Supporting local businesses is about to get easier
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder has launched Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Buy Local, a program to connect local-, women- and minority-owned businesses with campus staff, faculty and student groups who purchase goods and services on behalf of the university.Ìý
Why it matters
By including and supporting local and diverse businesses in Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s supply chain, the campus hopes to create opportunity, promote innovation and stimulate the economic vitality of the surrounding community.Ìý
Already the largest economic contributor in Boulder County, Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder departments and organizations have an opportunity to increase their positive impact by supporting local and diverse vendors in sectors like food services, marketing, printing, lodging and more.Ìý
How it works
Interested business owners complete a short, online vendor application form. Vendors are then added to a list of list of local businesses available on Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder’s .ÌýÌý
Learn more
Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØBoulder Buy Local is a Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØsystemwide effort to increase awareness of local and diverse Colorado vendors, championed by Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØRegent Nolbert Chavez and supported by the Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØsystem Procurement Service Center.Ìý
The Â鶹Ãâ·Ñ°æÏÂÔØAnschutz Medical campus launched its ownÌý in 2023.Ìý
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