Protect the St. Louis area’s unique character and prosperity.
Buy from locally owned independent businesses!

The dollars you spend with local independents keep city and county neighborhoods distinctive, vibrant, and stable. Local owners share local concerns with the rest of us and are here to stay. Their survival and success is essential to our local economy and quality of life. They truly help build St. Louis.

Spend wisely. Don’t let St. Louis become another generic Anytown, overloaded with national chain businesses.

National chains aren’t always cheaper and don’t always offer the best value. Buying online from non-locals doesn’t help our local economy, either. Locals reinvest in our community up to THREE TIMES the rate of chains, providing much more than just good prices!

BUILD St. Louis’ mission is to help consumers and businesses realize why buying from local independents is so important. By spending more of our dollars with locals instead of chains, we can all help make our community a better place to live and work.

Whether you’re an independent business owner, the director of a local nonprofit, or just a proud St. Louisan, BUILD St. Louis has a place for you.

As our membership and publicity efforts expand, thousands of people will divert more of their dollars to local independents.

Join us. Make a difference!

Build a better St. Louis supportive of locally owned independent businesses. BUILD St. Louis is leveraging the unique competencies of three groups to create a powerful force for change. Here’s how you can get involved:

Business Membership in BUILD St. Louis is open to any local business owned by residents in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. Membership benefits include consumer awareness materials, free networking events, and a listing in our Community Buying Guide. Click here to request membership details.

Community Development Organization Membership is open to any nonprofit organization interested in working with BUILD St. Louis to strengthen our neighborhoods through local ownership. Click here to request membership details.

Associate Membership is open to any community member interested in supporting the mission and goals of BUILD St. Louis. E-mail us at info@buildstlouis.org for more information.

Get involved! To join, learn more, or volunteer, e-mail us at info@buildstlouis.org. Print communications can be mailed to:
BUILD St. Louis
46 May Valley Lane
St. Louis, MO 63026