Albuquerque Independent Business Alliance

This month on the AIBA Facebook page, a series on eating locally produced food.

In line with this theme, I've written a blog post about my new attempt to purchase local food.

The monthly gatherings at Slate Street that were formerly known as, Lunch n Learn, will now be called, local. learn. lunch. Same great speakers, same great conversation, same great food.

From the Nob Hill Main Street Program Facebook page:

Listen for Nob Hill news this Sunday....May 2nd at 6:00 AM Tune in to Kiss 97.3 FM or Coyote 102.5 FM Community Talk with Univison’s Amy O’Brian. Amy will be interviewing Alfredo Barrenechea of Nob Hill Mainstreet. They will be discussing the importance of shopping local, Mainstreet’s contributions to our community and upcoming Nob Hill Nights events.

You are invited to join us for an "I Love Albuquerque" Mixer and Contest Awards Presentation. 
 
Jointly sponsored by AIBA and Local IQ - Mixology
Thursday, April 8 6:00 - 8:00 pm
The Wine Loft at Slate Street Cafe 515 Slate NW
Cash Bar and Free Hors d'oeuvres
 

Green For All, has created a free Business Academy. Green For All is a national nonprofit organization that is dedicated to building an inclusive green economy strong enough to lift people out of poverty. The Academy will engage and educate small business owners in the region, and provide them with tools and resources to scale their operations and create green jobs locally.
 
     Albuquerque Business Academy
     Tuesday, March 30, 2010 8:30am - 3pm (MST)

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.