Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance

Last year, AIBA and Local IQ sponsored the "I Love Albuquerque" Contest and it's returning in 2010! Anyone can enter! Just describe, in 25 words or less, why you love Albuquerque. A sentence or two, a poem, or a pithy mantra could win you a prize and a chance to take part in a gala awards gathering (to be announced). So put your thinking caps on and send your entries to:
contest@local-IQ.com or via snail mail: I Love ABQ Contest, Local IQ, POB 7490, ABQ, NM 87102. Limit 2 entries per person. Deadline is March 5, 2010. Prizes for "Quirkiest" "Most Romantic" and "Best of Show."

A survey conducted by the Institute for Local Self-Reliance found that holiday sales for independent retailers grew at a faster rate than holiday sales for the aggregate retail sector.  Here is a key paragraph.

The AIBA Newsletter is now online, starting with the January 15, 2010 edition.

From the Facebook page for the Nob Hill Mainstreet Program:

Hello Everyone!  This is the perfect time to "BUY LOCAL" by doing your holiday shopping at local, independent businesses. In this less than stable economy, we recognize the priority to stimulate sales in our local businesses, which will keep us in the black and will create jobs for our friends and neighbors.

Mayor Chavez honors Amy Baca López because she has "...devoted her career to the improvement of the small, locally-owned business..."

Now, Therefore, I, Martin Chávez, Mayor of the City of Albuquerque, do hereby proclaim December 3, 2009 as;

Amy Baca López Day in the City of Albuquerque, encourage all citizens to help and congratulate this outstanding member of our community.

Order No. 09-150

Martin J. Chávez, Mayor

 

Today's Albuquerque Journal contains the first ever AIBA Buy LOCAL! insert.  It gets out the Buy Local message just in time for the holidays, and provides a low cost advertising opportunity exclusively to AIBA members.  Check it out.

Do you own a business? Do you "buy local" whenever possible? Do you love living in Albuquerque? Then you should be part of the Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance (AIBA).