Supporting local businesses is about to get easier
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder has launched ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder 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 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder’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, ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder 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 ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder’s .ÌýÌý
Learn more
ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Boulder Buy Local is a ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ systemwide effort to increase awareness of local and diverse Colorado vendors, championed by ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Regent Nolbert Chavez and supported by the ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ system Procurement Service Center.Ìý
The ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½ Anschutz Medical campus launched its ownÌý in 2023.Ìý
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