Welcome

 

Click here for our Marketplace section, containing indivdualized pages for each of our 200+ local, independent business members. 

Click here for corrections and updates regarding the Founding Sponsor and Founding Member listings in our 2008-2009 Business Directory

 

 

 Click here to view the Google Map locations of our 200+ Business Underwriters, Sponsors and Members. All are local, independent and based in Worcester.

 

 Click here to view our Individual Friend members. These are people who support the mission of Worcester Local First and either live in Worcester or Massachusetts and do not own and operate a business, or their business is not located in Worcester and/or not local and independent.

 

Worcester Local First encourages retail and business-to-business consumers to "think local first, shop local first" when buying goods and services. We view the future of Worcester as positive and exciting.

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 Worcester Local First in the News!
 
 
 
NEW: Worcester Local First Co-Chair Bill Cavanagh of C.C. Lowell and Somerville Local First Coordinator Joe Grafton talk with host Mauro DePasquale about the Local First movement and the 10% Shift campaign on the 30-minute Soapbox on WCCA-TV/Channel 13.  Click here to watch the episode 24/7 in MP4 format.
NEW: Somerville Local First Coordinator Joe Grafton talks with host Steve D'Agostino about the 10% Shift campaign on the 30-minute The Business Beat on WICN/90.5 FM. Click here to hear the episode 24/7 in MP3 format.
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Click here for information regarding upcoming Worcester Local First events and activities
 
 
Click here for local media coverage of Worcester Local First.
 
 
 
 Looking to start up or locate a sole proprietorship or partnership in Worcester proper?
 
 
Click here for the City of Worcester's official Business Certificate form, in PDF format.
Click here to learn more about the City of Worcester.
Click here for free demographic data regarding Worcester -- and all other Mass. & U.S. cities and towns.
 
 
 
Advantages & Benefits of Local Independents
 
 Click here for information regarding the New England 10% Shift campaign, including an easy-to-use "Local Calculator."
 
 
Click here for Independent Retailers Outperform Chains Over Holidays, National Survey Finds, Business Alliance for Local Living Economies and Institute for Local Self-Reliance, January 2009.
 
 
 Click here for Local Works! Examining the Impact of Local Business on the West Michigan Economy, Local First West Michigan and Civic Economics, September 2008.
 
 
 Click here for Ratings: Appliance Stores, Consumer Reports, August 2008, regarding how independent appliance stores rate against chain stores and Amazon.com.
  
 


Surviving & Thriving in a Tough Economy!
 
Click here for the "Local Calculator," an easy-to-use tool from the New England 10% Shift campaign.
 
 
Click here for Twelve Business Strategies to Survive and Thrive in a Challenging Economy, Sustainable Business Network of Greater Boston, October 2008.
 
 


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Think Local First, Shop Local First at our 200+ Local Independents!

Think chains and franchises have the best

quality, selection, price and service?

Think again!

 

Think First of, Shop First at our 200+ Local Independents.

You will be pleasantly surprised.

When you join Worcester Local First as a Business Underwriter, Sponsor or Member, you get a detailed listing at no extra charge in our 2009-2010 Shopping Directory.

You can also advertise in our 2009-2010 Directory, 30,000 complimentary copies of which will be published this summer and distributed this fall.

Click here for the Advertising Rate Card.

Click here for the Directory Cover Image.

Click here for Membership Rates & Benefits.

Click here for Membership Registration Form.

Membership Payment & Ad Payment deadline: originally June 30, 2009 --extended to July 17, 2009 because of the high demand

Ad Copy deadline: July 24, 2009

For more information, call 508-930-8675 or e-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .

 Proud Sponsor of our 2009-2010 Shopping Directory

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Advertise in our weekly Think Local, Shop Local section in Worcester Magazine
 
Think Local,
Shop Local

Special, highly affordable, 52-week, 26-time advertising opportunity in

Ad space in first-set, two-page rotation: Sold out!

Second-set rotation: Nearly sold out!

Third-set rotation: Now being sold!

Click here to view a recent Think Local, Shop Local page in Worcester Magazine

Click here for more  information on our Think Local,Shop Local advertising opportunity.

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Business Underwriters, Sponsors & Members, and Individual Friends
To view our growing roster of locally owned, independent business Underwriters, Sponsors and Members, visit our Marketplace section. Thank you to our business Underwriters, Sponsors and Members plus our individual Friends for your valuable support. To become a business Underwriter, Sponsor or Member or an individual Friend, visit our Membership page.

Underwriters ($1,000+) & Sponsors ($500)

Beechwood Hotel
Bowditch & Dewey
C.C. Lowell
Commerce Bank & Trust (Underwriter/Sponsor)
Commonwealth National Bank
Fallon Community Health Plan (Underwriter/Sponsor)
Fletcher, Tilton & Whipple
Greenberg, Rosenblatt, Kull & Bitsoli
J.J. Bafaro
Knight Security
Mass. Liquors
Mirick O'Connell
Rotmans Furniture
Saltus Press
Worcester Magazine

Business Members ($100)

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