IMAGINE…

Your Phones Ring with New Members

• Local businesses call you to join because they see real, tangible value in your chamber membership.

Members Receive Monthly ROI/Marketing Reports

• Every member receives proof that belonging to your chamber pays off — with data-driven reports showing traffic, leads, and engagement.

Your Chamber Leads Economic Development

• Your organization becomes the recognized champion of the #1 economic development program in your community, helping to create local jobs and community vitality.

What if your chamber or membership organization could deliver measurable value to local businesses, grow membership organically, and generate consistent new revenue — all without stretching your budget?

FIND LOCALS HERE community development program

Buy Local campaigns have proven over and over to be the #1 way to create a vibrant, sustainable communities. This program was built to give your Local business community an unmatched advantage—delivering exceptional value at a price point that’s almost unheard of.

It’s all about driving growth, boosting visibility, and equipping local businesses with the tools to market themselves more effectively than ever before. We help your Chamber build a stand alone Locals ONLY directory. A listing in this directory in very valuable to your local businesses. We then offer a free phone app. linking to that directory. Then consumers refer to the local directory phone app. to help with purchase decisions. Your local businesses receive more customers. Your chamber gets a new revenue stream, new members and becomes the champion of economic development in your community. This doesn't change the chambers support for all of it's members.

Find Locals Here provides a custom step by step guide to help your chamber grow and help your locally owned businesses thrive.         

We help your community choose local first for as many as possible, purchase decisions.

Find Locals Here
A New Revenue Stream & Economic Development Program for Your Chamber and Community

A Stronger, More Resilient Local Economy

Local Businesses Are Fighting an Uphill Battle

Independent businesses in your community are struggling for visibility against giants like Google, Amazon, Temu, and Facebook. Every day, local dollars are walking out the door — captured by algorithms, national advertising budgets, and platforms that don't invest a cent back into your community.

Your chamber wants to help — and you have the relationships, the trust, and the standing to make a real difference. But time, staff, and budget are limited.

That's exactly the gap we're here to fill.

The Problem

• National platforms dominate search results
• Local businesses can't compete on ad spend
• Community dollars leave and don't come back

The Opportunity

• Chambers have unmatched local credibility
• Members need tools beyond networking
• Communities are hungry for a "buy local" champion

Empower Your Local Economy  with a "Locals First" Solution

We Power the Engine — You Take the Credit

WE MAKE IT EASY: Find Locals Here is a fully managed "Buy Local" platform designed specifically for chambers of commerce and membership organizations. We build a stand alone directory for only locally owned independent businesses, and encourage consumers

to use this directory for purchase decisions using the FREE phone app. We provide a step by step guide to help you create a successful

Buy Local Program. You bring the vision and the community relationships, we bring you the revenue stream.

You add the Find Locals Here link button to your home page we take it from there.

We handle everything — technology, on boarding, support, billing, training and ongoing management.

Seamless White-Glove On boarding

• Every business is set up with care and precision. Our team handles the technical details so your members start seeing value immediately, with zero frustration.

Proactive Dedicated Support

• A dedicated program manager and tech support team work behind the scenes to keep everything running smoothly —
• so your staff never gets bogged down in logistics.

New Revenue, No Added Workload

• Generate consistent financial returns for your chamber without hiring new staff or redirecting existing resources.
• We do the work — you deposit the checks.

Step by Step BUY LOCAL community campaign

• We provide the steps and tools to help you build a great Buy Local program.

Benefits for Your Organization

Find Locals Here isn't just good for your members — it's a strategic win for your chamber.

From new revenue to community leadership, here's what your organization stands to gain.

$0 Added Staff Cost

•  We handle billing, tech, and support — your team focuses on community, not operations.

#1 Top Local Program

•  Become the recognized leader of the #1 job-creating economic development initiative in your market.

Membership Growth

• Attract locally owned businesses that have never joined before — because now there's a compelling, tangible reason to belong.
• Your members receive monthly reports proving the success of your membership.

Who/What is a Locally Owned Business?

"Locally owned independent" refers to a business that is primarily owned and operated by people who live in the local community,

rather than by a national or international corporation. These businesses are typically independently operated and keep a greater portion of their revenue within the local economy. 

"Research indicates that approximately $0.68 of every $1.00 spent

at a locally owned, independent business is reinvested into the local community.

In contrast, spending at national chains or online retailers typically results in significantly less money remaining in the local economy, often ranging from

$0.14 to $0.43 per dollar."

American Independent Business Association AMIBA

Independent businesses are the largest employers in most communities.

Every new customer means more hours, more hires, and more livelihoods supported locally.

Money spent at locally owned businesses returns 2-4 times as much money to the local economy than money spent at national chains or online out of the area, per Civic Economic Studies. 

Thriving independent businesses

give your city its identity — the shops, restaurants, boutiques, and services that make your community distinctly yours, not a copy of every other town.

Many residents (customers)want to support locals but lack easy access to information about who and what's available in their area. Despite these challenges, research indicates a growing desire among Americans to reconnect with their local communities. A recent survey found that 70% of consumers express interest in supporting local businesses but cite lack of awareness and convenience as primary barriers.

This disconnect represents not just a problem, but an opportunity—one that FIND LOCALS HERE independent businesses directory and our FREE Community phone app. is designed to address. We connect your community to your Locally Owned businesses.

Why We Do This

Find Locals Here was built on a simple belief: strong communities require strong local resilient economies — and strong local economies require intentional support. Vibrant thriving communities is our vision and we believe our program will deliver amazing results. 

Here's what drives everything we do.