Member Benefits

Buy Local Kalamazoo offers its members a multitude of benefits to help locally owned independent businesses and the community flourish:

• Membership fees support the efforts of Buy Local Kalamazoo including campaign materials and Buy Local events
• Be part of a collective voice of Kalamazoo’s Independent Businesses
• Buy Local Kalamazoo Promotional Materials - T-Shirts are available for resale
• Participate in joint advertising initiatives
• Use of the Buy Local Kalamazoo logo for advertising
• Support local and independent businesses through speakers and events
• Publicity through participation at community and Buy Local Kalamazoo sponsored events

Member Specific Benefits

• Business Members
  • Listing in the on-line directory
    • Business name
    • Owner contact information
    • link to website
    • Brief description of business
    • listing of offers to members only
  • Listing in a printed directory
  • Members Only discounts and promotions offered by other business members
• Friends
  • Name listed on website
  • Members Only discounts and promotions offered by business members
• Affiliates
  • Name listed on Website
  • Name under Affiliates in printed directory
• Sponsors - mininum $1000 donation
  • Banner ad on website
  • Display ad in printed directory

Member Only Discounts and Promotions

• From Absolute Homecare and Medical Staffing - Free In-home assessments to explain our services to family members.
• From Eco-Friendly Contracting, LLC - $20 off labor for members, one $20 discount per service call. Identify yourself as a "Buy Local Kalamazoo Member" when calling.
• From Express IT Solutions - Mention Buy Local and get a few free hours of consulting or IT work with your first time using our services - value is equal or greater than $150 dollars.
• From Front Door Promotions - Buy Local Members take 20% off any printing order. $100 Off any Door Hanger Campaign. First 100 Business Cards FREE! 269.818.1122
• From Goggin Rentals - 10% off any rental.
• From Kazoopons LLC - We offer a 10% higher profit back for any Buy Local member who contacts us to advertise. Keep in mind; We NEVER ask for any money..we pay YOU the merchant to advertise with us as we have a data base approaching 10,000 local customers who have signed up to receive our deals. YOUR deal could get in front of these customers at ZERO cost out of your pocket! Please contact me: Cliff Cook at; 269-330-4547 or email: cliff@kazoopons.com
• From Otto Kihm Auto Service and Tire - All Fleet and Commercial Accounts receive 20% off menu pricing, including a reduced labor rate of $65 per hour. Pick-up and Delivery available.
• From Spirit of Kalamazoo - Mention that you saw information about The Spirit of Kalamazoo on the Buy Local Kalamazoo web site and receive $1.00 off any ice cream purchase.