Join the Louisville Independent Business Association (LIBA)

Business member benefits

•  Members are part of the collective voice of Louisville’s independent businesses
• Local businesses from communities with ongoing “Buy Local” campaigns reported stronger sales than businesses from communities lacking such efforts.
• LIBA provides increased community awareness about the reasons to support local and independent businesses such as yours through advertising and events.
• You’ll receive invitations to monthly LIBA member networking meetings and other events in our monthly e-newsletter. (You can also host one of these events at your business.)
• Your business will receive a complimentary listing in our LIBA member directory (10,000 distributed throughout the city).
• Businesses in LIBA often make an effort to buy from each other, and some LIBA members choose to offer special inter-member discounts to other members.
• Complimentary signage and materials for your business to show that you are a member of LIBA and a locally-owned, independent business.
• Complimentary Buy Local bag stuffers to distribute to customers (available for pick up at member meetings).
• Link to your business web site on our shop local page.
• Membership in LIBA’s online “Google Group” (if you choose). It is similar to a list-serve. Members can use it to communicate directly with other members who have also signed on.
• Use of the LIBA logo in your own advertising, website, etc.
• Ability to post your own events on LIBA’s website calendar.

Business Members must be able to answer YES to each of the following questions:

1. Is your business privately held? (not publicly traded) (yes or no)
2. Is your primary place of business located in the Louisville metro area with no corporate or national headquarters outside this area? (yes or no)
3. Can your business make independent decisions regarding the name and look of your business, as well as all business purchasing, practices and distribution? (yes or no)
4. Do you pay all your own marketing, rent and other business expenses without assistance from, or payment to, a corporate headquarters? (yes or no)

If you answered no to any of the above questions (except #2), you can still become an Affiliate. Fill out the regular business application and indicate your answers to the questions. Contact Summer Auerbach if you do not qualify to be Business Member or an Affiliate, but would like to support LIBA.

If you are not a business owner, you can join LIBA as an Individual.