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.

 

 

 

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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Education
Click on web addresses to visit members' sites.

Shining Rivers Waldorf School | ShiningRivers.org
314 962 2129 | 915 N. Elm Ave in Webster Groves (63119) Map
We are an independent, nonsectarian, nonprofit day school with a vibrant Early Childhood and Elementary Grades Program. The Waldorf philosophy emphasizes a love of knowledge, art, music, seasons, and all things outdoors.

St. Louis Teachers' Recycle Center | SLTRC.com
Visit us in the ArtSpace at Crestwood Court (former Crestwood Plaza mall)
636 227 7095 | Recycle Center: 108 Crestwood Court (63126) Map
636 227 7095 | “Play Your Art Out” SLTRC Studio: 444 Crestwood Court Map
or ARTropolis at Chesterfield Mall
636 227 7095 | “Play Your Art Out” SLTRC Studio & Recycle Center:
108 Chesterfield Mall (63017) Map

or at UMSL, under the Library on the South Campus
314 516 6826 | 8001 Natural Bridge Rd (63121) Map
We are a nonprofit offering businesses an alternative to landfilling reusable resources. Teachers, parents, artists, and youth group organizers can visit us and select from a variety of materials that encourages us to “Think Outside the Dumpster.” Watch for “Van Go” – bringing a van full of creative materials and workshops directly to you!

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