Welcome to SIBA!

The Sustainable Interconnected Business Alliance is a new and growing association of businesses and individuals who are transforming the way business is done in the greater Tampa Bay area.  Through our shared values and practices, we seek to create a local living economy that is sustainable and strengthens our community as the number one priority.

If you or your business seeks a healthier, happier and more sustainable future for both your organization and our community,  join us!  For more info, contact us by phone or e-mail.

A New Economy

SIBA and our member businesses provide leadership in laying the foundation for a new economy in areas such as Independent Retail, Healthy Food, Local Agriculture, Green Construction, Renewable Energy, Alternative Transportation and Zero‐waste Manufacturing.

SIBA is a member network of the ground-breaking national organization, Business Alliance of Local Living Economies (BALLE).  We also support the efforts of other business organizations and movements that are helping to lay the foundation for a more sustainable world, such as the American Independent Business Alliance.

SIBA'S Mission

To create a prosperous, sustainable and just economy in the Tampa Bay area by strengthening local independently‐owned businesses that

  • seek to create healthier, more interconnected communities

  • show leadership in sustainability

  • serve the needs of customers, employees, our community, and the earth.

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The Sustainable Interconnected Business Alliance joins with the Pinellas County Commission in recognizing National Buy Local Week 2010.  The County Commission proclaimed November 29 through December 6 Buy Local Week in Pinellas County.  The commission recognized SIBA’s Buy Local First campaign and the important role Local Independent and Sustainable Businesses play in strengthening our local economy, creating jobs, protecting the environment, and building vibrant healthy communities for everybody.

SIBA members are owners and leaders of local independent enterprises, and are deeply rooted in and committed to our communities. As such, we have also made the commitment to sustainability. We know that dollars spent at local, independent enterprises remain and circulate in our local community to a much higher degree.  We also create thousands of jobs in the Tampa Bay region even we shift our buying to locally owned and operated sources by just a few percent.

SIBA members are among the area’s leaders in promoting sustainable practices and choices.  These businesses show that people don’t have to sacrifice quality or spend more money to shift their purchases to local sources or to make more sustainable choices.  So to strengthen all our communities, we urge all Tampa area residents to think locally and sustainably when they make their buying choices during Buy Local First Week and beyond.

 SIBA Member Benefits

 > Affiliate with a local and national  movement to promote living economies

 > Connect with local and national business leaders and entrepreneurs leading the way in sustainability

 > Promote your values, your business and a healthier community

 > Showcase your business in SIBA’s online directory

 > Discounts on conferences and events

Lead the way in sustainability.

Your business, your customers and your community deserve a better future.

Become a SIBA member now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Areas of Concern 

Interconnected Communities
Local Living Economies
Think Local First
Slow Foods/ Healthy Foods
Local Sustainable Agriculture
Renewable Energy
Water Conservation
Alternative Transportation
Green Construction/ LEEDS
Voluntary Simplicity
Economic Self-reliance
Community Capital
Triple Bottom Line Businesses
 
 
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