Houston's Buy Local Business Alliance

Kick-off Conference May 1, 2009

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At the end of the workshop, participants will have:

• A clear understanding of the benefits of a new community business network
• Made new useful contacts with individual attendees
• Learned how Local Business Alliances have been set up in Boulder and Madison
• Assessed the possibility of creating an Alliance here using Houston resources and people
• Outlined our next steps

7:45 a.m.  Check In and Continental Breakfast
                 Catered By Fontana Coffee Roasters and Last Organic Outpost

8:15 a.m.  Welcome and Introductions
                 Houston Peace and Justice Center

                 Remarks from Our Sponsors
                 Charles Mauch, Houston Peace and Justice Center
                 Mark Juedeman, Transition Houston

8:40 a.m.  Making the Change to a Local, Independent Economy And the Role of Local Business Alliances;
                 The Dane Buy Local Business Alliance
                 Rick Brooks, Dane Buy Local

9:30 a.m.  Building the Boulder Independent Business Alliance
                 Jennifer Jones, BIBA

10:00 a.m. BREAK

10:10 a.m. Collaboration Counts!
                  Mathew Wettergreen, Caroline Collective

10:30 a.m.  Relationship Matters!
                    Rick Bost, Georgia’s Market

10:50 a.m.  Interactive Discussions & Input for Afternoon- Participants

12:00 p.m. LUNCH
                 Catered By Last Organic Outpost

1:15 p.m. Building a Local Network & Learning from Others- Rick Brooks
                 Developing a Uniquely Houston Strategy- Participants

2:45 p.m. BREAK

3:00 p.m. How to Build an Alliance Operation- Rick Brooks
                 Charting Our Own Course- Participants

5:00                 ADJOURN