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Dane Buy Local Launches New Website
Welcome to the new website for Dane Buy Local!
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Press and Media Coverage

Launch and View Dane Buy Local video coverage.

dbl_boat_parade_logoDane Buy Local Venetian Night ~ A Boat Parade of Lights on Lake Mendota!
What Local Businss Floats YOUR Boat?

Independents Day AudioIndependents Day Radio Ads - Featured on Magic 98 (98.1 FM) and the Pulse (1670 AM)

In honor of Independence Week, Dane Buy Local took over the Mid-West Family Broadcasting radio air waves, June 29 - July 3, 2009 with a Buy Local message from co-founder Rick Brooks.

Scott Lynch Radio Interview

Radio Interview

Listen to Scott Lynch from Sustain Dane and Barbara Wright from the Dardenelles talk about the economic impact Dane Buy Local has on our community.

Kelly Starr phone interview

THE MIC 92.1 FM interviews Kelly Starr-King

Kelly Starr-King, Drake & Co, is interviewed on her experience with Dane Buy Local March 11, 2008. Dane Buy Local introduced newly elected board of directors and first official Dane Buy Local employee, Lark Paulson, Director of Membership Services.


Testimonials

Our company, Total Awards & Promotions / AwardsMall.com, is enjoying the great relationships we're building as members of Dane Buy Local. Working on a committee has helped us to meet and get to know other members. We're proud to be part of an organization that believes in members helping members. The monthly membership events are becoming known as "The place t...

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Reasons for Buying Local

Enrich the community economy. Each time money is spent at a locally-owned business, the tax stays in Dane County to support local resources such as schools, parks, police and fire...and much more.
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Did You Know?

A local economy values relationships over transactions.  Doing business locally depends upon and builds social capital and longer-term thinking; conducting transactions long distance promotes anonymity and facilitates short-term profit-taking.”
--Woody Tasch, Founder, Slow Money
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