Using The Navigation Below Choose Either The Delaware County Business Directory or The Chester County Buisiness DirectoryOnce You Have Chosen A Directory, You May Search For Locally Owned Businesses Featured in Their Buisiness Categories and on Site BannersWhen You Buy Local First you support locally owned businesses that are owned by your neighbors, your friends, and your families. Create jobs in your community and support your local living economy

We urge all local consumers & business owners to "Buy Local First"
 

 
 
 
 
 

 


 

Local First Commitment.

We realize that the only way we are going to be able to deliver effective solutions that have a positive impact on locally owned businesses, the communities in which they thrive, and the local living economy they produce is to have a cooperative long term commitment between Local First and the members of Local First.

Through ongoing cooperative efforts we will be able to accomplish our goal of educating the local community about the importance of buying from independently owned local businesses and delivering the type of exposure & tools our members need to succeed locally.

Our commitment to our members:

  • Professionally and effectively Increase member exposure locally through various media outlets and campaigns.
  • Level the playing field with nationally advertised competition.
  • Educate the local public and government about the importance of locally owned independent business to the local community.
  • Develop and offer tools for our members that are essential to their success.
  • Listen to and support our members needs.
  • Encourage peer to peer support.


We’re working to effect permanent changes in the way people think about locally owned businesses, and we understand it’ will take time, We have made an enduring commitment to our members and We’re in it for the long run. Ultimately the future of our locally owned businesses is far too important to the people who support Local First than it is to any chain store. "LOCAL" isn’t  just another branch location for our members. It’s their home.
Member Commitment.

Local First needs members to be committed, involved, focused, and passionate about strengthening the local small business base, their local community, and the local living economy.
  • Display your window cling and any other materials, this will help the effort and other members
  • Be involved, express your opinions, votes, and any other input that you feel will support the efforts.
  • Tell other small business owners about us. The larger the base the more effective we are.
  • Support your peers through advise, consultations, and networking events.
  • Use the marketing tools available to you through Local First. publish coupons, events and keep your listings accurate. Use the online networking tool at LocalFirstNetwork,com to build and communicate with your business networks.
  • Keep your business to business discounts current.
  • Keep your membership current.
  • Protect and nurture the unique character of our community, ensuring that our place doesn't become everyplace.
  • Encourage community and a vibrant local economy with meaningful jobs, a diversity of businesses and business owners, and involved citizens.
  • Promote public awareness about the tangible benefits gained by supporting local products, services and businesses.
  • Limit the degradation of our environment, cultural and natural, through principled business, employer and consumer practices.
  • Support, encourage and share resources with other local businesses, organizations or individuals who share our goals.
  • Collaborate to help reduce costs and facilitate principled decision-making with regards to our community.
  • Model sustainable/best practices for the community.
     

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