About buy local

buy local is a social enterprise and has been developed by local businesses for the benefit of local businesses in the Norwich area.

Our aims are to:

• increase the value and number of products and services bought from local independent businesses

• inform businesses and the public about the strong economic, environmental and social benefits of buying from local, independent businesses

• help local, independent businesses grow and thrive by increasing customer numbers

buy local is unique in the UK in developing accreditation criteria for locally owned businesses from all sectors to qualify for the membership award.


More Info

For further information or if you have any queries about buy local please contact:

Debbie Harvey 

Tel: 01603 766166

Email:

info@buylocalnorfolk.org.uk

"This is an excellent initiative. I congratulate everyone involved and hope it will be a resounding success. Together, businesses in a local area can really help each other in a sustainable way."

Right Hon.
Norman Lamb MP

Why join buy local?

• The buy local logo identifies you to others as a genuine, locally owned business

• All of your membership subscription stays in the local economy

• The buy local campaign will help you draw more buying public to your business with no cost to you apart from your yearly membership subscription

• You will have the backing of the buy local marketing campaign to attract more B2B spending, again, with no cost to you apart from your yearly membership subscription

• Members are entitled to a business listing in the searchable directory on the buy local website and a link to their own websites

• Members will have the opportunity to develop buying groups

• buy local offers the chance to build local supply chains

• Members will be encouraged to form consortiums to bid for tenders and contracts

• buy local listens to its members and really will use your feedback to make buy local work for you