Join Local First Arizona
On this page:
- How does Local First Arizona help you reach your audience?
- What does this cost me?
- How do other members know I'm here to help the cause?
- What other reasons are there to join?
Sign-up form
Click here to go directly to our business sign-up form.
How does Local First Arizona help you reach your audience?
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Major search engines search our site and make information available to the public to better find you and learn about what you do.
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When you join, we discuss with you what categories and sub-categories that would best represent your business so customers can find you.
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We prepare periodic news releases for the media about our growth, sustainability, keeping dollars in the local economy, and events related to our organization and its members.
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In July we celebrate "Independents Week" where National Public Radio offers our members a discount on radio ads, which gains a lot of public attention.
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Each Fall, we host a festival, called Certified Local, that includes booths filled with food and merchandise from the valley's best local businesses, live music, and fun for the whole family.
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Each week we send an E- newsletter with ideas, tips, and information. The newsletter is a great way to stay informed about related events, legislation, and our membership growth.
What does this cost me?
To help us help you, $25 yearly dues pays for 12 months if you have 10 or fewer employees. Costs remain incredibly low all the way up to 250 employees or more.
Local First Arizona Dues
Dues per number of full-time employees:
- 1-10 employees, $25
- 11-25 employees, $75
- 26-100 employees, $150
- 101+ employees, $250
Additionally, we offer:
- Sustaining Member $1000 (can be business or individual)
- View our current sustaining members
Franchises, public companies, and local companies with corporate offices in another state do not meet our eligibility requirements.
When compared to the Chamber of Commerce or the SBA, we are extremely affordable. Click here to sign up.
How do other members know I'm here to help the cause?
We announce you as a new member in our newsletter with a link to your web site. If you do not have a web site, we will list your business in a special category so the link in the newsletter goes directly and only to your business page.
What other reasons are there to join?
As a member of Local First Arizona, you're sharing our values…
- Celebrate your independence:
You have a choice where to spend your money and you make an effort to invest in your community! - Put your money where your house is:
When you shop local, three times the revenue remains in your community - supporting your parks, schools and more! - Live local, give local:
Independent businesses are the largest contributors to LOCAL charities. - Be Arizona proud:
Regardless of where you came from, you're in Arizona now – take time to explore and invest in your new home! - Our future is now:
By supporting local businesses today, you're investing in a unique, sustainable future for our community.
One membership, two great groups
Arizona Chain Reaction (AZCR) is a nonprofit membership organization whose mission is to advocate and lobby on behalf of locally owned businesses.
AZCR's sister organization is Local First Arizona, which is a nonprofit charitable organization whose its mission is to educate consumers about the importance of shopping locally. As a paid member of Arizona Chain Reaction / Local First Arizona, your business is served by BOTH organizations.
