Locally-owned Businesses:Locally-owned Businesses:Grow Your Economy and Grow Your Economy and

Drive TourismDrive Tourism

Kimber Lanning Kimber Lanning Founder, Executive DirectorFounder, Executive Director

Money Does Not Spend the SameMoney Does Not Spend the Same

For every $100 For every $100 spent in a local spent in a local business, $45 business, $45 re-circulates and re-circulates and stays right Here stays right Here in Arizona.in Arizona.

For the same For the same $100 spent in $100 spent in any national any national chain, only $13 chain, only $13 remains.remains.

Local First ArizonaLocal First Arizona

2600+ locally owned businesses of all sizes 2600+ locally owned businesses of all sizes The largest local business coalition in North AmericaThe largest local business coalition in North America An on-line directory that is searched more than An on-line directory that is searched more than

42,000 of times each month42,000 of times each month A BUY LOCAL campaignA BUY LOCAL campaign Both (c)6 and (c)3 statusBoth (c)6 and (c)3 status An advocacy group working on long-term economic An advocacy group working on long-term economic

developmentdevelopment Focused on ECONOMIC sustainabilityFocused on ECONOMIC sustainability Focused on business to business interaction and Focused on business to business interaction and

growing “deep wealth” in the regiongrowing “deep wealth” in the region 56,000 social media followers56,000 social media followers Funded by member dues, earned revenue, and Funded by member dues, earned revenue, and

grantsgrants

4 Key Areas of Work4 Key Areas of Work

Land use, adaptive Land use, adaptive reuse, infillreuse, infill

ProcurementProcurement

Cultural TourismCultural Tourism

Economic Economic DevelopmentDevelopment

LFA members by Industry SectorLFA members by Industry Sector

Local First ProgramsLocal First Programs WeekendZona: Rural Development WeekendZona: Rural Development

and Tourismand Tourism Shift Arizona: Shift the Way You Shift Arizona: Shift the Way You

Shop!Shop! Fuerza Local: Spanish Language Fuerza Local: Spanish Language

InitiativeInitiative Localist: New campaign to build civic Localist: New campaign to build civic

pride though individual experiencespride though individual experiences

Chicago?! Chicago?! But you live HERE now!But you live HERE now!

Economic Economic GardeningGardening

The Secret to Job Growth The Secret to Job Growth in America: Think SMALLin America: Think SMALL

Harvard Business Review- 2010 Harvard Business Review- 2010

The small businesses The small businesses in the La Grande in the La Grande Orange complex at Orange complex at 40th Street and 40th Street and Campbell, an Campbell, an adaptive reuse adaptive reuse project, generated project, generated $20 million in sales in $20 million in sales in 2008.2008.

Jobs per $10 Million in SalesJobs per $10 Million in Sales

Independent Retailers: 110Independent Retailers: 110

Chain Retailers: 50Chain Retailers: 50

Amazon: 14Amazon: 14

source: Institute of Local Self-Reliance 2013source: Institute of Local Self-Reliance 2013

One One company company making a making a

huge huge impact on impact on

our our economyeconomy

Procurement:Procurement:City of Phoenix Success StoryCity of Phoenix Success Story

$5,000 threshold $5,000 threshold moved to $50,000moved to $50,000

Open public bid only Open public bid only over $50,000+ over $50,000+ contractscontracts

Under $50,000 goes Under $50,000 goes to database to database populated only with populated only with Arizona companiesArizona companies

COLLABORATE! GROW THE PIECOLLABORATE! GROW THE PIE- Other Other

OrganizationsOrganizations- Tourism entitiesTourism entities- Small BusinessesSmall Businesses- Community Community

LeadersLeaders- Arts and CultureArts and Culture

Regional Thinking Creates New Regional Thinking Creates New Dollars for AllDollars for All

Growing Statewide PresenceGrowing Statewide Presence

MERGERMERGER

Federally Designated RDCFederally Designated RDC

Case Study: CottonwoodCase Study: Cottonwood

Case Study: BisbeeCase Study: Bisbee

Case Study: SaffordCase Study: Safford

Examples of Celebrating your Examples of Celebrating your Community AssetsCommunity Assets

SedonaSedona AjoAjo FlorenceFlorence PrescottPrescott

Making the SHIFT means more jobs and more money Making the SHIFT means more jobs and more money circulating locally! SHIFT 10% of your spending!circulating locally! SHIFT 10% of your spending!

Contact me with questionsContact me with questions

Kimber LanningKimber LanningKimber@localfirstaz.com

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