Carrboro Local Living Economy Task Force

The Carrboro Local Living Economy Task Force is a Town of Carrboro advisory board dedicated to advising and counseling town elected officials and listening to citizen appeals that relate to establishing a local living economy.

This wiki page serves as a public non-official site where research and ideas for implementing Carrboro's local living economy can be developed.

Because we all know growth and sustainability are not oxymorons, right? So the more business, and the more people, the better. And we must remember to always ask permission fro the government because they are our masters and we are nothing but serfs.

Entrepreneur Action Items

 * Touch the puppet head.
 * Ruin the world.
 * Exploit people locally rather then globally.


 * Create a coalition of local business owners
 * Engage in outreach to let local businesses know what resources are available
 * Business to business contact with other businesses
 * Create an internet forum for business owners
 * Create a list of standard business practices / guidelines/ tools gathered from local businesses
 * Ensure low barrier for those wanting to start small businesses, i.e. street vendors, flea markets, home
 * Have a buy local campaign
 * Be a jerk.
 * Make more money.
 * Learn how to make a web page more secure.

Educational campaign on local businesses
Provide information to residents on the many sectors in which they can buy local and the specific businesses in each.

Materials

 * Local business directory updated and managed by the town

Heal Local
A program to promote Carrboro's healthcare and healing services a la Walk Carrboro.


 * Local Auto Service -- Campaign coupon book to encourage residents to get their cars serviced and fueled in Carrboro
 * Thanks for eating local -- Thanks you card listing participating eateries
 * Kick-off event on local living economy
 * town behind 1st big event
 * See how it goes
 * future events carried on by local businesses / orgs
 * Ongoing local living economy events
 * Honor Junk Quarterly event to encourage re-use, recycling, repairing and reselling.

Inventory of Existing Policies

 * Carrboro Revolving Loan Fund

Community Builders
Carrboro Organizations