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

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

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Nonprofits
Click on web addresses to visit members' sites.

Animal House Fund | AnimalHouseFund.org
314 965 5505 | P.O. Box 12215 (63157)
We are a private nonprofit organization raising cash and in-kind contributions to build a new, state of the art, environmentally responsible animal-care facility for the City of St. Louis. Please follow us on Twitter at http://Twitter.com/AnimalHouseFund for updates – or contact us to get involved!

EarthWays Center | EarthWaysCenter.org
314 577 0220 | 3617 Grandel Square in the Grand Center district (63108) Map
EarthWays promotes sustainability through environmental education and improving the built environment. We are a division of the Missouri Botanical Garden, specializing in topics of energy efficiency, renewable energy, recycling and waste reduction, green home-building, native plants, and more. We provide options to conserve resources at home, school, and the workplace.

Justine Petersen | JustinePetersen.org
314 533 2411 | 1023 N. Grand Blvd in the Grand Center district (63106) Map
We’re a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists low- and moderate-income individuals to build assets through homeownership preparation and retention; credit building and financial education; small-business technical assistance and lending; and a matched savings program. The organization was founded in honor of the late Justine Petersen in 1997 and funds its operations through several social enterprises including a nonprofit mortgage brokerage, a general contracting company, and a community loan fund.

Missouri Coalition for the Environment | MoEnviron.org
314 727 0600 | 6267 Delmar Blvd, Suite 2E in the Loop (63130) Map
We work to preserve, protect, and enhance an environment that is livable, healthful, and sustainable through a comprehensive program of education, citizen action, and legal defense.

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.

Slow Food | SlowFoodSTL.org
Please visit our website for upcoming events and contact information
We’re a nonprofit, eco-gastronomic, member-supported organization founded in 1989 to counteract fast food and fast life, the disappearance of local food traditions, and people’s dwindling interest in the food they eat, where it comes from, how it tastes, and how our food choices affect the rest of the world. The Slow Food St. Louis convivium is a lively group, actively working to support the Slow Food philosophy and mission in and around the St. Louis area. Visit our website for upcoming events!

St. Louis Earth Day | StLouisEarthDay.org
314 616 7354 | Please visit our website for more information
St. Louis Earth Day makes every day earth day! We cultivate environmental stewardship and engage individuals, governments, businesses, schools, and the nonprofit sector in celebration, education, and action – to support a healthy and sustainable future. Our programs include the annual Earth Day Symposium and award-winning event-greening program, Recycling on the Go. Our signature event, the St. Louis Earth Day Festival, is the 4th Sunday of April in Forest Park on the Muny Grounds. E-mail us at info@stlouisearthday.org.

St. Louis Green | StLouisGreen.com
314 822 1792 | 143 Timbercrest Rd in Kirkwood (63112) Map
Your online source for everything green in the St. Louis area! StLouisGreen.com includes a listing of local companies and products; a calendar of green-related events and activities in the St. Louis area; and a Jobs and Opportunities page which lists job openings with green businesses.

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: 920 Crestwood Court Map
Or at UMSL, under the Library on the South Campus
636 227 7095 | 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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