Choose Local Inland Northwest

CHOOSE LOCAL

INLAND NORTHWEST

Serving the Kootenai County Communities — a grass roots, “Community First” movement for our local economy and culture.

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Explore the campaign

Programs that keep dollars and jobs local—start here.

Business directory

Free listings for Kootenai County businesses; paid members get enhanced features.

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Community calendar

Find and suggest local events across the county.

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Coupon book

Save locally and support the campaign—or get your business in the book.

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Membership

Business $200/yr or Citizen $100/yr.

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Where you spend your money matters

For every $100 you spend: online returns less than a dollar to the community; chain stores about $13.60; locally owned retail about $47.70; and locally owned restaurants about $64.90. Shopping local recirculates money and strengthens our economy.

Source: civiciconomics.com/indie-impact.html · Full story

Online

< $1

Chain / big box

$13.60

Local retail

$47.70

Local restaurant

$64.90

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Community events

Choose Local Fests (spring, summer, and fall), monthly luncheons with community speakers, and themed monthly mixers bring neighbors and locally owned businesses face-to-face. Past fests have drawn thousands of attendees.

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Membership

Paid memberships fund the directory, calendar, coupon book, and outreach that keep Choose Local growing.

Business

$200/yr

Host a paid table-top at non-Fest events (luncheons, mixers, open house) for $35 (scheduled/reserved; ~2 minutes to promote).
Access to members-only training: educational audio and videos, blog posts, chat, B2B discounts (coming soon).
Enhanced Choose Local Business Directory listing: name, address, phone, brief description, and embedded promotional video.
2 free ads per year for your business that you create — on the Choose Local Facebook page.

Join as a business — $200/yr

Citizen

$100/yr

Access to the Citizen membership portal for business discounts, insights, chat, and updates (coming soon).
Support the campaign that strengthens locally owned businesses and our regional economy.

Join as a citizen — $100/yr

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