Who are the members of BIBA?
In the first eight months since BIBA’s launch in January of 1998, sixty local businesses have joined, encompassing a wide range of business types. LINK Most members are within the city of Boulder, though other independent area businesses have joined as well. Who can join? BIBA members must have their primary place of business in the Boulder area, and be locally owned (at least 51% owned by area residents). Members are also free to make their own business decisions without the need for approval by owners or affiliates outside of the area (this does not bar participation in decisions by minority owners residing outside the area). How is the organization funded? We are presently funded entirely by very affordable annual memberships by businesses (on a sliding scale, call for details) and community supporters. In the future we hope to access grants for further developing the program. Are there other programs like this elsewhere? While there are initiatives with overlapping goals, such as c
