 as "Colorado Local First Week." This is very exciting for us as we work to raise awareness of the vital link between locally owned businesses and a stable local economy.

The text of the proclamation reads: