• Ensuring that our place doesn't become every place.

• A committment to a strong community and thriving local economy with meaningful jobs, a diversity of business owners and involved citizens.
• A desire for public awareness about the importance of supporting local products, services and retail outlets.
• A committment to decreasing negative impacts on our ecosystems. 
• A desire to know and do business with others in the community who share similar concerns and values.
• A need for collaboration that helps reduce costs and make it more convenient to make environmental and local business decisions.
• An interest in modeling sustainable practices for the community. 
  

SBN Members are:

• Business owners, founders, directors and decision-makers of businesses and not-for-profit enterprises, which are locally-owned, independent, and strive to serve community needs while respecting the natural environment.
• Those with a mission of developing a local, living economy:
• • Directors and decision-makers of non-profits
  • Directors and representatives of government agencies
  • Investors and philanthropists
  • Activists, authors and artists
  • Consumer organizers

Please note: SBN does not include publicly traded companies as members