Our local independent businesses provide much more than just good prices:

Better Service
Local owners and employees really know their businesses and their customers — and can offer you more personalized service and relevant advice.

Superior Quality
Many locally owned independents provide higher-quality products and services to you than the average national chain business.

Unique Choices
Independent local businesses bring their own creativity to their businesses — offering selections you won’t find elsewhere.

Real Commitment
As residents and fellow St. Louisans, local independent business owners have a genuine vested interest in your community's schools, our local environment, and other qualities of life.

Local Character
Local independents help create the many distinctive neighborhoods St. Louis is known for. Buying from your locals helps preserve the St. Louis area's unique culture and prevents it from becoming just another generic Anytown.

 

 

Our City and County local independents are just a click away.

Our members are local independents who’ve taken a stand to help spread the word about locals, by joining the BUILD St. Louis business alliance. Please patronize their businesses – and refer friends and family to them, as well.  
 

Accounting Construction Legal Services
Antiques & Vintage Design & Marketing Medical Services
Architectural Services Education Music Stores
Arts & Craft Supplies Environment Nonprofits
Artisan Crafts Entertainment Office Supplies
Automotive Financial Services Performing Arts
Bakeries Fine Arts Pets' Needs
Beauty & Hair Care Florists & Nurseries Pharmacies
Blogs Food & Produce Photography
Bookstores Gifts & Jewelry Printing
Beer & Wine Health & Well-Being Publications
Business Development Home Furnishings Real Estate
Cafés & Coffee Home Improvement Restaurants & Bars
Catering & Events Home Services Retail Store Supplies
Cigars & Tobacco Housing Resources Sporting Goods
Clothing Internet Services Telecommunications
Computers Junk Removal  
  Kitchen & Housewares  

+ symbols indicate BUILD St. Louis' founding member businesses.
Inactive index links are some of the categories still under development.

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Catering & Events
Click on web addresses to visit members' sites.

Bryan Young’s Catering Plus | CateringPlusStLouis.com
314 781 0243 | 7118 Oakland Ave in Richmond Heights (63117) Map
We serve small dinner parties, weddings, wine dinners, buffet dinners, cocktail parties, brunches, fundraisers, barbecues, and much more. Seasonal menu specials for breakfast, lunch, dinner, appetizers, and desserts. A full array of services.

Companion | CompanionSTL.com
Visit one of our two unique neighborhood cafés:
314 352 4770 | 8143 Maryland Ave in Clayton (63105)
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314 352 4770 | 9781 Clayton Rd in Ladue (63124) Map

Save at our Early Bird Bakery, 7:00 AM to noon, Friday-Sunday
314 352 4770 | 4555 Gustine Ave in the Dutchtown neighborhood (63116)
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Can a loaf of bread be a catalyst for a great conversation? We think so. With three St. Louis-area gathering places – for customers to pop in or linger, to sit quietly or share in conversations and a meal. We treasure our St. Louis roots and are a vital member of the neighborhoods and communities we serve. The collective “we” of Companion is what makes it all possible. At Companion, the foundation of who we are is bread baking. But we’re also in the business of supporting small growers and producers, encouraging sustainability, pushing culinary limits, even fostering friendships. To us, the creative process and the many people it touches along the way are as important as the loaf itself!

Hollyberry Baking and Catering | HollyberryCatering.com
314 968 9239 | 284 East Avenue in Webster Groves (63119) Map
We provide creative, contemporary menus for both large and small events including corporate functions, social gatherings, and weddings. Since our founding in 2001, we’ve become the preferred caterer at over 22 top venues in the St. Louis area and have grown to become one of St. Louis’s top 10 catering companies. Hollyberry specializes in “small-plates” menus and sources ingredients, breads, and produce from local vendors and farmers’ markets whenever possible.

Local Harvest Café & Catering | LocalHarvestCafe.com
314 772 8815 | 3137 Morgan Ford Rd in the Tower Grove South neighborhood (63116) Map
Award-winning, green, local, organic – and a proud new BUILD member. We’ll post our full listing soon!

Neighborhood Movie Events

Frontyard Features | FYFoutdoormovies.com
314 644 4330 | 1922 Cherokee Street in the Cherokee-Lemp Historic District (63118) Map
We don’t show movies, we build communities! In the winter, spring, summer and fall, we offer perfect ways to bring a neighborhood together and for local businesses to meet new customers. When your group hosts a Frontyard Feature event, you aren't just paying for a movie – you’re getting something that neighbors will talk about for years to come. With our low prices and fundraising plans, we create traditions your neighbors will enjoy and look forward to. Advertising from local businesses helps us highlight part of what makes a neighborhood great. Besides showcasing local businesses to local residents, we show off those businesses to other people visiting the neighborhood to see the movie. Frontyard Feature helps bring neighbors together and provides more effective advertising venues for local businesses. Follow us at http://Twitter.com/FYFmissouri.

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