Find out what makes Credit Union West one of the Top Companies to Work for in Arizona! Meet local entrepreneurs, grow your network, and help welcome the newly designed Credit Union West branch in Glendale!

Taste Flagstaff; dine out for a good cause! 10% of dinner proceeds go to Flagstaff Foodlink's Grower Grants program.

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The Arizona Living Economy Forum (ALEF) is a signature event for growing prosperity in our community. ALEF is bringing together visionary speakers from around Arizona to talk about what's working locally and share tools to grow a more united, prosperous community. ALEF is creating a template for how we learn from one another and become true change makers in our own communities. 

Join Local First Arizona and Root Public House for an evening networking opportunity with fellow independent businesses and local leaders on Wednesday, September 13th from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Taste Flagstaff; dine out for a good cause! 10% of dinner proceeds go to Flagstaff Foodlink's Grower Grants program.

The Arizona Farmer+Chef Connection brings together local food producers prepared to transact at a wholesale level and introduces them to wholesale food buyers at restaurants, hotels, etc. from across the state.

The Catalina Craft Pizza serves all local ingredients and award winning craft beers from Catalina Brewing Company.  Jeff Bridge and business partners Brian V & Hank Rowe are collaboration success for Local First Arizona. We look forward to spotlighting our hosts during our Mixer on September 6th.

Join us to celebrate the completion of the study with food, drink and merriment. We will also be discussing opportunities and next steps for supporting local producers and making healthy local foods more accessible to all who live in the Copper Communities.

Acompáñanos a celebrar la gran apertura de Power Plaza, el espacio que será el nuevo hogar para siete negocios en el oeste del Valle.

At Local First Arizona, Ambassadors are one of the most powerful ways to help us mobilize local communities across the state. Become an Ambassador!

We're celebrating the new Verde Valley Small Wonders map, Volume 5 with a fun, energetic Happy Hour at Main Stage in Cottonwood from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

Trusted brand story strategist and story marketer, Park Howell, presents a highly interactive “how to” workshop to re-ignite within you the one true superpower well all posses – storytelling - to help you nudge the world in any direction you choose.

What does it mean to build a truly localized supply chain in the building industry, built on local craftsmanship?

You're invited to Green Living magazine's August issue launch party August 17th at Crossroads at Mingus in Clarkdale, Arizona for a night of fun and networking!

Culinary Dropout invites local business and nonprofits to join us for a special mixer! Meet entrepreneurs, gain new connections, and find out how to find the perfect business-nonprofit partnership to boost your bottom line and your community. 

You're doing good for your community, but how strong are your partnerships? In this webinar, learn successful partnership strategies (both long-term and short-term) that have positive impacts on both your business and the community. Open to both businesses and organizations.

Join the Local First Southern Arizona Members for our monthly networking mixer at Mama's Hawaiian BBQ.

Local First invites you to Pedal Haus Brewery for good conversation and great food. Lunch locally with us in Tempe this August. Bring plenty of business cards to pass around while you make new local connections.

Local First Arizona and Fuerza Local present the 8th graduating class of the Business Accelerator program. A total of 60 businesses will walk away with a certificate of completion, demonstrating their hard work, dedication, and commitment to the 6-month program.

Regional Food Producer Forum is intended to open the space for current and potential small-scale food producers to convene, acquire knowledge in growing, processing, and selling, and share best practices between rural communities.

Local First Arizona partners with Arizona Animal Welfare League (AAWL) for our July Member Mixer! Don't miss your opportunity to network with members, win raffle prizes, and meet furry friends! 

Effective social media and marketing skills are critical to the success of any business. Local First Arizona offers this "Effective Social Media Marketing" workshop to supply you simple tools to build your business, strengthen your presence on social media, connect with a broader audience, and create a destination for community.

Join Local First Arizona and Granite Mountain Brewing for an evening networking opportunity with fellow independent businesses and local leaders on Wednesday, July 12th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Join us at Cocina 10 this month to meet other local businesses from around the valley. Register to save your seat!

Take an insider tour of Tucson Tamale and Dragoon Brewing via the Loop by bike. 

Join the Local First Southern Arizona Bussiness Coalition for our monthly mixer.

Join Local First Arizona for our Annual Indie Week Pub Crawl in Downtown Phoenix! Enjoy $5 libations at 5 local stops. Team up and compete in our scavenger hunt. Bring your friends or make some along the way, either way we're celebrating our 'Independents'!